Programs Again Among America's Best

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.

November 09, 2009 | read more »

2009 Mock Interviews

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.

November 06, 2009 | read more »

Faculty Noteworthy

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

November 04, 2009 | read more »

Ornelas President of NAAB

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.

November 02, 2009 | read more »

Plants, Not Plumbing

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.

October 26, 2009 | read more »

Jones Receives Fletcher Award

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.”

October 23, 2009 | read more »