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May 16, 2019

APDesign awards Heintzelman and Kremer prizes

Submitted by Megan Elzinga

Excellent design work by fifth-year students in the architecture program at Kansas State University's College of Architecture, Planning & Design, or APDesign, has been recognized with the Heintzelman and Kremer prizes.

The Heintzelman Prize is presented annually for outstanding individual design achievements by students in the final semester of the professional Master of Architecture degree program. The 2019 winner is Chandlor Wilson, Master of Architecture graduate, Denver, Colorado, for his project "Stratum," which was completed in the fifth-year architectural design studio led by Wendy Ornelas, professor of architecture.

The following 2019 Master of Architecture graduates are nominees for the Heintzelman Prize: Shea Ensor, Paris, Missouri, project title "Tuttle Creek Interpretive Site," completed in the studio of Bob Condia, professor of architecture; Nick Horvath, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, project title "Century Market," completed in the studio of Genevieve Baudoin, associate professor of architecture.

The Heintzelman Prize is named after J. Cranston Heintzelman, a longtime educator in the university's architecture department. After earning a Master of Architecture from Columbia University, Heintzelman moved to Manhattan in 1947 to begin a distinguished career teaching architectural design, sculpture and design theory. The Heintzelman Prize has been awarded by the faculty each year since Heintzelman's retirement in 1983.

The Kremer Prize is awarded for outstanding collaborative design achievements by students in the final semester of the professional Master of Architecture program. This year's winning project was the “Net Positive Studio," conducted in the fifth-year architectural design studio led by Michael Gibson, associate professor of architecture.

The following Master of Architecture graduates were "Net Positive Studio" project members:

Matthew Dickman, Colby; Kody Gabel, Oakley; and Johnathan Disberger, Wamego. 

From out of state: William Olds, Minnetonka, Minnesota.

From Missouri: Christian Carter, Excelsior Springs; Jessica Wyatt, Farley; Amber Morris, Moberly; Joseph Kutter, St. Charles; Stephen Bregande, St. Louis; Danielle Dillaha, St. Peters.

Catherine Matthews, San Antonio, Texas.

From out of country: Yueming Cao, China; Kazem Namazi, Iran; Safa Salih, Iraq; and Mi Chele Lee, Malaysia.

Also nominated for the Kremer Prize for the project "Prospect Avenue Nodal Study," conducted in the fifth-year architectural design studio led by Vladimir Krstic, professor of architecture, at the Kansas City Design Center are the following students:

From Greater Kansas City: Chelsey Thibodo, and Charlie Vue, both from Kansas City; Ashton McWhorter, Overland Park; and Jaye Peters, Shawnee.

From Missouri: Dennis Tong, Belton; Lauren Silvers, Gerald; Jadenn Kelley, and Alexander Overbay both from Independence; Basil Freeman, and Michael West, both from Kansas City; Samuel Green, Lee's Summit; George Aguilar, Raytown;

Stasha Thomas, Tucson, Arizona; and Elana Carter, Quincy, Illinois. 

The Kremer Prize is named after Eugene Kremer, a longtime member and head of the architecture department. As an educator and adviser, Kremer fostered in thousands of students a passion for learning and a desire to achieve excellence in all areas of responsibility. While working throughout his tenure to promote strong and lasting relationships between practicing architects and the college's students, Kremer also created opportunities to engage students in collaborative activities, both on and off campus.

The Heintzelman-Kremer jury includes Brent Crittenden and Sarah Gibson, Urban Improvement Company in St. Louis, Ted Hyman, ZGF Architects in Los Angeles and Tom Leslie, professor of architecture at Iowa State University.