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FALL 2011 Volume 2, Issue 1 Fall 2011

1 A Message From the Dean

Greetings from your College, APDesign for areas of Kansas City, Manhattan, at Kansas State University, and numerous other cities, to fabricating aid stations at a retirement What a year! From nearly every corner community, to designing gardens and our alumni are reporting improved green roofs, our students are grappling conditions for practice as the economy with design application in tangible makes baby steps of improvement. I circumstances. am pleased to hear of new positions for our graduates as well, and I am The metrics of successful design hopeful that the increased number of service-learning outreach include: ”requests for qualifications” harkens to better financial times ahead, as well • Applicability: While specific to an as to greater potential for the positive area, need, or topic, the lessons of impact of design. One distinguishing the enterprise should be applicable aspect of periods like this is the in analogous situations. Knowledge transformation of practice brought is disseminated in published on, in part, by survival instinct. The results. most exciting changes to me, and • Alignment: The scale and scope of those with the greatest impact for the project are commensurate with education, are the amazing examples the conceptual abilities and skill of inventive retooling and restructuring sets of the students engaged in the by our design professionals. These enterprise. transformations serve to re-establish • Impact: The project serves to the primacy of design and the status advance community interests, of the design professions in grappling promote goodwill, and student- with the significant challenges of learning outcomes. our time, including social equity and • Interaction: The project affords environmental stewardship. In effect, students opportunities to engage they serve to expand the reach and constituents, user groups, potency of design thinking and applied shareholders, and members of design research. other disciplines affecting design outcomes and implementations. As I have said in the past, we are • Conflict of Interest: The project motivated to build on the traditional serves to set the table for the strengths of APDesign while searching design professions, not compete for innovative and new ways for all of with our friends and supporters. our students to engage in collaborative • Resources: Participation in the research and design. As we promote project advances the College and the transforming potential of design and provides additional resources for design-oriented research as necessary our students and faculty. endeavors, we aspire to do much more than equipping students with the base While there are numerous examples of competencies necessary to negotiate our outreach activities in this newsletter, traditional models of practice. Indeed, stay tuned as we continue to muster through renewed dedication to our more opportunities. Please know that University’s land-grant mission, we we always welcome your ideas on hope to instill in our charges a desire to how best to engage students in our stretch and redefine the boundaries of communities and appreciate your design practice. efforts to steer sponsors to us. Most importantly, our students, faculty and Now more than ever we are positioned staff are energized by your stories, to follow this course of learning and your lessons, and your anecdotes of engagement as we continually increase inventive design application. our service-learning activities and as we refine our land-grant mission through To this end, we hope you will become the K-State 2025 Visionary Plan1 being or stay engaged, as the case may be, in developed under the guidance of helping us develop the next generation University President Kirk Schulz. In the of design leaders! past few years our students have been involved in numerous design, planning, Dean de Noble speaks at the APDesign Ice construction, and leadership activities. Cream Social, April 29, 2011. From speculating on the design future

1To learn more about K-State 2025 visit: http://www.k-state.edu/2025/ STUDIO

Cover: Seaton Hall’s Green Roof

In May 2009, Associate Professor Lee R. Skabelund, disciplines, 14 faculty members from six disciplines, ASLA, spearheaded a project to install an experimental K-State administrators, workers from K-State Facilities, green roof on Seaton Hall. The space, approximately at least five professionals from the Kansas City area 305 square feet of roof surface on Seaton Hall’s West and various suppliers and contractors. In addition to Wing, sits above a third-floor breezeway and faces the environmental benefits of a living roof, which is south. The rooftop, which is buffered from north winds frequented by birds, bees, and insects, Seaton Hall’s by the fourth floor stairwell and K-State’s Radio Club green roof has proved a valuable teaching and research Room, contains 16 species of native Flint Hills prairie tool as well as a service-learning project. As the plants, growing in soil depths ranging from four to vegetation grows and establishes more extensive root seven inches. Monitoring equipment is being used to systems, the project will continue to help our students collect climatic data (including the temperatures of and faculty learn about the most appropriate species the air, green roof, adjacent rooftop and sub-surface to plant on living roofs in the Flint Hills eco-region soil, as well as rainfall and stormwater runoff). Plant and how green roofs influence stormwater runoff and growth and survival are being monitored closely as rooftop temperatures. well. Collaboration on the green roof planning and design-build project included 30 students from eight

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Table of Contents Content contributed by Bruce Broce, Tim de Noble, Ella Todd and Emily Vietti. Studio...... 4 Designed and produced by Graphicmachine. Development...... 9 International...... 12 Photos: Cover, pages 3-4, 20, 24, 28, B. Jones/Graphicmachine Research...... 14 Page 2, K-State Communications & Marketing Department Updates...... 18 Page 5, P. Jones/Graphicmachine Page 8, Rendering by Brandan Smith, M Arch 2011 Alumni Updates ...... 28 Pages 10, 11, 18, 21-23, 25, 27, 41-43, David Mayes/K-State Retirements...... 41 Page 12, Rick Forsyth Page 13, Chip Winslow Pages 14-17: Nathan Howe Page 19, Rendering by Tim Meyers, M Arch 2011 Page 28: Photo by GradImages Page 29, Courtesy Brent Bowman, AIA

This page: Associate Professor Lee Skabelund, ASLA, tends to Seaton Hall’s green roof. Cover: Seaton Hall green roof STUDIO

Kansas City Design Center Creates Opportunities

APDesign fifth-year students have enrolled in the two-semester KCDC Bottoms, and with it the business a unique opportunity to study at the program each year. They work as and residential life that previously Kansas City Design Center (KCDC) a group on a design project that flourished there. A reduced city tax in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. has significance to the Kansas City base meant the area stagnated until Jointly run by APDesign and the community. APDesign Professor 1974, when the Kemper Arena was University of Kansas’ School of Vladimir Krstic, who serves as built. Architecture, Design and Planning, KCDC’s Interim Director, explains KCDC operates as an urban design that the group activities help foster a Currently, the area includes a variety incubator, where students work under sense of academic community while of businesses and residences, but the guidance of faculty and local preparing students for professional is somewhat separated because of design professionals to generate careers. “Any kind of work in the its location and geography from the ideas and develop opportunities profession is collaborative,” he rest of downtown Kansas City. Other for the Kansas City community. explains. “This program gives the challenges include the presence of “The purpose of KCDC is to expose students exposure to the idea of historical buildings, the railroad tracks students to urban design issues collaborative work and how to relate that slice the area, the importance through direct engagement of the to each other and work inventively of the area to both Kansas and challenges and opportunities found with each other.” The students also Missouri, and the concern that it is in the unique urban laboratory benefit from lectures and workshops prone to flooding, even though it is of Kansas City,” says APDesign held at KCDC and frequent protected by levees. Architecture Professor Vladimir Krstic, opportunities to attend professional who currently serves as KCDC’s and cultural events throughout the The question of how best to director. “We also provide service city. redevelop the West Bottoms is a learning, where we take on issues of topic of concern for community significance to the community that no KCDC’s projects are chosen by and business leaders, including the other agency can engage in.” KCDC faculty, in conjunction with Downtown Council of Kansas City, input received from the Kansas Missouri. In 1999, following a fire the David Warm, director of the Mid- City community. Krstic says previous year that destroyed seven America Regional Council and a KCDC balances the desires of the West Bottoms buildings, students member of KCDC’s advisory council, community with the academic needs from the University of Kansas’ Urban agrees. “KCDC creates a really strong of the students. “We choose projects Design Studio created an initial urban learning laboratory, as well as serving when they are viable teaching vision plan for the West Bottoms. as a civic asset and a university vehicles. We first of all have to make Much of that plan was realized, but asset. It provides a voice for good sure that we fulfill our academic with the growth in Kansas City and urban design. It brings a capacity mission, and second, we want these the migration to downtown areas, the to the community and a clarity that to become investigation, research Downtown Council wanted to explore wouldn’t otherwise be there.” and design studies that have some ways to revitalize the West Bottoms. significance to the community.” Warm “We were looking at 18,000 people KCDC is a unique institution, run agrees. “The Kansas City Design moving downtown,” says Downtown jointly by K-State and the University Center understands what it needs out Council Executive Committee of Kansas. Its advisory council of a successful project,” he explains. member H. Darby Trotter, Ph.D. “If we includes both APDesign Dean Tim de “They’re looking for an urban fabric produce the right kind of connection, Noble, AIA, and University of Kansas rich and complicated enough to whether through bridges or trails, we School of Architecture, Design and make sure students get something open up these buildings [in the West Planning Dean John C. Gaunt, FAIA, out of it.” Bottoms] as a reservoir for new urban as well as Warm, Cindy Frewen, development.” Ph.D., FAIA, and Commerce Bank The KCDC studio project this past Chairman Jonathan Kemper. KCDC academic year focused on an area Trotter contacted KCDC to see if they is funded by private donations and of Kansas City known as the West would take on the West Bottoms grants from individuals, corporations, Bottoms. At the confluence of the project, resulting in the funded studio. and foundations, including Missouri River and the Kansas River, “It was an exciting development and operational grants from the Hall the West Bottoms was established they could see how their ideas could Family Foundation and the William T. in the late 1700s by French trappers be built on top of what had already Kemper Foundation. as a trade area and over the years occurred,” he says. “There were also became a center of transportation a number of issues, like sustainability Fall 2011 Fall Approximately eight students from and commerce. Significant flooding and water retention, that were not APDesign, joined by an equivalent in 1903 and again in 1951 destroyed discussed much [in 1999].” 4 number of students from KU, are much of the property in the West STUDIO Fall 2011

5 The corner of Union Avenue and Hickory Street in Kansas City’s West Bottoms. STUDIO

The students began by conducting they wouldn’t normally have in a That’s why it’s important for us to be research into the area’s history and regular studio atmosphere,” says involved.” topography. “We’ve been able to find Doug Stockman, AIA (B. Arch 1993), the Sanborn maps, which are fire a principal at el dorado inc. in Kansas This year, KCDC will conduct insurance maps, and we used them City and the Chair of the Dean’s another funded studio, focusing on to develop a series of figure-ground Advisory Council Service Learning a comprehensive vision study for the studies that show actually how the Committee. “Having this experience green and civic space in downtown area has changed and transformed gives them a bit of an advantage in Kansas City. KCDC will partner with over the years,” says Krstic. The working with stakeholder groups and the Downtown Council’s Greenspace studio was then able to provide the knowing how to draw information out. Committee, chaired by Stockman. maps to the city, which previously did Even if they aren’t the people making Landscape Architecture/Regional not have documented figure-ground the presentation initially, they will and Community Planning Assistant plans of the West Bottoms, Krstic know how to talk to the people in the Professors Jason Brody and Blake says. room.” Belanger, RLA, ASLA, have recently completed teaching a Spring/ Working as a group, the students Other program advantages, including Summer course in which the students created an urban vision study that rich networking opportunities, make conducted the preliminary study, and includes a revitalization of Kemper the project worth spending their last this work will form the basis for Fall Arena. “Kemper Arena is structurally year away from campus. “I applied and Winter courses taught by Krstic. supported by three major trusses, to KCDC in order to expand my so the whole structure is hung from experience and curriculum beyond The program’s success means future the roof,” Krstic explains. “What we what I could get on campus,” says growth. Warm says that KCDC’s propose is that on the first two levels Alyssa Parsons (M. Arch 2011), offerings will be expanding to include of Kemper, the walls are removed who worked on the West Bottoms focused, short-term practicums and and it is turned into an outdoor event project. “The interdisciplinary urban other educational opportunities. space.” The study also positions design studio, the interaction with KU Additionally, KCDC is one of Kemper as the gateway to a new students, interaction with community Mid-America Regional Council’s recreational zone, which the students members and stakeholders, and partners in receiving a $4.25 million envision would be built along the interaction with Kansas City’s active Sustainable Communities Regional Kansas River. “You would come to design community were all great Planning Grant from the U.S. the city for recreation rather than go opportunities that don’t exist on Department of Housing and Urban away from the city for recreation,” campus.” Fellow KCDC student and Development. The grant will support says Krstic, adding that Kemper recent graduate Jesse Husmann (M. metropolitan and multijurisdictional would also continue to host seasonal Arch 2011) agrees. “The ability to planning efforts that integrate events, like the American Royal World network and work alongside other housing, land use, economic Series of Barbecue. “Our design is design disciplines prepares you for and workforce development, suggesting that Kemper Arena can be professional life and gives you an transportation and infrastructure the center of that and all those things understanding of what it is like to live investments. Landscape Architecture/ can shift into the main part of the and work in an urban environment,” Regional & Community Planning West Bottoms, so these events would he says. Professor and Department Head inhabit the city rather than leaving the Stephanie Rolley, FASLA, serves urban core.” The benefit is mutual, says Warm. an invited member of the Creating “The students produce very fine Sustainable Places Consortium The students reported to a analyses, extraordinary creativity Coordinating Committee, and stakeholder group that included and a sense of ambition about updates relating to the grant will be business leaders and representatives the possibility of urban design.” shared in future newsletters. of both Kansas City, Missouri, and Stockman agrees. “The idea of KCDC Kansas City, Kansas. “[The students] resonates with community groups came up with some really good because the students come to a ideas,” Trotter says. “They studied project with an open mind. They don’t and studied and evaluated. They did have a balance sheet and they’re it the right way. In their interactions not in a setting where their boss tells with us, they became more them, ‘Look at this for three hours influential.” Trotter says that the next and then move on.’ It’s liberating, step will be the studio’s presentation from my point of view, to see the of their final project book, which will energy that they can devote to it. If provide a step-by-step outline for the they can do the groundwork, they stakeholders of how the urban vision can create great opportunities. study could be realized. “It’s like planting a garden,” The real-world dealings with project Stockman explains. “The students

