HIGHLIGHTS

Lectures and Exhibitions,

Joplin Grant, FabShop, Yong Huang,

Filippo Caprioglio, Saundra Weddle

STudenT Work

Jurors Michael Speaks

and R. Bo Roberts select

2013 Librarium Prize winners

ALuMnI neWS

AIA New York Honor Award for

Johnson and Albert, Wells named

FAIA, HSA Alumni Design Award

winners, new Christopher Kennedy

furniture line

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HSANEWSDRURY ARCHITECTURE 2013

dIreCTor’SGREETINGS

HIGHLIGHTS

2012-13 LeCTureS And exHIbITIonS

The 2012–2013 HSA Lecture Series

explored the architecture of social

engagement on a global scale.

Speakers included Michael Murphy

(MASS Design Group, Boston), Erinn

McGurn (SCALEAfrica + SCALEStudio,

New York), Teddy Cruz (Estudio

Teddy Cruz; La Jolla, California),

Alfredo Brillembourg (Urban-Think

Tank; Caracas, São Paolo, New York,

and Zürich), Vladimir Belogolovsky

(Intercontinental Curatorial Project,

New York), and Emily Pilloton (Project H

Design; San Rafael, California).

The HSA also hosted two exhibitions

that further explored the architecture

of social engagement. During the fall

2012 semester, the school was home

to the exhibition “Buildings that Heal:

Towards an Architecture (of Impact),”

which surveyed the work of Boston’s

MASS Design Group. In the spring,

“Colombia: Transformed / Architecture

= Politics” exhibited recent socially-

conscious projects in contemporary

Colombian architecture.

HSA NEWS SPRING 2013 01

dear Alumni, Colleagues and

Friends of the HSA, welcome

to the trial issue of our newly

launched HSANews!

This is the first issue of what

we plan to develop, in a larger

format, with more pages,

into a yearly communication

channel to keep you informed

about our program and to keep

all of us informed about the

accomplishments of our alumni

across the country and the world.

Since I started my tenure as HSA Director in July 2012 I have made it a point

to grow the HSA communication network with its alumni base and the larger

community in architectural education and the profession. After an all-school

retreat held in fall 2012 with faculty and staff, a clear strategy emerged to

guide us in the years ahead in order to continue to improve the “Drury Model”

for architectural education: make the program excellent, unique and more

visible. HSANews will help us document our progress towards these goals.

Through this newsletter, we will offer updates on program highlights,

showcase the good work of our students, and report on faculty and alumni

accomplishments. The newsletter is also part of a larger communication

initiative that we have started, which included a new version of our web-site.

As we enter a new phase in the life of the school, this kind of communication

will become ever more critical for a healthy and strategic growth process, able

to leverage on the knowledge capital of the HSA and its alumni—a capital of

ideas and accomplishments that makes us all proud and, because of its still

unfulfilled great potential, encourages us to push forward and do even better.

Maurizio Sabini

FILIPPo CAPrIoGLIo

Italian architect

and educator

Filippo Caprioglio

will be the Visiting

Professor of

Practice at the

HSA during the Fall

2013 semester. His firm, Caprioglio

Associati, based in Venice, Italy,

has been featured in numerous

international publications including

l’Arca, Dwell, Domus, and The New

York Times.

SAundrA WeddLe

Professor Saundra Weddle was

awarded a Samuel H. Kress Foundation

grant by the Renaissance Society of

America, as well as a grant from the

Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation.

These grants will support Dr. Weddle’s

continuing research on the role of

women’s convents in shaping the urban

landscape of Venice.

YonG HuAnG

Yong Huang has joined the HSA full-

time faculty. Yong grew up in Beijing

and holds degrees from Beijing

Polytechnic University, Harvard

University, and Pratt Institute. He

worked for four years in the office

of Herzog and de Meuron, assisting

on their project for the “Bird’s Nest”

stadium for the Beijing Olympics as

well as on a number of other projects.

He has also worked with Davis Brody

Bond in New York, as well as with BIG -

Bjarke Ingels Group.

drurY JoPLIn TeAM WInS MAJor GrAnT

The HSA is part of a Drury interdisciplinary team that has been

awarded a $500,000 national grant from the TKF Foundation.

Drury has partnered with Cornell University, the US Forest

Service, Till Design, City of Joplin Parks and Recreation, and

Forest ReLeaf of Missouri. The research will study the sacred

role of open space in the post-disturbance contexts of Joplin,

Missouri after the 2011 tornado, as well in New York City after

9/11 and super-storm Sandy. Drury architecture students,

with professors Traci Sooter, Nancy Chikaraishi, Keith Hedges,

and Jayon You will design and build a garden space in Joplin’s

Cunningham Park. HSA FAbSHoP

HSA students have new fabrication resources available to

them, as the woodshop transitions to a more comprehensive

FabShop. The shop is now supervised by Joseph Ryan Osborne,

who joined the HSA in October. Ryan has experience in digital

fabrication, as well as an M.Arch. from the University of North

Carolina Charlotte and an MFA in furniture design from SCAD.

