Author: Megan Elzinga

Two students in the College of Architecture, Planning & Design received scholarships in the eighth annual design competition sponsored by MANKO Window Systems on Dec. 13 in Regnier Forum.

Kelsie DeWitt, a fourth-year architecture student, Hays, is receiving a $5,000 scholarship as competition winner for her project “CRIT (Colorado River Indian Tribes) Youth and Family Resource Center” from assistant professor Chad Schwartz’s studio. The design was an assignment in her fourth-year comprehensive studio class, requiring students to integrate conceptual and technical knowledge into one complete project for a presentation with drawings, renderings and models.

Kazem Namazi, postbaccalaureate architecture student, Iran, is receiving a $2,000 runner-up scholarship for his project “Fisch Haus Black Box Theater” from associate Todd Gabbard’s studio.

Following a review, one student from each of the department’s five fourth-year studios was selected to compete for the MANKO awards, with each developing a narrative slide presentation to present to jurors, who were all established practitioners in the field.

The competition jury included Shelby Doyle, member of the American Institute of Architects, assistant professor of architecture and Daniel J. Huberty faculty fellow, Iowa State University; Khalid Khan, principal, Neumann Monson Architects in Des Moines, Iowa; and Grant Nordby, member of the American Institute of Architects and Shive-Hattery Architecture and Engineering in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

The following architecture students also were selected for the MANKO Design Competition:

Sid Jambunathan, Shawnee, representing the studio of Grant Alford, assistant professor of architecture; Garrett Klingaman, St. Charles, Missouri, representing the studio of Genevieve Baudoin, associate professor of architecture; and Carleigh Pope, Omaha, Nebraska, representing the BNIM studio.

On May 21st, 2019 Manko Window Systems, Inc. celebrated its 30th Anniversary. Manko continues to strive everyday to meet its original commitment of providing exceptional customer service above all else.

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Roger Clark, a fourth-year architecture student at Kansas State University, Anthony, is receiving a $4,000 scholarship as winner of a College of Architecture, Planning & Design, or APDesign, competition sponsored by Manko Window Systems. Vatsal Patel, also a fourth-year architecture student, India, is receiving a $1,000 runner-up scholarship.

Clark’s project was “MOVE: A Wichita Dance House” from assistant professor Genevieve Baudoin’s studio. The design was an assignment in his fourth-year comprehensive studio class, requiring students to integrate conceptual and technical knowledge into one complete project for a presentation with drawings, renderings and models. Following a review, one student from each studio was selected to compete for the Manko award, with each developing a narrative slide presentation to present to judges, who were all established practitioners in the field.

Patel’s project was “Solitude and Commune — a Cistercian Monastery” from assistant professor Chad Schwartz’s studio.

As part of the graduation requirements, both Clark and Patel will be on academic internship for the spring 2019 semester.

The competition jury:

Rachel W. Zebrowski, member of the American Institute of Architects and president and design director at Miles Associates in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With 30 years of experience, Zebrowski has completed a variety of projects with a focus on corporate headquarters, master planning and academic facilities. Her expertise is in the integration of leading-edge technologies into architecture, enhancing the communication of ideas in work and education environments. After receiving her Master of Architecture from UCLA School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Zebrowski became a founding partner of Page Zebrowski Architects, and a partner with Urban Design Group.

Shannon West, associate principal at Selser Shaefer Architects. In 2002, West joined Selser Schaefer Architects, a 28-person design firm in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For 15 years, he worked closely with founder and lead designer, Bob Schaefer, on some of the firm’s most iconic projects. West leads the firm’s design efforts. He has extensive experience with programming, master planning and design of a wide variety of project types.

Patrick C. Schoenfeldt, member of the American Institute of Architects and director of architecture at Studio Architecture in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. After graduating in 1985 from the University of Oklahoma’s College of Architecture with a Bachelor of Architecture, Schoenfeldt became a leading health care designer at Rees Associates and Brinkley Sargent Architects in Texas, later specializing in sports architecture. In 2001, Schoenfeldt relocated back to Oklahoma, and became a founding member of Studio Architecture.

The following fourth-year architecture students also were selected for the Manko competition: Jacob Frazier, representing the summer studio of Todd Gabbard, associate professor of architecture; Nataani Garnenez, BNIM Studio; Tayvia Navy, representing the studio of Chris Fein, visiting assistant professor of architecture; and Stasha Thomas, BNIM Summer Studio.