Fall 2011 Fall stakeholders are one of the ways are tilling the earth and planting in which KCDC studio differs the seeds of opportunity, and from 6 from on-campus studios. “Service there it’s up to us as professionals learning gives students exposure to cultivate those opportunities. STUDIO

Top: West Bottoms model at the Kansas City Design Center. Bottom: Aaron Bowers, left, and Jerry Jaramillo (B ARCH 1974), right, review student work. Summer 2011

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Rendering by Brandan Smith, M Arch 2011 Students Visualize a Future Seaton Hall

What makes a great 21st-century design schools at Harvard, MIT, Ohio “The studio was unique in that it was design school facility? What is State, Penn State and SCI-ARC. a yearlong, singular project for the needed to ensure that students get Armed with analyses of those and fifth-year students,” Magyar said. the optimal learning experience? other schools, they looked at the spatial requirements and necessities The studio continued in the spring Last fall, 20 students were tasked for renovation and addition to with the five fifth-years refining with a critical charge: Redesign Seaton Hall and on the Kansas State the designs. In April, the students Seaton Hall for the future. The University campus at large. presented to the Dean’s Advisory students traveled all the way to Council for another round of Boston and Los Angeles, and places The fifth-year students had the comments. At the end of the spring in between, to find out. opportunity to take a distinctive semester, the students presented leadership role by working with their final projects to a jury consisting The vertical studio, comprised of and guiding the third-year students of Dean Tim de Noble, Professor Don five fifth-year students and 15 third- through their initial design proposals Watts, Associate Professor Torgier year students, was team taught by at the end of the fall semester. Norheim, and Teaching Technician Professors Peter Magyar and Jim Lance Klein. Jones. Jim Calcara, founder and “Vertical studios test the boundaries senior principal of 360 Architecture of collaboration for students who The students’ models are, for the in Kansas City, served as a have never had the opportunity to time being, residing in Seaton representative of the Dean’s Advisory work together on a design project,” Hall, a reminder of the talents and Council in the studio and gave the said fifth-year student Josh Doss. “It dedication of our students as well as students some necessary feedback is the closest experience for students the necessity of revitalizing Seaton as well as being an “inspiring force,” to begin to understand collaboration Hall. As the College moves forward according to Magyar. in an office.” with into a programming and concept design phase for a revitalized Seaton During the fall semester, the students After a full semester of research complex, the input of our students, originally were separated into and work, the students presented faculty, alumni and friends will

Fall 2011 Fall five groups, each with one fifth- their projects and were given critical continue to help shape our home into year student and three third-year feedback about the changes and a 21st-century laboratory of learning 8 students. The students visited and revisions that would need to be made for students. conducted precedent studies of in the spring semester. DEVELOPMENT

Your Support is Vital to Our Success

Each and every year, the philanthropic One of the ways that generous APDesign students are also showing support of APDesign’s world-class alumni and friends choose to give their support. Celebrating its fifth faculty and dedicated students back annually is through K-State year, K-State Proud is the first-ever by alumni and friends ensures the Telefund, a student-volunteer all-university student campaign. College’s continued excellence in the calling program focused on raising This past year, over 30% of the education of design professionals. scholarship support. To date, College’s students participated in the These individual gifts, combined APDesign supporters have generously campaign, which was the highest with those of fellow donors, provide contributed over $38,000 towards participation rate among K-State’s APDesign with the flexibility to this year’s Telefund campaign. Our nine colleges. APDesign students support the areas of greatest need. alumni and friends join the 33,000 join the thousands of alumni, friends, We sincerely thank our community of loyal Wildcats who connected faculty and staff who understand that donors and the leveraging power of with students this past February, philanthropic support is crucial to the their collective generosity year after generating over $1 million in support future of design education at Kansas year. for the University. State University.

Annual support is vital to the future Additionally, each fall, K-State faculty We encourage all of our alumni and of APDesign. These gifts support and staff participate in a university- friends to consider making an impact student excellence, recruit world- wide campaign to generate support in the area that matters most to renowned educators and provide for K-State. This past fall, 63 percent them. To learn more about how to access to a 21st century learning of APDesign faculty and staff (37 accomplish this, please feel free to experience. Over the last year, annual percent of K-State faculty and staff contact our Development Director giving provided close to $34,000 overall) participated in the campaign, Damon Fairchild, (785) 532-7524 / in scholarship support, purchased exceeding last year’s participation [email protected]. a new laser cutter and fabrication and placing the College in the top ten equipment for use by all students, of participating work groups across funded publication of faculty-led the University, even as they were student research, and aided in the once again without cost-of-living recruitment and hiring of four tenure- raises. track faculty.

Making a Difference Student Scholarships Here are some examples of how gifts at various levels The competition for our nation’s brightest continues to are benefiting APDesign. grow. APDesign’s ability to recruit and retain these top students is crucial to our ability to remain a leader in the A gift of $50: education of design professionals. • purchases a book for Weigel library • provides a replacement blade for a “saw stop” in the By the numbers: College’s workshop • For the 2011–2012 academic year, APDesign • buys a computer software license for one student estimates 65 students will be awarded over $175,000 in scholarship awards. There are close to 800 A gift of $100: students enrolled in the College annually. • provides registration for one student at a • The average scholarship applicant demonstrates a professional development conference financial need of $16,850 per year and has a 3.55 • purchases drafting supplies for students, such as a GPA on a 4.0 scale. parallel bar • For the 2010-2011 school year it was estimated the average in-state APDesign student spent $20,037* in A gift of $250: pursuit of their degree. For an out-of-state student, • funds a student’s travel on a field study trip the estimate was $31,433. • a student scholarship, when combined with four other gifts of $250 *This figure includes all tuition and fees, and estimates for

• brings in an expert for a class speaker or studio critic books and supplies, field trips, and housing/food costs. Fall 2011 • purchases a software suite to support one student

10 gifts of $1,000 sponsor a studio for one semester; including bringing in industry experts, funding travel to the project site, and publication of studio books documenting field research. 9 development

Development Director Bruce Broce Departs APDesign

After serving as Director of the Alan R. Lauck and Cheryl this with a terrifically engaged and Development for the College of M. Coleman Chair in Interior dedicated alumni base, and it’s Architecture, Planning & Design for Architecture; the Bartelt-Pierce easy to understand why I consider more than six years, Bruce Broce Family Faculty Fund; the Deines it the best development job at has resigned from his post. Distinguished Lectureship in K-State.” Regional & Community Planning; Bruce started working with former the Robert R. Rosenfeld Faculty Bruce will be taking a Director of Dean Dennis Law on June 13, Development Fund; the Ted and Development position with the KU 2005, and continued his efforts on Sue Knapp Student Rendering Endowment in support of Primary behalf of the College throughout Awards; the Thomas A. Tyler/ Care at the KU Medical Center the first years of Dean Tim de Answers Inc Student Architectural in Kansas City. The proximity Noble’s tenure. During Bruce’s & Environmental Photography to family was crucial for Bruce time with APDesign and the KSU Competition Award; the Davidson in making the decision to leave Foundation, $6.5 million in gifts Architecture & Engineering APDesign. were procured in support of the Heintzelman Jury fund; the Charles College. Burton Family Architectural “While excited by the opportunity Design Award; the Rick and Renay in Kansas City, it is nonetheless “While I am excited for Bruce and Martin Architecture Scholarship; bittersweet because I will his family, I am obviously very sorry the Ben Hakimian Study Abroad miss working on behalf of this to lose him as a part of ours,” said Scholarship; the Anderson Family tremendous design school; I will Dean Tim de Noble. “Bruce has Study Abroad Scholarship; the especially miss the wonderful been a stalwart representative of Robert Morgan, FAIA, and Janet alumni with whom I’ve worked the ideals held by the APDesign Morgan NOMAS Scholarship; to garner their support over the community. He has been incredibly the Ted and Jill Spaid Landscape years,” Bruce said. effective in marshaling alumni Architecture Scholarship; the relations and building support for Mayo Leadership Scholarship in “I know the College is poised for our initiatives. In so many ways Architecture; the Law Kingdon even greater accomplishments Bruce has helped put APDesign Distinguished Merit Scholarship in the coming years and urge on a trajectory of stewardship that in Architecture; the Gary G. Karst all to find ways to get involved will continue to make a difference Scholarship; the Scott Slagle/ philanthropically to ensure that it in the lives of our students, faculty, Clark Condon Associates, remains at the forefront of design and staff long after his departure. Inc. Scholarship in Landscape education,” Bruce said. He has set an excellent bar of Architecture. In addition to expectation for our future efforts in cultivating firms, foundations, and development.” individuals to support the Founders Guild fund, Bruce worked to Bruce created an impressive establish sponsored studios philanthropic foothold for by: Carma Colorado + Norris APDesign and left a lasting Design, Davis Partnership; HNTB; legacy of giving for the College to Meadowlark Hills; 360 Architecture; build upon. He helped generate WATG. funds for scholarships, faculty- support funds, sponsored studios, “I am very appreciative to have had design-build projects, facilities the good fortune to work with two improvements, new equipment, exceptional deans, outstanding and a host of other projects. support staff, and inspirational Fall 2011 Fall faculty that perennially have made Some of the major additions the College one of the nation’s 10 include: the Regnier Visiting Chair; top-ranked,” said Bruce. “Combine DEVELOPMENT

Development Announcements

APDesign is happy to announce the hiring of our new Development Director, Damon Fairchild. Damon comes to APDesign from a position at the KSU Foundation as a Development Officer for the College of Arts & Sciences.

Damon was born and raised in Manhattan and attended and played baseball for Kansas State. He graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science in Social Sciences then completed a Master of Science in Counseling and Student Development in 2005. Upon graduation, he became the Director of Counseling and Student Support Services at Fort Scott Community College from 2005- 2008. In May 2008, he joined the Kansas State University Foundation as a development officer for the College of Arts and Sciences and over the past three years has gained an abundant amount of knowledge of K-State and how critical philanthropy is to the advancement of the University.

“I look forward to the challenges and triumphs that the College of Architecture, Planning & Design brings and the opportunity to advance the College and University through philanthropy,” said Fairchild. “K-State alumni are very passionate about their alma mater and have been integral in enhancing today’s student experience for tomorrow’s leaders. I am excited to be working with Dean de Noble and the faculty of APDesign to unite our alumni and friends with the College’s vision.”

Damon and his wife Raven have three boys: Avery (13), Reece (8), and Jude (5 months).

The College of Architecture, Planning & Design is saddened to announce the departure of College Development Officer Ella Todd. Ella resigned her position with the KSU Foundation in June.

“In her brief time here, Ella has helped APDesign establish relationships with a wide range of alumni and friends,” said Dean Tim de Noble. “While we will miss Ella, she has built a deep affinity for our programs among a large number of donors, resulting in support that will help us on our continued trajectory of excellence in design education.”

Ella has accepted a position at Manhattan’s Sunset Zoo to work as their Marketing/Development Officer.

“I appreciate the welcoming spirit that each of you have shown me in this last year,” Ella said. “My decision was not made lightheartedly, however this Top: Damon Fairchild new opportunity connects me with two of my passions—marketing and civic Bottom: Ella Todd leadership. I will miss the wonderful relationships I have built with each of you and know that you’ve had a lasting impact—design does matter!” Fall 2011

11 INTERnational

Top: APDesign students and faculty in Orvieto. Opposite, top to bottom: Paolo Barucchieri, Dean Tim de Noble, AIA and Anne de Noble; Dean de Noble and Adjunct Professor Jim Calcara (B ARCH 1968) with students 20th Anniversary of Santa Chiara Program

This year, the College of “Some things have changed in 20 the roots of our professions. Architecture, Planning & Design years, but there is powerful history celebrates 20 years of studying and tradition in the program, with “Italy has much to say about in Italy at the Santa Chiara Study a strong focus on design and the history, but it also has a sense Center in Castaglion Fiorentino. arts.” of contemporary design and a Over 700 K-State students have capacity to think about design spent the a semester in the art- Students at Santa Chiara take a that transcends time. Design is and design-rich Tuscany region of studio, a seminar and a course pervasive. Contemporary design Italy. on the history of science and ideas are alive and well, and history technology from a professor from is all around you.” Former Dean Lane Marshall came the Museo Galileo in Florence. to the College in 1989 from Texas The students also take art classes In April, Dean Tim de Noble visited A&M University, the school that from local, practicing artists. Santa Chiara and presented the founded the Santa Chiara program. Some of the course offerings have mayor of Castaglion Fiorentino He appointed former Professor included stone carving, jewelry with a plaque—designed by Rick Forsyth as director of the making, watercolor, collage and recently retired Associate Professor program, and sent now-Associate photography. The students also Tony Chelz and fabricated by Professor and Interim Architecture take a series of field study trips to recent graduate Mark Andre—to Department Head Matt Knox with locations such as Assisi, Siena, commemorate the significant the first group of students to study Florence, and Rome. The field trips anniversary. in Santa Chiara. The founding span much of Italy but rarely leave director in Santa Chiara, Paolo the country, keeping the focus on “Our relationship with Santa Chiara Barucchieri, is still running the the Italian contributions to art and has been a productive one,” program and working with a very design, from the Etruscans to the Ewanow said. “The next 20 years different generation of students. 21st century. hold great promise.”