In January, the FabShop acquired a four-by-eight-foot ShopBot

CNC Router, which gives students and area professionals new

capabilities in modeling and fabrication.

MICHAeL buono

Former Director Michael J. Buono was honored by AIA Spring-

field with an Outstanding Service Award for Commitment and

Service in the area of Architectural Education.

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STudenTWORK

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erIC bALdWIn I Route 66 Museum I Best Third-Year ProjectBruce Moore, Studio Instructor

eMILY MCVeY I Drury Teaching Theater I Best Fourth-Year ProjectMichael Buono, Studio Instructor

THE TENTH ANNUAL LIBRARIUM PRIZE COMPETITION TOOK PLACE ON MAY 10TH. Michael Speaks—Dean of the College of Design

and Professor of Architecture at the University of

Kentucky—juried the exhibited projects along with

2009 HSA alumnus R. Bo Roberts, of Studio Daniel

Libeskind in New York.

brAndon LoTTer I Thesis Project: The Stacked Village - Chong Wan Hong Kong I Best Fifth-Year ProjectYong Huang, Studio Instructor I Robert Weddle, Thesis Seminar Instructor

ALuMnINEWS

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CHrIS JoHnSon And rAMonAALberT WIn AIA neW YorkHonor AWArd

The design for the Madaras

Kapolna, by Christopher Johnson

‘02 with Ramona Albert ‘03, received

a 2013 AIA New York Chapter Design

Honor Award in the Project category.

The projected small pilgrimage

chapel in the Transylvanian Harghita

Mountains is intended to provide

a place of rest for pilgrims and a

shelter for worship. The design is

a study in dualities, suggesting at

once the cave and the cathedral,

the tent and the stone, the digital

and the hand-built.

brAdLeY MIMLITz ‘86 is president of Park City

Architecture and Earthwall Builders in Park City, Utah.

Last year EWB produced rammed earth walls for the

Southeast Wyoming Welcome Center in Cheyenne, the

largest rammed earth building in North America.

JoHn oke-THoMAS ’90 is president and CEO at

Oke-Thomas and Associates in Springfield. John joined

senior officials from the Obama administration to

participate in a forum on jobs and the economy.

VInCenT eberSoLdT ’93 is principal of Ebersoldt

+ Associates Architecture in St. Louis. The firm, which

celebrated its sixth anniversary in March, was recently

named a certified Architectural Historian Consultant by

the state of Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

renee FronAbArGer ‘96 & kArTono nGuYen ‘03 are project architects at PGAV Destinations in St. Louis.

Renee was project architect for the recently opened

Sea Lion Sound at the St. Louis zoo, and Kartono

guided the design of new bear habitats at the Louisville

Zoo and the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago.

JASon HAInLIne ‘97 joined the staff of Dake Wells

Architecture in Springfield.

MArCuS FArr ‘99 teaches architecture and

urbanism studios as well as digital fabrication

seminars at the University of Colorado Boulder, where

his students are currently collaborating with RedLine

Urban Laboratory on the design of the Epic Arts Youth

Engagement Zone. Marcus also recently lectured at

Maryville University and was an invited guest critic at

Washington University.

JASon dALe PIerCe ‘00 is an architect and

associate at HOK St. Louis. In January Jason was

named to the Board of Directors of AIA St. Louis. He

previously served as Regional Director Advisor for the

Young Architects Forum.

IAn Ford ‘01 joined the staff at Ann Beha Architects

in Boston, where he is a Senior Architect.

JodY (bouLWAre) MILLer ‘01 is an architect and

Jennifer (Hartwig) Hedrick ‘94 is managing principal

at Simon Oswald Architecture (Columbia, Missouri),

which recently celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary.

JASon MITCHeLL ‘01 joined the staff of Studios

Architecture in San Francisco.

FrISLY CoLoP ‘04 is a designer at 10 Design in Hong

Kong, and is co-teaching an M.Arch. design studio at

the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

donnIe rodGerS, Jr. ‘06 is Community

Development Coordinator at the Urban Districts Alliance

in Springfield. Donnie participated in the National Trust

for Historic Preservation’s Leadership Training Capstone

Experience in Beaufort, South Carolina.

JoeL THoMAS ‘06 is a project manager at Bates and

Associates in Springfield, and was recently honored by

417 Magazine in its annual “20 Under 30” feature.

LAnneTTe GuerrA ‘08 joined the staff at De Meza

Architecture and Interiors in San Francisco.

AMAndA (TAYLor) SneLSon ‘08 joined the staff at

Ehrlich Architects in Culver City, California.

AMY eHLerS ‘09 joined the staff of Dake Wells

Architecture in Springfield.

Heather ray ‘09 has established Mineral Synergy, a

jewelry design studio based in Austin, Texas.

kuLeYA bruCe ‘11 is an AmeriCorps member and

outreach coordinator for Rebuilding Together St. Louis,

where she recently worked on the Old North Saint

Louis Green Space.

nATHAn buCk ‘11 joined the staff of GH2 Architects

in Tulsa.

