College of Architecture, Planning & Design

Students Matter Most To This Architect

CAPD — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:12:00 -0600

From Winter 2009 K-Stater; reprinted here courtesy of K-State Alumni Association.

In an office filled with knick-knacks, photos of former students and architectural models stacked to the ceiling, LaBarbara Wigfall talks about her 21 years at K-State.

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Lego Art

CAPD — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:03:00 -0600

From Winter 2009 K-Stater; reprinted here courtesy of K-State Alumni Association.

Adam Tucker received his Bachelor of Architecture in 1996 from K-State.

Artists use many forms of media to create art, such as paint, wood, clay and metal. An exhibit at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry displays the artistic talent of Adam Reed Tucker ’96 who creates art with LEGO® plastic bricks— nearly a half million bricks in one work alone.

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Robert W. Jackson, 1923-2009

CAPD — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:58:00 -0600

Robert W. “Bob” Jackson, 86, died Tuesday, December 29, 2009, at the Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community, Bramlage House, in Manhattan.

Bowman Design Forum

CAPD — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:10:00 -0600

The 11^th annual Bowman Design Forum of the College of Architecture, Planning and Design was held on the K-State campus on December 11, 2009. The Forum brings internationally acclaimed architects to campus to discuss third-year work by students in the K-State Department of Architecture.

More Kudos to the Following CAPD Faculty and Students

CAPD — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:52:00 -0600

More kudos to the following CAPD faculty and students …

Kudos to the Following CAPD Faculty and Students

CAPD — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:18:00 -0600

Kudos to the following CAPD faculty and students …

Programs Again Among America's Best

CAPD — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:01:00 -0600

Academic programs in the K-State College of Architecture, Planning and Design were ranked as follows in the 2010 nation-wide survey of leading firms across the United States:

bachelor of interior architecture/design programs - third;
master of interior architecture/design program - seventh;
bachelor of landscape architecture program - third;
master of landscape architecture program - fourth;
bachelor of architecture program - sixth; and
master of architecture program - sixteenth.

2009 Mock Interviews

CAPD — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:52:00 -0600

Nearly 140 mock interviews were organized by the Kansas State University College of Architecture, Planning and Design so that students would have the chance to hone their interviewing skills with the help of prospective employers.

Faculty Noteworthy

CAPD — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:59:00 -0600

Please note the following recent activities and accomplishments by CAPD faculty.

Ornelas President of NAAB

CAPD — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:25:00 -0600

Wendy Ornelas, FAIA, has begun serving as president of the Board of Directors of the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). Her 2010 term in the office began on Saturday, October 24, 2009.

Plants, Not Plumbing

CAPD — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:53:00 -0500

Invasive species can threaten any ecosystem. In the rain gardens that K-State landscape architecture students planted last summer at Manhattan’s Sunset Zoo, the most resilient invaders have been the park’s itinerant, jewel-toned peacocks and their mates.

Jones Receives Fletcher Award

CAPD — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:57:00 -0500

Professor James S. Jones recently received the 2009 James A. Fletcher Memorial Award from the Manhattan Arts Center (MAC) for his watercolor, “Hopi Ritual Master.”

Carolyn Pretzer, 1931-2009

CAPD — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:32:00 -0500

Carolyn Ann (Barndt) Pretzer, 78, of Manhattan, died at Stoneybrook Retirement Community Friday, October 3, 2009, after a courageous battle with lung cancer.

AIAS Presents Community Service Award

CAPD — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:20:00 -0500

The Kansas State University chapter of the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) has presented Lee Skabelund with its 2009 Community Service Award.

Day Receives ASLA Award

CAPD — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:04:00 -0500

Dennis Day, emeritus professor of landscape architecture, has been awarded the Jot D. Carpenter Medal by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).