Associate Professor and Associate “So much of our design and artistic Dean Lynn Ewanow took over as heritage comes together in Italy,” program director in 2002. She Ewanow said. “It has a fusion of said the program has evolved to so many cultural and ecological Orvieto Program respond to changes in society and sources: combinations of East technology “in a responsible way.” and West, North and South. It View our interview with Dr. Serena has a history brought about by Croce of the Centro Studi in Orvieto Fall 2011 Fall “When we first started going to many different peoples and power and Professor Don Watts online at Santa Chiara, our students didn’t structures. It’s a very, very powerful http://goo.gl/d8ivN. 12 use computers,” Ewanow said. place to start when searching for International Fall 2011

13 RESEARCH

The Creation of SpiderLACE by Assistant Professor Nathan Howe Department of Architecture

Figure 1. A rendering for the Powerhouse Museum Love:Lace Competition.

Over one year ago, the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, A flat-pack delivery strategy was immediately adopted. Australia held a Love Lace competition. The competition Each panel would be individually fabricated with a custom brief was to create an artifact that embodied the reforming pattern and then assembled. The form would have to be and rethinking of lace in the categories of traditional lightweight and, not knowing the type of space the piece techniques, fashion, digital multimedia or built environment. would occupy, it would have to be structurally independent. This type of pattern-driven project would allow the design to test new visual script-based software, Grasshopper, Pragmatic concerns aside, to create an entry that was a plug-in to Rhino. Working with Grasshopper allows aesthetically beautiful in its own right, but playful in its use one to not only formulate patterns and formal aspects of of light and shadow was a difficult design task. Lace is a design, but also create a seamless workflow of design to complex system of closed and open patterns that must fabrication. With the latest wave of algorithmic software, be inherently structural. Delving into the research of lace of which Grasshopper is only one of many, this provides a design, the parallels of spider web form and fabrication realistic design->fabrication workflow. became an interesting formal point of departure. The density near focal points and the tension literally and Another consideration that drove this design was the figuratively created by spider webs gave the piece a formal prospect of making the second tier of the competition. strategy for the panels. The tension of the pattern begins to Should the concept be selected as a finalist, the museum reveal itself in the Figure 1. would expect an actual artifact to be shipped to Australia. This parameter of shipping became a major hurdle. Given As seen in the competition rendering (Figure 1), SpiderLACE the category of built environment, the piece would best is a panelized system with a diamond-type cross section

Fall 2011 Fall be realized at full-scale, where not only the fabrication, and center pieces tying either side together. The 30-ft. x but the personal interaction would be 1:1. The design over 6-ft. installation snakes through space in a serpentine 14 strategy would also need to withstand both assembly and fashion to give it lateral support. disassembly for testing and shipping. RESEARCH

Figure 3. Initial prototypes at various scales and exploring various interior colors.

Figure 2. A portion of the script with the base geometry below. Figure 4. Three-quarter inch scale prototype with solid vertical fins.

Once the conceptual phase was concluded in April, in July In Figure 5, the initial attempt to create a nearly invisible 2010, it was learned SpiderLACE had been chosen as a connective tissue, much like web stitching the two opposing finalist and the museum wanted the actual piece submitted panels together, is seen. These structural webs were in six months. With the assistance of five fifth-year students, eventually cut out of acrylic. Fiberglass rods were added Tim Meyers, Mark Andre, Keegan Thompson, Josh Doss later for compressive strength. The connection points for and Victoria Suprin, the prototyping and fabrication of the the webs were developed organically from intersections of entry commenced. the lace pattern. Since the geometric construction was so intricate, the Grasshopper script was necessary to develop Over the next few months, many prototypes at various all the custom cut files for manufacturing (Figure 6). scales were fabricated using the APDesign’s laser cutter. The laser cutter was the essential small-scale prototype Through the use of early prototypes, many of the geometric source for immediate design output needed to meet the issues of patterning and rules were established. The logic objective of design->fabrication workflow. During the of the geometries was mostly aesthetic. However, due to prototyping phase, the script was elaborated upon to allow the thinness of the panel, the pattern had to be adjusted to for each panel’s geometry to be created and distributed allow enough connective tissue to structurally complement across the entire form. The script then took this base the other panels. As the large-scale paper mock-ups were geometry and prepared CAD files for the laser cutter. tested, the idea that the full-scale piece might be able to be Fall 2011 fabricated from paper was interesting. This would decrease As can be seen in the full SpiderLACE prototype (Figure 4), its weight and cost (the final installation weighs just 50 lbs.), the diamond cross section was originally a solid fin. While yet could paper be rigid and strong enough? this fin gave obvious stability, it diluted the overall effect and beauty of the pattern, a physical manifestation of staccato With each panel measuring over 3 ft. x 3 ft., the small- notes within a graceful melody. The desire to lose its visual scale laser cutter would need to be replaced. A die cutting 15 interruption became the next design and structural hurdle. manufacturer was located whose cutting tool was modified RESEARCH

Figure 5. A prototype at 1-1/2-in. scale replaced the solid fins with nearly invisible structural webs.

Figure 6. This image shows the virtual SpiderLACE created by the Grasshopper script. The flattened panels and all the acrylic structural webs are laid out in front, ready to be cut by the various CNC devices.

to work with a local 4-ft. x 8-ft. bed CNC router (Figure 7). playing across the surface, providing an organic quality to the colors and form. The overall effect of SpiderLACE Finally, with the CNC router becoming a glorified die becomes a delightful play of light, shadow and surface. Its cutter and the laser cutter fabricating structural webs in sinuous form snakes through space creating a literally and 1/8-in. acrylic, the tie between design->fabrication had figuratively lightweight poetic form. been connected. Up to the last moments, the script was constantly changing given input from tests, with output files Throughout its creation, SpiderLACE pushed the design- immediately being created in real-time and going to the >fabrication process. This methodology allowed unique CNC production tools. The final result shows an incredible and intricate panels to be custom designed, manipulated piece of art that is at once beautiful as a sculpture but also and adjusted quickly, and each piece was carefully fascinating as a process of design. considered for its aesthetic and structural necessity. The challenge of making a material such as paper create a rigid In December 2010, as the full-scale tests were being structure, both beautiful and incredible in how color and performed, a neighbor’s old stone barn provided a large light play across its surface, has married the hand, eye and enough area for complete assembly of SpiderLACE. technology in this wonderful architectural installation. This space became an ideal location with a beautiful juxtaposition between the rustic barn and the crystalline The next chapter of SpiderLACE’s construction is its final pattern of SpiderLACE. assembly in the Powerhouse Museum. It opened in July of 2011, and will be on display to 2012. In Figures 8-10, one can see how light plays across the

Fall 2011 Fall surface of SpiderLACE. The reflective light from within reacts to the painted interior surfaces, making the blue 16 of one side fade away as the yellow on the other reflects on it. This effect of light creates gradients and highlights RESEARCH

Figure 7. This is the die cutting device fabricated to fit in the routers ½-in. collet along with a compression added to allow for exact pressure to be applied during cutting.

Figure 9. The two colors of blue and yellow playing Figure 8. SpiderLACE’s first full assembly in an old stone barn. against each other. Fall 2011

Figure 10. This view of SpiderLACE is seen from above in the rafters of the barn. 17 UPDATES

ARCHITECTURE competition brief is to introduce FACULTY contemporary ideas of lace within the The Department of Architecture design fields. The competition has successfully completed an NAAB multiple categories from fashion to Accreditation Team Visit. textiles to built environment. Howe’s entry into the built environment Associate Professor Mick Charney, category is titled SpiderLACE and PhD presented his work on social was inspired by lace and spider web media in the classroom in a variety structures. The competition, along with of venues under the title “Looking a display of the finalist work, will be for Mr. Wright ... and Finding Him on on exhibit at the Powerhouse Museum Facebook,” including a paper at the beginning at the end of July and Hawaii International Conference on running for twelve months. Education in Honolulu, a poster at the 8th Annual Kansas State University Professor Peter Magyar, DR HC Teaching Retreat, a presentation at traveled to Budapest, Hungary, to the inaugural Kansas State University receive the 2011 Pro Architectura Teaching, Learning and Technology Hungarica medal, as its first recipient, Showcase, a poster at the 99th on April 6. annual meeting of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Magyar presented “SPACEPRINTS in Montreal, and a workshop at the An Ontological and Pragmatic Teaching Professor Conference in Investigation of the Shape of Infinity Atlanta. -- Toward a New Paradigm in the Management of Spatial Perception” Charney chaired the “Education at the 11th International Conference Technology” session at the Hawaii on Knowledge, Culture and Change International Conference on Education in Organizations at Universidad San and planned the K-State Teaching Pablo CEU, Madrid, Spain, June 15- Retreat in his capacity this past year as 17. the coordinator of the K-State Faculty Exchange for Teaching Excellence. Magyar also was selected to be a Charney also delivered the keynote juror for the Oxman Thesis Prize in the address “The Day Frank Lloyd Wright Dessau Institute of Architecture at the Came to Town” at the Riley County Bauhaus the first week of July. Historical Society Dinner in April. Professor David Sachs, AIA recently Two projects designed by Professor returned from leading a group of 12 and Dean Tim de Noble, AIA, Bakhita University students on a three-week Ridge and RomWoods, were selected cultural tour of Italy, including courses for Merit Awards in the Fay Jones in journaling, urban space, and Alumni Design Awards competition at photographic ethnography. the University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture. Professor David Seamon, PhD published the article, “Gaston De Noble visited APDesign’s Italian Bachelard’s Topoanalysis in the partners, students, and faculty at 21st Century: The Lived Reciprocity Centro Studi, Citta di Orvieto. He between Houses and Inhabitants as also went to Santa Chiara, Castiglion Portrayed by American Writer Louis Fiorentino to celebrate our 20-year Bromfield,” in Phenomenology 2010, partnership. Our Italian partners, a volume of current phenomenological students, faculty, and the past research edited by philosopher Lester director of the Italian Studies Program Embree. participated in the commemoration. De Noble also served on a Florida Seamon also presented a paper and Board of Governors review of the co-organized two symposia for the architecture program at Florida annual meeting of the Environmental International University. Design Research Association (EDRA), held in Chicago on May 24-28. Assistant Professor Nathan Howe The first symposium focused on has been selected as a finalist for the “Phenomenologies of Schools, Cities,

Fall 2011 Fall international competition Powerhouse and Historic Environments;” Seamon Museum International Lace Award presented the paper, “Jane Jacobs 18 sponsored by the Powerhouse as Phenomenologist: The Lasting Museum in Sydney, Australia. The Significance of her Understanding of Model by Jason Rivera, M Arch 2011 UPDATES the Urban Lifeworld Fifty Years after Recent graduate Adriana Perrone Death and Life of Great American was awarded the American Institute of Cities.” The second symposium Architects Henry Adams Certificate of looked at the built work of Kubala Excellence. The certificate is awarded Washatko Architects, a Milwaukee to the graduating Architecture student design firm that draws on architect with the second highest grade point Christopher Alexander’s “pattern average. language” approach to programming and designing. Samantha Smith, recent graduate, received the American Institute of Seamon was a minor dissertation Architects Kansas Student Honor committee member for Ms. Ania Award. The student chosen to receive Palega, a doctoral student in the this award must have an outstanding Environmental Psychology program at academic record and be an active City University of New York (CUNY). participant in the local student chapter The title of her dissertation was “A of the American Institute of Architects. Phenomenology of Everyday Aesthetic Experience.” Her major doctoral Kristin van Dusen, recent graduate, advisor was Dr. Roger Hart, professor took second place in the 2011 in the Environmental Psychology K-State Research Forum Poster program. Presentation. Van Dusen’s poster was titled “The Built Environment as a Professor Susanne Siepl-Coates has Cognitive Mapping Device for Autistic been awarded the McElwee Award Individuals.” The Research Forum from the College of Architecture, is a showcase of scholarly research Planning & Design this year. Siepl- conducted by students from all Coates also received the Kansas State disciplines at Kansas State University. University Professorial Performance Award. The Professorial Performance The Heintzelman Prize is awarded Award rewards strong performance of for excellence in design in the final professors at the highest rank. year of study in the Department of Architecture. One student in each STUDENTS fifth-year design studio is selected by Recent graduate Amit Bajracharya the faculty as a Heintzelman nominee. was selected to receive the Konza and The winners are then selected by Manhattan Rotary Clubs International jury. The recipient of this year’s Graduate Student Scholarship. Heintzelman Prize is Alyssa DeBrie The scholarship is awarded to six for “International Study Center of international graduate students at Orvieto, Italy.” Honorable mention Kansas State University who have was awarded to Joshua Hartman for been nominated by a faculty member. “Center for Autistic Children.” Other nominees were Timothy Meyers and Bajracharya also received the John Jason Ragan. F. Helm Award, given annually to a student who has demonstrated The Kremer Prize, given this year for outstanding performance in the first time, recognizes outstanding coursework, leadership, and service, collaborative design achievements and has completed an outstanding by students in the final year of study thesis or final project. in the Department of Architecture. One student in each fifth-year design Recent graduate Laura Beth studio is selected by the faculty as a Cochran received the Alpha Rho Chi Heintzelman nominee. The winners are Medal, awarded to a student who then selected by jury. The recipients has demonstrated leadership ability, of this year’s Kremer Prize are Amy performed willing service, and shows Finnerty, Jesse Husmann, Alyssa promise of professional merit through Parsons, Sarah Pink, and Kyle attitude and personality. Rogler for “West Bottoms Urban

