April 19, 2024
Emery McClure receives 2024 Award of Distinction from Washington University
Ursula Emery McClure, teaching professor in the GE Johnson Department of Architectural Engineering and Construction Science, is a 2024 Award of Distinction honoree from the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis.
The annual awards recognize alumni and others with connection to the school for professional achievements in architecture, art and design, as well as service to the profession, community or university. Emery McClure is a 1992 graduate of the school with a bachelor's degree in architecture. She received the award on April 18 at a ceremony on the St. Louis campus.
Emery McClure came to K-State in 2023 and teaches interdisciplinary courses in design, ethics and climate resiliency in both the architectural engineering department in the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering and the Staley School of Leadership. Prior to her arrival at K-State, she held the Ralph Hawkins Visiting Professorship of Architecture at the University of Texas at Arlington for three years and was a professor of architecture at Louisiana State University for 20 years.
In addition to her work in academia, Emery McClure is a founding partner of emerymcclure architecture, which speculates on the role of design in the confluence of multiple, seemingly contrary systems and aspires to develop tectonics that configure their futures. It engages this mission through design works, research writings and teaching.