KANSAS CITY, MO.- Following a late-November request for proposals, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art has chosen five design teams from a pool of 15 to construct a temporary pavilion on the museum grounds to coincide with the exhibition Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World’s Fairs 1851–1939, which opens April 14. A panel of judges, including Bloch Building architect Steven Holl, will choose the winning design, which will be announced on Feb. 1. Designers and architects were encouraged to work in collaborative teams. The five teams competing are: • Ex3 • Hufft Projects • Edwin Blue • Derek Porter Studio • Lea Griggs, artist The teams will make a presentation to selected Nelson-Atkins staff later in January, and the winning team will be decided by a panel of judges including Holl. “We are delighted with the number of proposals we received in such a short tim