Vision Study.” Other nominees were Fall 2011 Heidi Hyland, recent graduate, was Derek Bestor, Christopher Curtis, awarded the American Institute Jonathon Olson, and Samantha of Architects Henry Adams Medal Smith. at commencement. The medal is awarded to the student in the Third-year student Liliana Torres Department on Architecture with the and fifth-year studentLindsey 19 highest grade point average. Telford took fifth place in the Social Rendering by Tim Meyers, M Arch 2011 UPDATES

Entrepreneurship division of the Next in the United States to Integrated Big Thing competition with their Humanities in Bangladesh” to the project “Student Farm Design.” The “Beginning of/In The End” for the Next Big Thing is an annual student 27th International Conference on the entrepreneurship competition, Beginning Design Student. With her sponsored by the Center for the sister, K-State alum Summer Lewis, Advancement of Entrepreneurship at Katrina Lewis presented to University Kansas State University. faculty and students about their time in Bangladesh. The sisters’ photography was the subject of the Chang Gallery INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE & Exhibit “Bangladesh: Colours of PRODUCT DESIGN Culture and Context.” FACULTY Assistant Professor Donna Fullmer STUDENTS will author the forthcoming four-book On April 1, the fifth-year class held Interior Design Series, to be published their annual furniture exhibit at 360 by Fairchild Publications. 3D Design Architecture in Kansas City. The Basics and Presentation Basics will location of the exhibit prompted heavy be available this fall, with Design foot traffic since it was located on the Basics and Drafting Basics available in edge of the well-attended First Friday December 2011. Artwalk held each month in Kansas City. Associate Professor Vibhavari Jani presented and published the paper The fifth-year studio class has “But Tell Me Which Software Should purchased a sandblasting station I Use? Challenges Posed by the for the IAPD workshop with their Changing Technologies in Design award from the 360 Architecture Education” at the International sponsored studio last fall. The studio Association for Technology, Education developed interior exhibit spaces to and Development 2011 Conference in communicate the purpose of the new Valencia, Spain. K-State Innovation campus housing the National Institute of Animal Health Jani also presented “Virtual Lighting and Food Safety. The studio work will Approaches Employed to Bring be displayed during the grand opening ‘Divine Light’ in Hindu Temples” of this first campus building in Olathe and the paper “Complexity and the on April 26. Courtyard: The Culture of Dwellings in India and Egypt” with co-author Dr. Work from students in the IAPD Tammy Gaber at the 5th International Capstone Studio fifth year (Fall Conference on Design Principles and semester) was exhibited at the K-State Practices at Sapienza University of Olathe Campus Open House on April Rome in Rome, Italy. 26 in the form of digital modeling and presentation boards. They had Assistant Professor Katrina Lewis designed and presented design ideas had two peer-reviewed abstracts for using the public areas of the new accepted: “Pedagogy in Integrated building to support K-State Olathe’s Humanities: Grand Touring in Europe, educational role in Johnson County. South Asia and Southeast Asia” for Each design team developed its own the 2011 Transformations Conference public communication theme and sponsored by Humanities Research how they would deliver it based on a and Education Association (HERA); building site visit and meetings with and “Pedagogical Innovations the clients -- public and university in Designing Fair Trade” for the constituents. 2011 Engaging Hearts and Minds Recent graduate Christa Bowman Conference: Equity, Social Justice and was given the Interior Architecture & Global Citizenship in Action sponsored Product Design Student Leadership by Institute for Global Citizenship Award for her “outstanding and Equity in Toronto, Canada. Lewis contributions performed for the was also invited to present “Traveling betterment of the department.” Through Textiles” to the Prairie Star Quilt Guild in Manhattan, Kansas. Andrew Crouch, recent graduate,

Fall 2011 Fall received the Outstanding Product Lewis presented a peer-reviewed Design Award at commencement. This 20 paper “Bridging Disciplines and award is presented for the outstanding 2011 Interior Architecture & Product Cultures: From Beginning Design product and overall performance in Design Furniture Show. UPDATES product design. “Acquainting, Inquiring, Projecting: Nonlinear and Inclusive Site Discovery” Erin Hurd, fourth-year student, and “Learning from Dada.” won third place in the Retail Design Institute student competition out of - Assistant Professor Jessica Canfield 180 projects submitted. Along with the presented the paper “Unearthing honor she will receive $1,000 and be New Potentials: A Look at Stream published in an upcoming issue of DDi Daylighting in the Urban Landscape.” magazine. - Assistant Professor Howard Hahn Recent graduate Paul Jarvis presented two papers, “Riding was awarded the James Dubois the Wave of Fourth Generation Outstanding Graduating Senior Award. Landscape Visualization Software: The award is given in recognition Early Explorations with E-on Vue” of academic performance and and :Reducing the Parking Footprint: contributions to the department, A Tool for Calculating Site Coverage program, and peers. Pieces.”

Daniel Lamm, recent graduate, - Assistant Professor Jon Hunt received the Eugene T. McGraw participated in a panel, Marking the Scholastic Award. The prize is Site. awarded to the student with the highest grade point average. - Assistant Professor Katie Kingery- Page presented two papers, “Green Helena Lickteig, recent graduate, Infrastructure Demonstration Site: A received the Outstanding Furniture Shared Studio Sponsorship over Three Design Award, which is awarded for Courses” (written with Howard Hahn, the outstanding project and overall William Winslow and Lee Skabelund) performance in furniture design. and “Return to the Self: The Nature of the Body in Landscape Architecture Recent graduate Kimberly Mahne and Contemporary Art.” placed third in the graduate student division of the Next Big Awards in the latest round of K-State Thing competition with her project FDA and USRG funding include: “Picnique.” The Next Big Thing is USRG funding was awarded to an annual student entrepreneurship Assistant Professor Katie Kingery- competition, sponsored by the Page, Associate Professor Lorn Center for the Advancement of Clement and Assistant Professor Entrepreneurship at Kansas State Katrina Lewis for “Case Studies University. of Low Energy Homes, Housing Settlements, and Associated Matthew Palmer, recent graduate, Technologies in Kansas and received the Jack C. Durgan Interior Missouri” and Associate Professor Architecture Award. The award is Larry Lawhon, PhD, AICP for a presented to the outstanding overall “Survey of Local Government Use designer who best demonstrates of Development Impact Fees.” FDA understanding of the synthesis of funding for international travel was specializations within the design awarded to Assistant Professors curriculum by his or her standard of Jessica Canfield and Huston Gibson, excellence and innovation in design PhD. solutions. Assistant Professor Blake Belanger, RLA, ASLA was elected as the LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE/ Council of Educators in Landscape REGIONAL & COMMUNITY Architecture regional director for region PLANNING 4 for a two-year term. FACULTY

Assistant Professor Jessica Fall 2011 The following faculty presented at Canfield was awarded a Landscape the 2011 Council of Educators in Architecture Foundation Fellowship Landscape Architecture meeting in Los to work with students Kevin Angeles, California: Cunningham and Kyle Koehler to evaluate Westerly Creek Park - Assistant Professor Blake Belanger, at Stapleton in Denver, Colorado. 21 RLA, ASLA presented two papers, This is complementary to the study Students at the 2011 APDesign Ice Cream Social. UPDATES

of resident perceptions of the Faculty Senate for a three-year term. ecologically design parks of Stapleton that Canfield and Assistant Professor Kingery-Page presented “Return Huston Gibson, PhD are completing. to the Self: the Nature of the Human That work has been accepted for Body in Landscape Architecture and presentation at the 2011 European Contemporary Art” at the Council of Council of Landscape Architecture Educators in Landscape Architecture Schools meeting in England in July conference held in Los Angeles in and the 2011 American Collegiate March. Schools of Planning meeting in Salt Lake City in October. Kingery-Page, Assistant Professor Howard Hahn, Professor William Canfield also took a group of students Winslow, Associate Professor Lee on a study tour of China for two weeks Skabelund, ASLA, and Lt.Col. this summer. The group toured and Mark Green will publish “Green studied in Beijing and Shanghai. Infrastructure Demonstration Site: A Shared Sponsorship over Assistant Professor Huston Gibson, Three Courses” in the forthcoming PhD published “The Value of New: proceedings of the Council of Elementary School Facility Age and Educators in Landscape Architecture Associated Housing Price” in the conference held March, Journal of Housing Research, Vol. 20, 2011, Los Angeles. The paper details No. 1, pp. 67-86. the outcome of a year of sponsored studios focused on retrofitting the Gibson also published “Getting National Guard base at Forbes Field, Involved, Questioning Norms, Not Topeka as a green infrastructure Being Afraid to Fail, and Never Being demonstration site. Third and Satisfied! Lessons in Planning from fourth year non-baccalaureate Portland, Oregon” in Kansas Planning, students, as well as second year Spring 2011 issue. post-baccalaureate MLA students participated in the studios. Kingery- Gibson will present “Tales from Page presented the paper at the the Center of the United States: conference. A Qualitative Investigation of Why Students Study Regional and Kingery-Page (project director), Community Planning.” Abstract IAPD Assistant Professor Katrina accepted for paper presentation at Lewis, and Associate Professor the World Planning Schools Congress, Lorn Clement received a $2000 July 4-8, 2011, Perth, Australia. University Small Research Grant to complete Case Studies of Low-Energy Professor Tim Keane, PhD was Homes, Housing Settlements, and part of a team on the award-winning Associated Technologies in Kansas Research for Multi-Variate Study of and Missouri. They will begin the study Stormwater BMPS project. Led by this fall with an interdisciplinary team BNIM, a Kansas City planning and of their landscape architecture and design office, the team received their interior architecture students. The first award at the Prairie Gateway case studies will prepare students to Chapter of the American Society of engage in collaborative design of an Landscape Architects annual awards. off-the grid, fair trade coffee live/work They will receive an Honor Award at processing center. the national ASLA annual meeting in October. Professor Keane designed Recently retired Professor Dennis the study that was implemented by Law, FASLA, received the 2011 BNIM. Professors Stacy Hutchinson Distinguished Service Award. and Phil Barnes, BAE, are also a part of the team. Associate Professor Larry Lawhon, PhD, AICP was asked to make Assistant Professor Jae Hong Kim, an encyclopedia entry for the PhD, APA published “Linking Land Use Encyclopedia of Quality of Life Planning and Regulation to Economic Research on the Neighborhood Unit. Development: A Literature Review” in

Fall 2011 Fall The Journal of Planning Literature. Lawhon had an abstract for the 2011 ACSP (Association of Collegiate 22 Students and guests at Assistant Professor Katie Kingery- Schools of Planning) accepted, and 2011 Design Expo. Page was elected to the K-State he will be presenting a paper on UPDATES the results of a nationwide survey Texas. Danielle will travel to Curitiba of local governments on the use of and Brasilia to study pedestrian development impact fees to pay for environments. community facilities and infrastructure at the annual 52nd Annual ACSP Chadd Fuemmeler received the L.R. Conference held in Salt Lake City, Quinlan Award. The award recognizes Utah, October 13-16, 2011. An article academic advancement in the study of on the findings of this survey, and the landscape architecture. previous two surveys, will be published in the ICMA Municipal Year Book in Alli Gerth, recent graduate, is the February 2012. recipient of a $2,500 Landscape Architecture Foundation Steven G Professor and Department Head King Play Environments Scholarship Stephanie Rolley, FASLA, AICP was and Medal, reflecting her work on her an invited panelist at the American master’s report, “Integrating Art into Collegiate Schools of Planning Playgrounds.” Gerth also presented Administrators’ Meeting, held at the her master’s report during “Research University of Texas in early May. and the State” poster sessions sponsored by the K-State graduate Associate Professor Lee Skabelund, school. ASLA was nominated by a student for the 2012 James L. Hollis Memorial Gerth also received the L.R. Quinlan Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Award. The award recognizes Teaching in the College of Engineering. academic advancement in the study of landscape architecture. Skabelund submitted the K-State International Student Center The MLA Outstanding Graduate Rain-Garden to the EPA in their Student Award, awarded for academic call for green infrastructure/low performance and contributions to the impact development case studies College, the program and peers, was to demonstrate the capacity given to recent graduate Heather and expertise on the ground to Grogan. implement a new national stormwater management rule. Emily A. King (faculty advisor, Assistant Professor Katie Kingery- STUDENTS Page; committee members Assistant A team of third-year non- Professor Jon Hunt, Dylan Beck, and baccalaureate students working with Assistant Professor Blake Belanger, Assistant Professor Jessica Canfield RLA, ASLA) presented preliminary received a Merit Award in the Prairie results of her thesis work, comparative Gateway Chapter of the American analysis of a series of interviews with Society of Landscape Architects landscape architects and artists, at the annual design competition for their Council of Educators in Landscape work on Switzer Family Farm. Team Architecture conference held March, members are: Cammie Christner, 2011, Los Angeles. Ms. King’s thesis is Sarah Craig, Kevin L. Cunningham, titled “Conversations with Landscape Lauren Ewald, Josef Gutierrez, Architects and Artists.” Samantha Jarquio, Natalie Martell, Benjamin Wagner. Recent graduate Megan McFarland received the American Institute of Recent graduate Erica Besler was Certified Planners Outstanding Student selected as APDesign’s nominee Award in Regional & Community for the ARCC/KING Student Medal Planning. The criteria for the faculty- for Excellence in Architectural and nominated award are academic Environmental Research. Besler’s performance, leadership contribution master’s report, “Measuring to the program, participation in Locational Equity and Accessibility of planning activities, and professional

Neighborhood Parks in Kansas City, promise. Fall 2011 Missouri,” was selected as best by a jury. Cory Murner, recent graduate, received the Outstanding Graduate Danielle Denlinger, fourth-year Research Award, awarded for student, is the recipient of the $2,500 significance, quality, and scope of Curtis Moody, FAIA, NCARB, LEED MESA Discovery Award provided research efforts. AP, speaking at APDesign on the topic “The Challenges of an 23 by MESA Design Studio, Dallas, Architectural Firm.” UPDATES

Recent graduate Jonathan Ryan was awarded the Dr. Robert P. Ealy Award, The Kansas City Design Center which recognizes academic excellence celebrated the end of another based upon scholarly endeavors. successful year with an open house on May 9. The students shared the results The Landscape Architecture of their yearlong urban vision study for Foundation Olmsted Scholar is Krystal the West Bottoms area in Kansas City. Schuette, recent graduate. The award Studio publications are available now: recognizes and supports students http://goo.gl/eJXTO with exceptional leadership potential who are willing to engage current and critical issues through the use of ideas, influence, communication, service, and leadership.

