College of Architecture, Planning & Design

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).

Students Receive Scholarships

CAPD — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:00:00 -0500

The following outstanding students enrolled in the Kansas State University College of Architecture, Planning and Design have been selected as recipients of 2009-2010 scholarships funded by various chapters of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

Landscape Architecture Winning Tradition Continues

CAPD — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:05:00 -0500

The team who conceived, designed, and built K-State’s International Student Center Rain-Garden are the most recent recipients of a top award in the annual American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) National Student Design Competition.

Student Receives Holstrom Architectural Scholarship

CAPD — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:29:00 -0500

Stephanie Pile, a fifth-year student in architecture at Kansas State University from Centennial, Colorado, has been awarded The John E. Holstrom Alpha Tau Omega Architectural Scholarship.

2009 Newsletter

CAPD — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:36:00 -0500

The 2009 College of Architecture, Planning and Design Newsletter

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Keane Selected as Jarvis Chair of Landscape Architecture

CAPD — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:15:00 -0500

Professor Tim Keane has been selected as the 2009-2010 Jarvis Chair of Landscape Architecture in the Kansas State University College of Architecture, Planning and Design.

Kansas City Design Center

CAPD — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:13:00 -0500

Eight graduate students enrolled in the Kansas State University College of Architecture, Planning and Design will participate during the 2009-2010 academic year in the Kansas City Design Center (KCDC).