Architecture Student Receives AIA Honor

Designing a bold and innovative project has earned a Kansas State University student the highest award given by Kansas architecture professionals.

Adam Wagoner, a fourth-year architecture student from McPherson, Kansas, received an Honor Award for Student Architecture from the American Institute of Architects Kansas for his scheme for the “Seattle Martial Arts Center.” Wagoner worked on the project in the spring of 2007 in a studio class taught by Larry Bowne, assistant professor of architecture.

The award was presented to Wagoner as part of the AIA Kansas meeting held in early November in Topeka. The jury chair was Audrey O’Hagan, AIA, of Audrey O’Hagan Architects, LLC, Newton, Massachusetts. Other members of the jury were David J. Hacin, AIA, Hacin + Associates, Inc.; Robert Taylor, AIA, Taylor & Burns Architects; and Elizabeth Whittaker, AIA, Merge Architects, all of Boston.

Jurors praised the several student award recipients. “The student projects showed a high level of inventiveness and an energy that should not be lost in the execution of real world problems,” the jurors said. “These are all designers to watch.” Professor Bowne notes that his project embodied Wagoner’s keen interest in the experiential and spiritual aspects of design, and was particularly well-crafted in physical and digital modeling.

AIA Kansas is a not-for-profit association that fosters the capacity of the architectural profession to serve society.

For more information, contact:
Larry Bowne, 785.532.1174
Diane Potts, 785.532.1090