Andrew Weaver, recent graduate, received the Leland R. Edmonds Outstanding Research Award. The prize is awarded to a graduate student in planning who is engaged in research in areas of the late Professor Leland R. Edmonds’ expertise and interest.

The American Society of Landscape Architects Honor and Merit Awards are given to students demonstrating the highest level of academic scholarship and accomplishments in skills related to the art and technology of landscape architecture. Receiving Certificate of Honor awards this year were Kirby Barrett and Jonathan Ryan. Receiving Certificate of Merit awards were Heather Grogan and Russell Ploutz.

The following students presented at the 2011 Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture meeting in Los Angeles, California:

- Rebecca Ingram presented the poster “Re-Designing Our Minds: The Role of Fantasy in Landscape Architecture and Urban Design.”

- Emily King presented the poster “Think Like an Artist: The Benefits of Creative Thinking in Landscape Architecture.”

- Jane Futrell Winslow presented the paper “Intersecting Public Health and Public Space: An Analysis of Two Fitness Parks in Louisville, Kentucky.”

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Dr. Serena Croce, assistant director of Centro Studi Citta di Orvieto, was on campus in Manhattan from April 27-

Summer 2011 May 3. APDesign just completed our sixth year of the partnership. 24 Seaton Hall green roof. UPDSTUDIOATES

Q & A: New IAPD Department Head Katherine Ankerson

What is the most pressing concern throughout their careers. problem solve as integrated team facing design education? members – exercising resilience in all Describe your vision for the of our endeavors, and realizing that In an increasingly complex world, Department of Interior Architecture we are all equal but not all the same. designers today and into the future & Product Design. We must exercise design thinking at must possess a variety of abilities a strategic level and share knowledge – from information literacy to visual We must think and plan boldly, in a way that empowers others. literacy; scope of knowledge – realizing the contributions we are from chemical sensitivity related to capable of making. As more fields What role does technology play in materials to sustainable implications recognize the importance of design a design education? of choices; awareness of global thinking, we must capitalize on implications – from demographic this aspect of what is at the core Increasingly we live in a world where and social challenges of the 21st of our professional education – a technology plays a critical role. century to opportunities for global way of seeing problems, getting our Whether in teaching and learning, engagement; and the confidence minds around them, and generating designing and implementing, for an intentionally rigorous pursuit multiple, viable (inventive and exploring or measuring, representing of design quality. We are faced with resourceful) solutions to them! In or building, increasing technological preparing emerging professionals this bold and creative approach, we innovations present a need to who are poised to recognize and must explore unlikely and perhaps re-envision expectations for both address challenges in creative uncommon combinations that processes and outcomes. In design ways; who embrace change and position and demonstrate leadership. education, we are not training are change agents; who are leaders Professional collaborations and students in a particular method or infused with both the confidence interdisciplinary teams are critical program, rather, we are preparing that comes from embedded and as we move forward. Traditional students to be versatile, flexible, discovered knowledge as well as the roles in design and research have creative, and forward thinking, wisdom to apply it; who are prepared become multivalent and connected and able to see the potentials of and fluent in both traditional and in ways unseen in the past. Design various technologies to assist in digital processes; and who are is more sustainable and meaningful various endeavors. Understanding passionate proponents of the impact when it occurs in an environment the potential of technology in our of design. As well, we are preparing of inclusion and informed collective client’s work or lives; the potential learners who will examine, question, thought. We must engage the of technology to transform process, explore, articulate, and create; profession in new and innovative and practice; to better represent who embrace design thinking in all ways, utilizing the resources at and communicate the power of aspects of life. Design education our fingertips as well as imagining a design idea; this is the role of today must prepare global design future possibilities and recognizing technology in design education. citizens who foster synergy, embrace that professional design learning is How is it accomplished? Through successful collaboration, and comprised of a partnership between exposure and wise use of technology recognize interconnectedness; with design educators, non-faculty design in its various forms, in faculty Fall 2011 an awareness of the responsibility of practitioners, content professionals, engagement of use and discussion, individual and collective actions in and experts in other fields. We must in opportunities to introduce the personal, social, and environmental come from disciplinary strength while newest technologies and how they arenas; and, that position graduates blurring traditional boundaries and are envisioned to affect the future with the critical collaborative disciplinary distinctions as we work of design, visualization, prototyping, leadership skills to serve them together to research, create and fabrication, and construction. 25 UPDATES

What are your top three priorities issues, indoor air quality, productivity, opportunities I have been privileged as Department Head? and reduced absenteeism, each are to have previously, and apply them areas ripe with potential to impact to a set of ambitious goals; garnering I am delighted and honored to build individuals through design. the creative, human, and physical on the tradition of excellence in Evidence-based design is raising the resources and strengths that will IAPD and use it as a springboard awareness of the impact of design forge a future of collaborative and for the future! In this regard, our in all areas, and the opportunity to individual successes, and push priorities will center on preparing contribute to the body of knowledge our collective contributions to the excellent interior architects, product – in interior architecture, product betterment of the human condition. and furniture designers who have design, and furniture design – is a passion for the power, impact, profound. With the pursuit of new How have the design professions and value of design! My top three knowledge come new opportunities changed since you began priorities intersect each other, for fresh collaborative ventures practicing? strengthen us, and contribute to both and exploration. As an example of the College vision as well as the 2025 evidence-based design on designers’ The scope of professional vision for K-State: access to quality information to responsibility, boundaries of affect design, in a ten-year period practice, awareness of global • To instill passion at all levels (1998 – 2008), the number of credible implications, each of these have for the potential and value of peer-reviewed articles regarding profoundly changed since I began design. healthcare design grew from 84 in practice. Technology in every • To build upon our rich tradition to over 1,200! Healthcare delivery form has increased immensely and of excellence and look forward is rapidly changing! Not only new in a way that makes what used to to this 21st century of global delivery systems in terms of clinics be considered high-end products engagement for design. and medical practices, but in terms competitive for most areas of • To increase opportunities to of infection control and patient practice! Sustainability has become engage in multi-disciplinary comfort. The scope and number an expectation and is infused projects and with firms/industry. of natural disasters calls for rapid throughout each topic and area we response in a humane fashion. touch in design. There is a wealth What does “design-research” Delivery of healthcare through of readily accessible information mean to you? technology (such as tele-health) is for the public – which means we presenting opportunities to envision need to “up our game” in defining Design research means evaluating environments that have not existed for ourselves and communicating design in a credible way that allows previously. The importance of the value of design! While much has us to learn and improve. Whether demographics in our forecasting and changed, there is much that has considering the design of a product, its impact on design is exemplified remained at the foundation of our a piece of furniture, or an interior by the rapid shift of baby boomers profession – we are designing for space or system of interior spaces, into the “over 65” category. Impacts people and the human condition; we must continually learn from what of these demographics range from we have a responsibility to health, we and others have done. In some exploring mitigation of housing to welfare, and safety; we have a way cases this is accomplished through accommodate age-related health of approaching and suggesting observation, recording what we issues to envisioning uses for the potential solutions to problems. witness as others use our creations accelerated housing turnover created and comparing that in an evaluative by older owners leaving their homes. What advice would you give manner against our design goals and to students currently in design aspirations. In other cases, a more Why did you choose APDesign? school? formalized approach of evaluation through post-occupancy evaluation Enthusiasm for the road ahead, the Be engaged and connected! Take might yield the sorts of results challenges and the opportunities advantage of every opportunity that designers learn from. Design presented by a multitude of factors. to learn firsthand – in addition research at initial phases of the The challenges we face are many, to coursework – from speakers, design process is critical: examining but with important challenges come internships, travel, guest critics, precedents, reading published incredible opportunities! Excitement other students and professors. Seek design research, and many methods for the potential present in the opportunities to be involved in ways for understanding the client needs students, faculty, and alumni of IAPD that enhance and illustrate the value in great detail. New knowledge is and APDesign as we embrace these of design – involvement with the presented every day regarding the and more new frontiers. We must community, with other professions, fragile and delicate relationship never lose sight that our primary with children. Be curious! Be between the natural and designed purpose is to educate and prepare childlike in your wonder and environment with humans. Areas future design professionals and amazement! Ask questions, and ask include the sensory impact on early leaders who will thusly transform more questions! Don’t be satisfied childhood development; childhood the profession. The opportunity to be a bystander – get involved,

Fall 2011 Fall obesity and obesity in general to contribute in a community don’t wonder what it might be like, (at epidemic proportions in this of engaged design educators, examine and propose potential 26 country); the influence of the interior bringing forward the wonderful solutions! environment on musculoskeletal set of experiences and formative UPDATES New Staff Members

Emily Vietti was hired in April as the College of Architecture, Planning & Design’s new Communications and Events Coordinator. Emily will be overseeing any and all efforts to communicate the many accomplishments of our distinguished faculty, alumni and students. Emily will also be working hard to plan great events to bring together people who love and support APDesign. So far, Emily has really enjoyed all the wonderful, supportive people she is meeting and working with at APDesign. A native of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Emily graduated from the University of Florida in 2005 with bachelor’s degrees in Journalism and English. She completed graduate work in Communication and Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University. However she found herself tied inextricably to K-State after she met and married a Wildcat. She comes to APDesign from the K-State Division of Communications and Marketing where she worked as the campus news coordinator, writing press releases and pitching stories about professors and initiatives in a variety of disciplines. Prior to that, she worked at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., where she extensively researched and wrote about a variety of topics and gave building tours to VIPs. Prior to the Newseum, Emily worked as the managing editor of several publications and projects for a small publishing company in Gainesville, Florida. When she’s not sitting in her office in Seaton Hall, Emily enjoys reading, experimenting in the kitchen, and learning how to play tennis.

Lisa Shubert is the new Administrative Assistant in the Dean’s Office. Lisa started in March 2011 and already has become an integral part of the day- to-day operations of the College of Architecture, Planning & Design. Lisa says she feels that she is working with some of the best people on campus. “Everyone has been so welcoming,” she says. “My dad always told me that whatever I do in life, I need to enjoy my work, and I do. The creative energy in Seaton Hall is amazing.” Lisa received a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the College of Business Administration at Kansas State University with specializations in financial controllership and financial services in 2007. During her time at K-State, Lisa was very active with Phi Beta Lambda and worked in the President’s Office. Her excellent work in the President’s Office did not go unnoticed, and she was hired to work full-time after graduation for Sue Peterson, director of governmental relations for the University. Prior to joining APDesign, Lisa also spent a year working as a member service representative at the K-State Federal Credit Union. A Wildcat through and through, Lisa is married to K-State graduate Sam Shubert of Ellis, Kansas. She loves photography and spending time outdoors learning how to play golf and riding their motorcycle.

New Budget/Fiscal OfficerSharon Hartwich started at the College at the end of April. Sharon hit the ground running, as the fiscal year came to a close. Sharon will manage the business and financial aspects of the College, including the budget and various accounts. She also will oversee personnel- related activities and documentation. Sharon has worked for the State of Kansas for 26 years. She graduated from K-State with a bachelor’s of science in business administration. Sharon has been working with Joan Koehler and has gotten up to speed on the College very quickly. Sharon comes to APDesign from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department in Top to bottom: Emily Vietti, Lisa Shubert, the College of Engineering at Kansas State University, where she spent a Sharon Hartwich. decade (and they were very sorry to see her go.) Prior to Engineering, Sharon held accounting positions on the K-State campus in both the Division of Financial Services and the History Department. Before coming to K-State,

Sharon worked in Topeka for several years as a human resources specialist Fall 2011 in the Department of Labor. Sharon lives on a farm north of Wamego with her husband Stan, who operates a small excavating business, and son Paul, who is a sophomore at Wamego High School. Sharon spends her free time wedding planning with her daughter, Mandie, also a K-State graduate, who is getting married next summer. 27 ALUMNI

