Student work on display at K-State's College of Architecture, Planning and Design

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Monday, April 16, 2007

STUDENT WORK ON DISPLAY AT K-STATE'S COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND DESIGN

MANHATTAN -- The 14th annual Student Rendering Competition is on display at Kansas State University's College of Architecture, Planning and Design through April 27.

The juried competition was open to all students in the college, including students affiliated with program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The exhibit, in the Chang Gallery of Seaton Hall, is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.

Competition organizer Fayez Husseini, professor of interior architecture and product design, said the contest was designed to promote interaction and constructive competition among students regardless of major or level. He also hoped that in giving hidden talent intellectual, emotional and monetary recognition, the competition would encourage students to market their work.

The competition jury consisted of Gene Ernst, professor emeritus of the college; Chris Ford, a professor in the College of Architecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; John Gaunt, dean of the School of Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Kansas; Mikko Heikkinen, who holds the 2006-2007 Regnier Distinguished Chair of Architecture at K-State; and Melody Ellis Mirakian, an associate with Rafael Architecture in Kansas City, Mo.

Prizes were $100 for first place, $75 for second place, $50 for third place and for juror's choice, and $30 for honorable mention. The prizes were sponsored by the dean’s office at the College of Architecture, Planning and Design.

Students receiving awards included:

Klara Ferdova, undergraduate student in architecture, Manhattan, second place in color freehand rendering; Dwain South, fifth-year student in interior architecture and product design, Olathe, juror's choice; Corey Schneider, fifth-year student in architecture, Salina, first and third places in mixed media, and juror's choice; Adam Teefey, fifth-year student in architecture, Shawnee, honorable mention for black-and-white freehand rendering; and David Stauth, fifth-year student in architecture, Wichita, honorable mention in black-and-white freehand rendering and juror's choice.

From out of state:

From Minnesota: Carrie Bly, second-year student in architecture, Waconia, first place in black-and-white freehand rendering.

From Missouri: Nathaniel Smith, third-year student in architecture, Lake St. Louis, second place in mixed media; Andrea Nickisch, fifth-year student in architecture, Parkville, third place in color freehand rendering; Christopher Schneider, fifth-year student in architecture, first place in color freehand, Michelle Keeven, fifth-year student in interior architecture and product design, juror's choice, and Rob Wiedemann, fifth-year student in interior architecture and product design, juror's choice, all from St. Louis; Andrea Nelson, second-year student in interior architecture and product design, Smithville, second place in black-and-white freehand rendering; Katie Harms, fifth-year student in architecture, Weatherby, honorable mention in color freehand rendering.