Alumni Profile: John Calvin Williams

For his first project as an architect however. After he finished with unexpected turn; what he expected and city planner in the Peace Corps the Peace Corps, he went on an to be a few short years with the in Morocco, John Calvin Williams unconventional, and successful, IMF – first in the U.S. executive was asked to design an urban plan trajectory. director’s office, and then in the for a small village, Sidi Bou Houria. African department – turned into a “At the time, I thought it was simply Needing money for student loans, 20-year career. Williams served as the a test to make sure I could actually Williams applied and was accepted IMF resident representative in Zaire use a T-square and triangle,” laughed to a Chase Manhattan Bank program (now the Democratic Republic of the Williams. He completed what he that was offering employment Congo) and in Mali. thought was a “sensible, aesthetically opportunities for returning Peace pleasing concept” and moved on. Corps volunteers. In his commencement speech, The job kept him constantly busy. Williams discussed how his Despite “only” having an Architecture experiences at Kansas State A year later, shortly after the Peace degree from Kansas State University, University and at APDesign had Corps had assigned two new and competing with students with helped him make the decisions that volunteers to the office, Williams MBAs from Harvard, University of molded his life. walked by their design table and Chicago and others, Williams finished saw that they were working on Sidi second in his class and was given his Williams had not been back on the Bou Houria. “Aha, the infamous Sidi choice of assignments after the two- K-State campus since he finished Bou Houria test,” Williams thought year program. his coursework in 1968 – he did not smugly. But upon closer examination, even attend his own commencement he realized it was much more than a “My Architecture education really ceremony, as he was leaving directly simple test. The aerial photos of Sidi taught me how to think about and for Niger to start his Peace Corps Bou Houria were different than those approach problems creatively,” he work. He had very fond memories he had seen the previous year – they said. “Being willing to put in the extra of the campus on which he, and his included buildings adhering to his time was also key. Pulling all-nighters father before him, had studied. urban plan. in Seaton Hall certainly helped me on that front.” In his speech, Williams reminisced Williams took a trip to Sidi Bou Houria about his favorite place on campus – before he left Morocco and saw his Williams chose an assignment a grove of trees next to a “small and plan come to life, in buildings with teaching bank credit analysis at the intimate sandstone chapel” that has traditional stone walls, up to three Chase office in Paris, and from there long since disappeared. feet thick. His plan would be in place moved to posts in Geneva, London for centuries. Williams realized what and then to Chase headquarters in In his speech, Williams encouraged had drawn him to architecture in the New York City. In 1981, Williams students to reflect, to reminisce first place – the immortality. took a leave of absence from Chase about the places they loved and to serve as the director of special experiences they had had in “During our coursework in the projects for the Peace Corps Manhattan. He also suggested College we analyzed the great in Washington, D.C., in Ronald they look forward to realize that the architectural works of the past,” Reagan’s administration. education they have received in Williams said. “As I did so, I always APDesign has prepared them for the thought of the architects who Through contacts in Washington, paths in front of them, regardless of conceived these ancient structures. he met the U.S. executive director how divergent or “unconventional” Through the enduring body of of the International Monetary Fund. they might be. one’s work, these architects were The first Mexican financial crisis was immortal.” emerging, and the director asked “The academic rigor and discipline Fall 2011 Fall Williams to join the IMF. embodied in the education I had received at Kansas State University, 28 Williams’ career in architecture and urban planning was short-lived, Williams’ path took another sharp, as manifested by my degree in ALUMNI

Alumni Profile: Behrouz (Ben) Hakimian

Recent findings suggest that students to the Andaz Hotel and luxury part of an APDesign curriculum that who study abroad have more condominiums designed by prepares students not just for design success in the job market. Behrouz Hakimian’s friend David Rockwell. careers, but for life. “The students (Ben) Hakimian (B Arch. 1967) is “We became one of the known have had a fantastic period of their helping give APDesign students developers who could handle multi- lives at the Kansas State University the opportunity to study abroad use projects,” Hakimian says. “I College of Architecture, Planning by establishing three annual study attribute that to the training at Kansas & Design, and they probably don’t abroad scholarships. Each $4,000 State.” know how good it is. They have scholarship can be used toward turned into creative individuals. That any of the APDesign study abroad Study abroad was the one creativity should not be limited only programs. Recipients will be selected component missing from Hakimian’s to architecture. You can use that in by the College and Hakimian and will college education, and this is what many ways. In all aspects of your life, be awarded in part on financial need. inspired him to create the study you become an innovative person.” abroad scholarships. “I think that Hakimian is the founder and president basically the architecture students are Giving back to APDesign is of the Hakimian Organization, a creative and innovative by nature,” he Hakimian’s way of reinvesting what vertically integrated real estate says, “and by going abroad for study he received as a student. “I always development company based in outside of the country, they broaden appreciate the period that I was at New York City. “The whole idea was their vocabulary of design. They will Kansas State so much because I to establish a company where, as then be more useful in their careers have used that character and that builders, we influence the architecture and have a broader knowledge of creativity throughout my life,” he of what we do,” he says. “And, of what is going on outside the country says. “When I returned to campus course, we wanted to survive the very with the built environments of Europe, last year to speak at graduation, I tough business we are in. One of the so they so they will be better students was very, very impressed. I saw the ways to make sure it does survive and better practitioners.” work on the walls of Seaton Hall and is to keep control of all aspects I was so, so impressed with what of the business, from inception to Hakimian says the profession has they had done. It is, therefore, very development and then completion.” come to expect that graduating important to me to give to the College The Hakimian Organization has its students will have some familiarity of Architecture, Planning & Design. own construction company and its with global design aesthetics and That was a special time of my life, own property management arm, business practices. “The graduating and if I can give back some of it, it making it unique amongst real estate students will be working in some would be my pleasure.” developers. firms where they go into designing structures for India, or China, or all The Hakimian Organization focuses over the world, so it is very important primarily on residential buildings, to have that familiarity.” but they have also created several significant mixed-use properties, Hakimian feels strongly that the study including 75 Wall Street, home abroad programs are an integral

Williams (continued) Fall 2011 architecture, prepared me to face any confidence he mastered during his K-State family and friends. I want to intellectual challenge,” he said. architecture education throughout his emphasize how important K-State life. “You come here as an 18-year- and the College are to who I have Williams said he has always old, and you think you’re grown, become.” used, and continues to draw on, but you’re not,” Williams said. “We 29 the creative problem solving and become adults here, shaped by our ALUMNI

Alumni Profile: Brent Bowman, AIA

For APDesign alumnus Brent the competition is judged and the experiences for the students. “The Bowman, AIA (B Arch. 1972), giving winner or winners announced. year [2010 American Institute of back to the school includes creating Architects Gold Medal Winner] new educational opportunities for When the jurors arrive in Manhattan, Peter Bohlin was here, he told the students. Bowman is the creator Bowman takes them to visit the site students how he travels all the time, and producer of the Bowman Design used in that year’s competition so and he’s always making sketches on Forum, an annual design event now they can see the Flint Hills landscape airplanes,” said Bowman. “He shows in its twelfth year. The premise of firsthand. “The jurors are often not the students this series of scribbly the forum is elegantly simple: invite familiar with the prairie, and they get sketches, and he points to one part. well-known architects to come to pretty revved up about it,” Bowman ‘You know what this is?’ he asks Manhattan, serve as jurors for a said. the students. ‘No,’ they answered. student design competition, and ‘Neither do I,’ he said. ‘I haven’t interact with the student finalists in Bowman chose to involve third- figured out what it is yet.’” Bowman a substantive and meaningful way. year architecture students, because described how, during that same Bowman said the idea for the forum fourth-year students were involved Forum, a student finalist discussed came to him while he was jogging. in internships and study abroad with Bohlin her project plan involving “I was thinking about how to get programs, and fifth-year students LED lights and received invaluable back in touch with the students at were focused on graduation and feedback because Bohlin had been the University and do something to beginning their careers. Bowman wrestling with a similar concept for benefit them. It was a bit of a self- wanted to give third-year students his own project. serving notion, too, that we needed an opportunity to enhance their to find the best and the brightest and exposure to the design professions While the students benefit from get them to come work for us.” at the point in their studies when, the interaction with leaders in the he felt, they would most be able to profession, the jurors benefit from Typically, the Department of benefit from it. getting to know APDesign students. Architecture has five or six third- “A lot of the jurors now have K-State year studios each fall semester. The Additionally, Bowman created grads working for them,” said Bowman Forum project, determined scholarships for the student winners, Bowman. “They’re very impressed by Bowman and drawing from which have numbered up to three; with the students’ enthusiasm, their the Konza Prairie and Flint Hills all finalists receive some amount of rigor, and what they put into their landscape, is assigned toward the financial prize. educations.” end of the fall term. One student project is chosen from each third- Bowman is highly selective when Bowman grew up in Pawnee Rock, year studio by the respective faculty it comes to selecting jurors. “We Kansas, with two artistic parents and member. want well-known architects, but a love of drawing. He initially decided also architects who are interested to pursue architecture while in the On the day of the Forum, the finalists in students,” said Bowman. The first grade, because it would allow meet at the offices of Bowman first Bowman Forum jurors were him to best his older cousin. Bowman Novick, Inc., to have lunch Yale School of Architecture former as a group with the jurors. “We dean Thomas H. Beeby, FAIA, of “He was always trying to outdo me, wanted to have the first meeting Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge and when the first grade teacher [between the jurors and the students] Architects in Chicago, and Gene asked him what he wanted to be, he be in the forum, as a discussion, Mackey, FAIA, LEED AP, founder of said a pharmacist,” Bowman said. so there’s not the agitation that St. Louis-based Mackey Mitchell So I went home and looked through goes along with a competition,” Architects. the dictionary, and I found the word

Fall 2011 Fall said Bowman. “It’s kind of a fun ‘architect.’ I asked my dad what the discussion about what prompted The Forum encourages openness word meant, and he said an architect 30 their architecture studies, and they among jurors and students, and was someone who liked to draw. I get to know each other.” After lunch, this has created uniquely candid liked that. ‘Architect’ was a big word, ALUMNI and I liked that, too. ‘I’ll do that,’ I month, and to have the Chair of Bowman Forum Jurors said, and it just stuck.” the Yale Architecture Department Have Included: in your office in Manhattan two or Bowman chose to attend K-State three times a month – that was really Bruce E. Anderson, AIA because of its architecture program amazing.” Cutler Anderson Architects and put himself through school Thomas H. Beeby, FAIA by working at a desk clerk at a Bowman Bowman Novick also HBRA Architects Manhattan hotel. After graduation, designed the national headquarters Marlon Blackwell, FAIA he moved to Arizona and worked and primary incubator laboratory University of Arkansas School of at a Phoenix firm for $2.75 per hour facility for the Manhattan/K-State Architecture before leaving to start a new firm Innovation Center, whose mission is Marlon Blackwell Architect with several colleagues. After the to support technology advancement, birth of his child, Bowman moved to technology transfer, and scientific Timothy Blonkvist, FAIA, LEED AP Kansas City to be closer to family. research. The firm, in joint venture Overland Partners Architects He worked for another developer with Populous, also worked on the Peter Bohlin, FAIA and architect before starting his own K-State Football Stadium expansion. Bohlin Cywinski Jackson firm, Brent Bowman & Associates, Bowman Bowman Novick is also the in 1978. In 2004, the firm merged associate architect for the Flint Hills Kent Bloomer with that of Bowman’s wife, Lorie Discovery Center, which is scheduled Yale School of Architecture Doolittle-Bowman, AIA, and the firm to open to the public in April 2012. Kent Bloomer Studio was renamed Bowman Bowman Coleman Coker, RA Novick Inc. Bowman, who is a member of the buildingstudio Dean’s Advisory Council and the “My professional life has been pretty Chair of the Facilities Committee, John Cook, FAIA fun,” said Bowman. “In everything has made it a priority to give back to HGA we do is a new experience. We don’t K-State and APDesign. He attributes Dennis Cusack, AIA, LEED AP advertise ourselves as specialists – his commitment to a belief instilled in SRG Partnership we enjoy new creation challenges.” him by APDesign professor emeritus The firm’s current projects include the Alden Krider. “He told me, ‘You will James L. Cutler, FAIA new penguin exhibit for the Kansas discover that learning lasts forever.’ Cutler Anderson Architects City Zoo, and a $60 million school What I gained in school was an Les Eerkes, AIA reconstruction in Chapman, Kansas, enthusiasm for learning. You don’t Olson Kundig Architects to rebuild after a devastating tornado leave school with an instant ability; Julie Eizenberg, AIA in 2008. it’s a lifelong process. That’s what Koning Eizenberg Architecture I think is important, and that’s why Bowman Bowman Novick’s work can I think the Forum is important. You Anne Fougeron, AIA be seen across the K-State campus. bring some really fine people to the Fougeron Architecture The firm partnered with architect students and have them spend some Mitchell Hall, OOA, MRAIC Thomas Beeby for the Kansas State time together.” Kuwabara Payne University Library expansion; the McKenna Blumberg Architects project earned the 1997 AIA Kansas For more information on the Bowman Award for Excellence in Architecture Design Forum, including the Fall Thomas Hacker, FAIA and the 1999 Merit Award for 2011 jurors, please visit www. HA Architecture Inc. Excellence in Architecture from bbnarchitects.com/impact_bowman_ Calvin Lewis, FAIA the AIA Central States Region. The forum.html. Iowa State University project also formed the basis for his lasting friendship with Beeby. The Gene Mackey scale of the library project was so Mackey Mitchell Architects large that Bowman and his partner Marianne McKenna, OAA, OAQ, sought out an associate, choosing FRAIC someone they truly wanted to work Kuwabara Payne with: Beeby, who was then the Chair McKenna Blumberg Architects of the Architecture Department at Yale. Although neither Bowman nor Kristen Murray, AIA his partner actually knew Beeby, Olson Kundig Architects Bowman saw as an opportunity Greg Papay, FAIA what others might have seen as a Lake|Flato

hurdle. “I just picked up the phone Fall 2011 Robert Schmidt, Associate AIA, and called him and left a message LEED AP on a Thursday. He didn’t call back on Overland Partners Architects Friday, on Saturday, on Sunday, or on Monday. On Tuesday, he called. Joan Soranno, FAIA He said he liked the work and we HGA pursued it together. He would come Harry Teague 31 to our office in Manhattan twice a Harry Teague Architects ALUMNI

Alumni Impact: Kansas Statehouse

For more than 20 years, APDesign million renovation of the Capitol limestone, not just at the College alumni have influenced the design Building. The Senate Chamber, but across campus, really lends and restoration of the Kansas House Chamber and Supreme Court itself to a feeling that this is an open State Capitol Building in Topeka. are already complete, and main and friendly university,” Greis says. Barry Greis, AIA (B Arch. 1970) and body floors 1-5 are scheduled for “Those are important when you’re in Bill Groth (B LA 1956) have both completion by September 2012. This the laboratories staying up until one served in the office of the Kansas past May, Kansas Governor Sam or two in the morning. They also had Statehouse Architect, Gries from Brownback approved a state budget very excellent professors when I was approximately 1978-1982 and that provides additional funds to in school, and that has continued,” 1992-present, and Groth from 1997- the renovation project that will be Greis says. “That’s one of the great 2001. used to repair the copper dome on things about the school.” the Capitol Building. It is estimated The first Kansas Statehouse Architect that the dome restoration will be While “civil service” architectural was John G. Haskell, appointed completed in 2013. practice can focus on the same in March 1867 and charged with types of projects as that of private supervising the construction of When Groth retired in 2001, Greis practice, Greis notes that there are the Kansas statehouse in Topeka. assumed the role of Statehouse significant differences. “You’re not Subsequent statehouse architects Architect, responsible for overseeing soliciting clients. You’re not worried have carried on the tradition of for the design and construction in a about the fee or your salary, because designing, building and maintaining Project Manager capacity, in addition those are set. You don’t have rent the statehouse as necessary. to reporting to the legislature and costs or concerns about purchasing requesting funds when needed. His items. You’re also dealing with the In 1997, Groth witnessed a seemingly roles do not include lobbying or government, who has to answer inconsequential act that would advocacy. “I present information,” to the people, and articulate how change the statehouse forever. he says. “The legislature looks to me projects are funded and what the “One of the cleaning ladies came to present the problem, present the concept is.” As an example, Greis in and polished one of the rails, solution, give them cost estimates explains, imagine a rooftop air which had been dark black, and and the timeframe.” conditioner needed to be replaced it turned a much lighter color and on a building. “The legislature has started gleaming. We didn’t know The State Capitol Building was to understand that you want money what it was, so we started looking constructed in stages over a 37-year to replace the air conditioner, and into the possibility for restoration. period, from 1866 to 1903, creating they have to appropriate the money, Once we started, we couldn’t stop. unique restoration challenges. which can take months or years. That’s when we took the leadership “During that time period, you You come up with a five-year capital to look at three other state capitol would have dealt with a variety of improvement plan, because that’s buildings, and before we got home, contractors, different architects, and how the projects are funded, and it was decided that we would start a the technical changes that happened that may be on the docket for six or restoration campaign.” during that particular time,” says seven years. In a private company, Greis. “You start out in 1866 with they might just go out and get the Along with several legislators, Groth mule and ox and fulcrum, moving on money and get it done. The state is visited ten additional state capitol to steam engines, moving on to gas much more conservative, and they buildings that had been either and then to electricity. These meant don’t have an open checkbook.” renovated or restored, to determine significant changes in the different what the best course of action was methods of construction. One wing The Statehouse Architect is also for the Kansas statehouse. can be totally different than another responsible for shepherding projects wing. There are different kinds of through the funding approval Groth spent the next four years arches; limestone walls went to process. Greis presents annually to collecting and analyzing historical masonry, and then to concrete block. the Capitol Restoration Commission structures reports to determine what The rotunda, which was finished last, (CRC), consisting of 19 members currently existed, what should be has a steel framework from Chicago.” of both representatives of state preserved and what changes could government and private citizens. be made. When he finished, Groth For Greis, a history and design Anticipating and understanding future had created a set of five volumes enthusiast, studying architecture needs is critical. “The construction

Fall 2011 Fall approximately four feet in length. at K-State was a natural fit. “You manager presents where we are and can see it in the building itself, where we will be years ahead of now, 32 In 2001, renovation construction the character of the building and and I present the financial data and began on what would be a $295 the character of the people. The stand for questions,” says Greis. The ALUMNI

Top: Kansas State Capitol restored Supreme Court interior. Photo courtesy JE Dunn. CRC then makes a recommendation Bottom: Kansas State Capitol exterior. Photo courtesy Treanor Architects, P.A. as to which projects should be funded. That recommendation goes before the Legislative Coordinating Council, and, if a project is approved, it goes to the full legislature for a vote on the funding. Finally, the project is submitted to the governor for approval.

The next step in any part of the renovation project is working with Kansas City-based Treanor Architects, P.A., the state-appointed renovation project architects, and JE Dunn Construction, the state- appointed renovation construction manager, to create the drawings, means and methods. The project work is then competitively bid out to pre-approved firms.

Greis’ unique position has given him an insight into historical renovation that few other professionals in the United States have, and it is important to him to share that insight with APDesign students. Earlier this year, Greis gave Environmental

Design Students Association Fall 2011 members a special tour of the State Capitol Building, so they could see first-hand what is involved in an historical renovation of that scale. “It’s good to see the history of renovation, with all the creativity of 33 new construction,” Greis says. ALUMNI

1950s Barry Greenberg, AIA, LEED AP, in Chesterfield, Missouri. He recently Paul Marti, AIA, B Arch.1953, has B Arch. 1977, has been re-elected co-supervised two $7 million science completed work on the second new to the city council in Maplewood, facilities upgrades at two of the wing for the Springfield, Missouri Missouri, for a third four-year term. district’s four high schools. Art Museum this past year. Marti is Under his direction, the city recently also mayor of Oakland, Missouri, initiated a sustainability commission Michael Schmitt, AIA, LEED AP, B and recently has been installed as and a green restaurant program in Arch. 1979, is president of Dick & the new president of the St. Louis downtown Maplewood. Greenberg’s Fritsche Design Group (DFDG) in Municipal League, which represents firm, Architectural Design Guild, is Phoenix, Arizona. 91 cities. celebrating their 30th anniversary as well. David Thuillez, B Arch. 1973, 1960s is working as a senior project Linda Pounds Arnold, B Arch. 1964, David E. Heyne, AIA, LEED AP, manager at Colombo Construction recently has retired from the General B Arch. 1975, was reappointed to Company in Bakersfield, California, Services Administration, Southern the Kentucky Board of Architects where he manages the design and Service Center, in Portland, Oregon, for a four-year term. Heyne was construction of schools. after a total of 20 years’ service: nine also appointed chair of the NCARB years with the GSA and 11 years Procedures and Documents 1980s with the Department of Justice in Committee for FY 2012. Joseph Biondo, AIA, B Arch. 1987, Washington, D.C. design principal at Spillman Farmer Tom Hollinberger, B Arch. 1979, Architects, and his team recently Ken Frashier, B Arch.1963, was was awarded the U.S. Army completed work on the ArtsQuest selected as the Missouri delegate Corps of Engineers’ Northwest Center @SteelStacks located on the to the national meeting of National Division Construction Management former Bethlehem Steel site (one Council of Architecture Registration Excellence Award for 2011 for his of the largest brown fields in the Board (NCARB) in Washington, D.C. work as a project architect at Fort country.) The project will be featured He is also chairman of the architects Riley, Kansas, where he oversees the in the September issue of Architect on the board of architectural, construction contracts for a 140- magazine and the November issue of professional engineering, land acre, 21-building, 650,000 square- Casa Bella. surveyors, and landscape architects foot, $180 million complex for the for the state of Missouri. Army’s newly-formed Sustainment Dea Brokesh (Dede Hildreth), Brigade. All buildings meet LEED ASLA, B LA 1983, joined the Gerald “Jerry” Jamriska, B Arch. Silver requirements. Department of Landscape 1963, has retired recently after Architecture/Regional & Community serving as director of planning Tom Kuehling, B Arch. 1973, works Planning at APDesign in June 2011. for various cities and counties in for Dickinson Hussman Architects She will assist faculty in outreach California, Michigan, and Oklahoma. in St. Louis, Missouri. He is the first construction implementation, class Jerry currently lives in Saint George, person in the U.S. to become a preparation, research, project Utah, and Big Bear City, California, licensed building architect, licensed development, and grant applications. with his wife Janice (Carlson) of 49 landscape architect, an ISA-certified She is also the first Accredited years. arborist, and a USGBC LEED Green Roof Professional in Kansas accredited professional. and a recent grant recipient from Allen Wiechert, B Arch. 1962, is the Kansas Water Pollution Control audience services coordinator for The Distinguished Service Alumni Revolving Fund. the Lied Center of Kansas. As such Award was presented to Bruce he coordinates over 170 ushers McMillan, AIA, B Arch. 1973/ M Curt Cline, B Arch. 1989, of Modern who volunteer for the numerous Arch. 1981, by the Leadership House Architects in San Francisco, concerts, educational events, and Manhattan Board of Directors and California, recently broke ground on student ceremonies at the Lied Alumni. The award recognizes alumni the Gallello residence. The home Center, a building on the KU campus who have demonstrated the highest of the former CEO of Graphisoft whose planning and construction he levels of service to the community (maker of Archicad) is slated to be oversaw. He is retired from 27 years and achievement in the practice of completed in 2012. as the university architect for the leadership. University of Kansas. Stan Cowan, B LA 1987, Is the Victor Regnier, FAIA, B Arch. 1971, senior principal/owner of MESA, a 1970s has been appointed the position landscape architecture, planning, David W. Clark, B IAR 1975, has of Vice Dean for Administration, and urban design firm based in accepted a new position in space Research and External Affairs for the Dallas, Texas, that is celebrating planning and interior architectural University of Southern California’s its 30th anniversary this year. The design at GLMV Architecture in School of Architecture. firm has recently received the Wichita, Kansas. Texas Recreation and Park Society

Fall 2011 Fall Scott W. Ritter, RA, B Arch. 1973, Planning Excellence Award for Gary W. Collins, AIA, B Arch. 1976, has entered his second decade Grand Prairie Central Park and the 34 joined NBBJ as a healthcare market of full-time direct service as the Texas Chapter American Society leader in the Columbus, Ohio office. architect for Parkway School District of Landscape Architects Award of ALUMNI

Excellence – Communications for John Petrushka, ASLA, LEED AP, Robert Rollings Architects in Sedalia, Sowwah Island Central Park and M LA 1987, has been promoted to Missouri, and as an adjunct instructor Spanish Steps. director of principal projects for MSI in the department of construction Design in Columbus, Ohio. technology at State Fair Community Don Davis, RA, B Arch. 1985, is College in Sedalia. principal/architect at SD Atelier Joy Swallow, FAIA, B Arch. 1980, Architecture LLC. The firm was recently was elevated to a Fellow in Martin Kropac, B Arch. 2006, recently awarded an adaptive reuse/ the American Institute of Architects, graduated from Architecture School historic restoration project for an old and a scholarship at the University at Czech Technical University in mill building, just south of Plattsburg, of Missouri-Kansas City was Prague with an M Arch degree New York, on the National Register of established in her name to honor the in 2009 and received a first prize Historic Places. award. Architect Award 2009 for his thesis project, Pier Museum Miami. In 2010, George J. Eissler, B LA 1984, has Russ Volmert, B LA 1989, has joined Kropac graduated from GSAPP recently returned from Afghanistan Arcturis in St. Louis, Missouri, and Columbia University in New York with where he was working with IAP is leading the firm’s planning and an MS in Advanced Architectural Worldwide Services as a civilian landscape architecture team. Design. He lives and works in New member of the United States Air York City. Force 577 Engineering Prime BEEF Catherine Walsh, B IAR 1985, Squadron. During his 16-month recently took the position of Jill Sornson Kurtz, B Arch. 2005, deployment, he was stationed principal designer at Sorensen has spent the last year serving as at Bagram Air Field and was Office Solutions, a Herman Miller president of the board for Rebuild responsible for the master planning dealership, in Melbourne Florida. Sudan (rebuildsudan.org). The of military installations throughout Her husband Joseph Petrosky, B organization recently broke ground the RC-East Area of Operations in IAR 1985, is the spec writer/quality on one of its first schools. With high eastern Afghanistan. control representative for BRPH – attention to climatic conditions, also in Melbourne, Florida. partnership with local contractors, William F. Hentschel, AIA, LEED and community involvement, they AP, B Arch. 1986, is a partner at 1990s believe it to be one of the first Forum Architects, LLC in South Kimberly Cuddeback, B LA 1993, schools to start construction in the Bend, Indiana. A recent project, the received the Maryland Heights new nation. Emil “Lucky” Reznik Administration, Chamber of Commerce Small Maintenance and Operations Business Leader award for 2010 and Richard Lippincott, B IAR 2001, is Facility for the South Bend Public just received the 2011 President’s working as a project manager with Transportation Corporation designed Award for Service from the Open Manning Architects in Las Vegas, by RNL (Denver) and Forum Space Council for the St. Louis Nevada. Architects, LLC has received a Region. LEED Platinum certification from the The firm ofDustin Littrell, AIA, B USGBC. It is the first LEED Platinum John L. Lutz, RLA, LEED AP, M LA Arch. 2002, DL DesignLab, located in building of its type in the United 1995, has moved to the Buffalo, New Sacramento, California, has merged States and only the second LEED York, area to accept the position of with Curtis Popp’s namesake firm Platinum building in Indiana. The Senior Landscape Architect for Joy to create Popp Littrell Architecture + building also received a Merit Design Kuebler Landscape Architect, PC. Interiors. Award from AIA Northern Indiana. 2000s Adam Pfeifer, M Arch. 2009, has Kirk C. Horner, AIA, B Arch. 1984, Adam Barnard, B LA 2004, is been providing freelance design was promoted to president of employed as a project manager services in western Kansas and will architectural operations of Hollis and for Ekistics Planning & Design in be teaching the Structures courses Miller Architects. Horner joined Hollis Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. and a 5th-year design studio this and Miller Architects in 1989 and was upcoming academic year. named partner and a vice president Charlotte Cox, B LA 2001, has in 1992. recently moved to Overland Park Ashleigh Rogers, LEED AP, B IAR and has started her own landscape 2007, has a new position at Rottet Todd Jacobs, AIA, LEED AP, B Arch. design and graphics company called Studio in Houston, Texas. 1980, recently has been promoted to ZigZag Design Studio (www.zigzag- principal at Christner Inc. in St. Louis, design.com). Megan Ryken, IIDA, B IAR 2006, has Missouri, and is the president-elect been hired as an interior designer for

for AIA St. Louis. Megan Ebert, IIDA, B IAR 2002, GLMV Architecture in Kansas City. Fall 2011 is now working at Kendall/Heaton Shirley Knipp, B IAPD 1981, is the Associates, Inc. in Houston, Texas. Box Lab is happy to announce that senior marketing executive and She is the 2011-12 IIDA Texas/ it will be opening its doors to a new director of the Phoenix office for Oklahoma Chapter president. expanded location this fall. Located Vangard Concept Offices, the third in downtown Manhattan, the space largest Teknion dealership in the U.S., Shannon (Lyles) Heusinkveld, LEED will function as a design office and 35 headquartered in San Jose. AP, B Arch. 2004, is working for architectural product showroom. Box ALUMNI ALUMNI

Lab benefits from the hard work and is working as a graphic artist for G.L. SFS Architecture dedication of the following APDesign Huyett in Minneapolis, Kansas. Gold, Architecture | Exterior graduates Christopher Spaw, B Gold, Architecture | Interior Arch. 1997/M Arch. 2005, and James John Vesel, M Arch. 2010, and Gold, Green Kersten, M Arch. 2008. Jessica Bollig, M IAPD 2010, have Gold, Interior | Contemporary Interior partnered to begin jpearDesign Design Grant Thome, LEED AP, B IAR 2008, creating jewelry, ceramics, paintings Gold, Interior | Office is won in the 2010 Professional and more. Bronze, Architecture | Interior Category of AIA Topeka 21st Century Bronze, Interior | Office Transit Shelter Design Competition. Zach Wester, M Arch. 2010, began He is a member of the 2011 a new job with M+H Architects in St. studiobuild Awards Committee for the Kansas Louis, Missouri, in May 2011. Silver, Craftsmanship Preservation Alliance. Wendlandt & Stallbaumer Ben Thowe, LEED AP, M Arch. 2009, Bronze, Architecture | Contemporary has started a job with Populous in Firms Architecture Kansas City. Congratulations to the following Kansas City alumni firms, who Williams Spurgeon Kuhl & Nicholas Turner, M Arch. 2009, is received 2011 KC Magazine Design Freshnock Architects working for Davidson Architecture Excellence Awards: Gold, Architecture | Contemporary and Engineering in Kansas City. Architecture Clockwork Architecture & Design Bronze, Green Laura Wilke, M Arch. 2008, recently Gold, Interior | Kitchen (with Portfolio started a new job at Boora Architects Kitchen & Home) in Portland, Oregon. Silver, Interior | Contemporary Interior Design (with Portfolio Kitchen & 2010s Home) Mamdouh Al Tashkandi, M Arch. 2010, has joined Rayadah Investment Davison Architecture & Urban Company in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He Design LLC is currently working as First Engineer Gold, Interior | Traditional Interior on the King Abdullah Financial Design District project, specifically the Gold, Outdoor Children’s Interactive Museum and the Festival Marketplace components DLR Group of the project. Silver, Architecture | Contemporary Architecture Andrew Barnes, M Arch. 2010, Bronze, Architecture | Historical taught at the College of Architecture, Renovation Planning & Design last year and has recently accepted a position at el dorado inc. Callison in Dallas, Texas. Gold, Architecture | Historical Renovation Megan Bryan, M LA 2010, is Silver, Architecture | Historical currently working at Lewisites in St. Renovation Louis, Missouri. H2B Architects Erin Fay, M IAPD 2010, started a Silver, Interior | Specialty Help Recruit position at BMA Door Hardware Consulting/Studio 08 Consulting in NSPJ Architects Our Director of Student Kansas City in April 2011. Bronze, Interior | Contemporary Recruitment, Susan Lannou, is Interior Design available to provide recruitment Joshua Perez, M Arch. 2010, is a materials for distribution should volunteer partner for OpenSimSim, PGAV Architects you be asked to present at a an open-source network for Edward Tanner Award local school or organization architecture and design. Perez Gold, Craftsmanship while also being at your service served as the New York City node Silver, Architecture | Exterior to communicate directly with coordinator for OpenSimSim’s global Silver, Green prospective students interested design collaborative called Open Silver, Outdoor in APDesign at K-State. Please Japan, which took place in nine cities Bronze, Interior | Specialty feel free to contact Susan at 785- worldwide and aimed to develop RDM Architecture 532-1994 or [email protected].

Fall 2011 Fall 99 ideas for the reconstruction and Bronze, Architecture | Exterior The application deadline for Fall recovery efforts in Japan. 2012 admission consideration is 36 Rebecca Riden AIA Architect February 1, 2012. Brandon Salisbury, M IAPD 2010, Bronze, Interior | Bathroom Fall 2011 37 LUMNI A Top: Proposal for Villa Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China. Dwayne Oyler (B ARCH 1996), Oyler Wu Collective. Photo courtesy Dwayne Oyler. Collective. China. Dwayne Oyler (B ARCH 1996), Oyler Wu Inner Mongolia, for Villa Ordos, Proposal Top: Randy Brown. (B IAR 1989), RBA. Photo courtesy FAIA Brown, Bottom: House 4/2007, Omaha, Nebraska. Randy Alumni

Top: Big Cedar Wilderness Club, Ozark Mountains, Ridgedale, Missouri. Ted H. Spaid (BLA 1984), SWT Design. Photo courtesy Ted H. Spaid. Bottom: Framework Design, Kansas City, Missouri. Lauren Wendlandt (B ARCH 2002), Layne Richardson (B ARCH 2002), Jerald Kohrs (B ARCH 2009), Eric Wendlandt (B ARCH 2002) (former member), Framework Design. Photo courtesy Lauren Wendlandt. Fall 2011 Fall

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Top: Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Ken Graham (B ARCH 1982), Keith Taylor (B ARCH 1974), Amber (Basgall) Beverlin (B ARCH 2005), DLR Group. Photo by Alistair Tutton. Bottom: Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw, Michigan. Matthew H. Mueller (B ARCH 1995), PBDW Architects LLP. Photo by Gene Meadows. Fall 2011

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Top: 2000 Olympic Arena Sydney Superdome, Sydney, Australia. Benjamin Powell (B ARCH 1985), Berger Devine Yaeger. Photo courtesy Berger Devine Yaeger, Inc. Bottom: Ko’a Kea Hotel & Resort, Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii. Max M. Guenther, AIA (B ARCH 1984), Peter Vincent Architects. Photo courtesy Max M. Guenther. Fall 2011 Fall

To submit news and images, please 40 visit http://www.capd.k-state.edu/ alumni/alumni-work-submission. RETIREMENTS REtirements

Robert Bullock retired at the end of the 2010-2011 academic year after serving 29 years as an APDesign faculty member. Professor Bullock received his undergraduate degree and his master’s degree in Industrial Design from Michigan State University. Since 1982, he has served as Associate Professor in the Department of Interior Architecture & Product Design. During his tenure at APDesign, Professor Bullock participated in nearly every Open House and taught a variety of subjects, from interior architecture design studios to landscape delineation to freehand black and white drawing. He also served as a member of the Manhattan Area Technical College’s (MATC) Drafting Program Advisory Committee, strengthening ties between APDesign and MATC. Professor Bullock was equally involved in the Manhattan community, frequently volunteering for the Canned Structure annual event that benefitted the community food network Flint Hills Breadbasket and providing planning and design services for the Living Word Church.

Anthony W. Chelz retired at the end of the 2010-2011 academic year after serving 36 years as an APDesign faculty member. Professor Chelz received his undergraduate degree in Art Education from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and his master’s degree in Fine Arts from the Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts. He served as a professor of Landscape Architecture/Regional & Community Planning, including three semesters in APDesign’s Santa Chiara Study Center in Castiglion Fiorentino. Examples of Professor Chelz’s work can be seen throughout the Manhattan community, including the Manhattan Town Center and many projects in conjunction with the Manhattan Parks and Recreation Department. Professor Chelz was instrumental in developing and instructing new elective courses in the College. He also served as the coordinator of the first-year Environmental Design Studies Program and actively participated in numerous committees at the Department, College and University levels.

Lorraine M. Cutler, IIDA, IFMA retired at the end of the 2010-2011 academic year. Since 2007, Professor Cutler has served as the Department Head of Interior Architecture & Product Design. She received her undergraduate degrees from Arizona State University in Environmental Design and English, and her master’s degree in Management (specializing in Human Relations and Organizational Behavior) from the University of Phoenix. During her tenure at APDesign, Professor Cutler helped to develop and implement the new Master of Interior Architecture and Product Design (M IAPD) first professional graduate degree at APDesign. She was instrumental in obtaining accreditation for the M IAPD degree from both the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) and the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA). Professor Cutler also prepared the documentation for part of the upcoming review of the program by CIDA in 2012. She is a Professional Interior Designer member of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) and has held leadership positions at the local chapter and state levels with IIDA, as well as at the national level with CIDA. Professor Cutler has served as a CIDA site- Top: Anthony W. Chelz visitor team leader for 13 years, as an Accreditation Commissioner for four Bottom: Lorraine M. Cutler, IIDA, IFMA years, and has participated in developing accrediting standards. Fall 2011

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Dennis L. Law, FASLA retired at the end of the summer of 2011 after teaching for 37 years at APDesign. He received his undergraduate degree in Park Administration from Texas Tech University and a master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from Kansas State University in 1976. He has served as Professor and Department Head in the Department of Landscape Architecture/Regional & Community Planning and became Dean of the College in 1995. Among his many accomplishments as Dean, he stewarded the significant renovation of Seaton Hall, successfully advocated for and fostered limited enrollment to the College, and presided over the successful conversion of the professional programs offered in the College from baccalaureate to non-baccalaureate graduate programs. Professor Law has seen his landscape architecture designs come to life across the nation. His projects have included city parks, theme parks, residences, landscape development and plazas. He has been an international speaker on global environmental issues, with more Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus than 75 papers presented. In addition, he has written numerous books Dennis L. Law, FASLA and other publications on planting design, reclamation of disturbed lands, environmental ethics and landscape architecture education. Professor Law is a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects, a registered landscape architect in Kansas, a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects, Sigma Lambda Alpha National Landscape Architecture Honor Society, and Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. He has been recognized numerous times as one of America’s Most Admired Educators by Design Intelligence Magazine. He was honored in 1991 by the Blue Key National Honor Society and the Alpha Delta Pi sorority for outstanding teaching.

Ray Bradley Weisenburger, AIA retired at the end of the 2010-2011 academic year after serving 47 years as an APDesign faculty member and associate dean. Professor Weisenburger received his undergraduate degree in Architecture from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his master’s degree in Regional Planning from Cornell University. He is a registered architect and a registered landscape architect in Kansas. He served as Professor and Department Head of Landscape Architecture/ Regional & Community Planning, becoming Associate Dean in 1995. Throughout his tenure, he served as a member on countless Landscape Architecture accreditation teams and was a visiting scholar at Tianjin Institute for Urban Construction in Tianjin, China, and Chongqing Jianzhu University in Chongqing, China. His innumerable contributions to APDesign are only surpassed by his enthusiasm for his profession. A member of the American Institute of Architects and the American Planning Association, Professor Weisenburger has served in leadership positions on many committees, including the Kansas Preservation Alliance, the Kansas Historic Sites Board of Review, and the Manhattan Historic Resources Board, for which he served as Chairperson from 2009-2010. He also served as a member, chairperson and commissioner for the Manhattan Urban Area Planning Board, and in 1996 was appointed by Kansas Governor Bill Graves to serve on the Kansas State Building Advisory Commission. In 2006, he was appointed by the mayor of Manhattan to the Core Redevelopment Committee for the City of Manhattan. For his commitment to furthering the cause of preservation in Kansas, he was awarded the 2010 Muriel Golobay Lifetime Achievement Award by the Kansas Preservation Alliance. Fall 2011 Fall

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10.23-11.6.11 Exhibit: Alumni Honorees Exhibit

10.26.11 Lecture: Esa Laaksonen

10.26.11 Lecture: Dr. Eric Sanderson, Senior Conservation Ecologist, Wildlife Conservation Society

10.30.11 APDesign Landscape Architecture Alumni Reunion @ ASLA Convention, San Diego

11.3.11 Prospective Student Career Exploration: Kansas City

11.3-11.5.11 Alumni Honorees Weekend

11.4.11 Bowman Forum

11.5.11 Prospective Student Career Exploration: St. Louis

11.6-11.18.11 Exhibit: Annual Student Photography Competition

11.19.11 Prospective Student Career Exploration: Dallas

11.19-1.14.11 Exhibit: “In Process” Sanders Pace Architecture

12.1.11 Prospective Student Career Exploration: Wichita

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