CHrIS rICHArdS ’12 joined the staff of Tompkins

Architects in Kansas City.

AndreW WeLLS eLeVATed To AIACoLLeGe oF FeLLoWS

In July 2012, Andrew Wells ‘91 (Dake

Wells Architecture, Springfield) was

elevated to the AIA College of Fellows.

The FAIA designation honors “those

architects who have made a significant

contribution to architecture and society

and who have achieved a standard of

excellence in the profession.” Following

in the footsteps of Richard P. Stahl

(1914-2003) BA ‘36, Andrew is only the

second AIA Fellow from the southwest

Missouri region.

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AND ACCOLADES TO ARCHALUMNI@DRURY.EDU

2013 HSA ALuMnI deSIGn AWArd WInnerS

Kyle Nottmeier ‘02 (SPACE, St. Louis), Travis Tindall ‘06 (NFORM Architecture,

Springfield), and Rohit Handa ‘10 (Stantec Architecture, Edmonton, Canada)

have been honored with 2013 HSA Alumni Design Awards. Kyle’s design for the Pi

Pizzeria in St. Louis (pictured) won best project by a lead designer, and Travis’s

renovation and addition to the Greene County Archives facility in Springfield

was selected as best project by a recently graduated lead designer. Rohit’s

involvement in the design of the University of Alberta Dentistry Pharmacy Building

redevelopment was recognized as best project by a recently graduated design

team member. Congratulations to the winners, as well as to all of the very talented

alumni who submitted work.

FurnITure LIne bY CHrISToPHer kennedY

Christopher Kennedy ’99 B.Arch, ’02 MBA is currently

at work on lighting and soft goods lines to complement

his collections of custom luxury indoor and outdoor

furnishings, candles, and home décor. Kennedy’s Palm

Springs, California based interiors practice continues to

attract the attention of the press, with recent features in

California Homes, CA Home+Design, Going Organic, and

Angeleno Interiors.

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ANNUAL GIFTS FROM ALUMNI, PARTNERS AND

FRIENDS OFFER CRUCIAL SUPPORT FOR OUR

STUDENTS, FACULTY AND PROGRAMS.

Please give to the Hammons School of Architecture

and help us grow your program!

For more information about supporting the HSA

and specific ways to donate, please contact:

CHRIS TUCKNESS,

Director of Alumni and Development,

at ctuckness@drury.edu or 417.873.6857

ProFeSSIonAL AdVISorY CounCIL

kristi beattie ‘04

SAPP Design Associates Architects, Springfield MO Vincent ebersoldt ‘93

Ebersoldt + Associates, Saint Louis MO Charles Hill

Gaskin Hill Norcross, Springfield MO Matthew Hufft

Hufft Projects, Kansas City MO Christopher Johnson ‘02

Werner Sobek New York, New York NY Christopher kennedy ‘99

Christopher Kennedy Design, Palm Springs CA billy kimmons ‘99

Hood-Rich Architecture, Springfield MO John oke-Thomas ‘90

Oke-Thomas + Associates, Springfield MO Fred Powers

Powers Bowersox Associates, Saint Louis MO Steven Seibert ‘88

The Williams Company, Tulsa OK Stephanie Shadwick ‘05

nFORM Architecture, Springfield MO Amy Slattery

Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City MO Tracy Steinhauser ‘06

Gehry Partners, Los Angeles CA Andrew Wells ‘91

Dake Wells Architecture, Springfield MO

ArT And ArCHITeCTure drurY-ConneCT AdVISorY CounCIL

rob baird

CEO, Conco Companies Chris ball

President, Jack Ball Architects rita baron ‘99

Principal, Baron Design & Associates Chris Cotton ‘92

Director, Parks and Recreation, Joplin MO Jonathan Gano

Assistant Director of Public Works, City of Springfield Mark Gardner

CEO, Gardner Capital Michael Hamra

President and CEO, Hamra Enterprises Stuart Murr ‘97

Smart Designs / Mother’s Brewing Company Tim o’reilly

CEO, O’Reilly Hospitality Management doug PItt

Philanthropist and Owner,

ServiceWorld Computer Center Tim rosenbury

Partner, Butler, Rosenbury, and Partners Pam rubert

RuBert Studios and President,

Springfield Regional Arts Council Board Andrew Wells ‘91

Dake Wells Architecture, Springfield, MO rusty Worley ’92 ‘94

Executive Director, Urban Districts Alliance,

Springfield MO

FuLL-TIMe FACuLTY

Marshall Arne david beach Michael buono nancy Chikaraishi Jay Garrott keith Hedges Yong Huang Panos Leventis bruce Moore Gerard nadeau Maurizio Sabini Traci Sooter karen Spence robert Weddle Saundra Weddle Jayon You

STAFF

Gregory Ashby emma Clardy Jeff Hoener Galina Meyle Joseph ryan osborne

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PHoTo CredITS

Cover, 04, 05: courtesy Christopher Johnson and Ramona Albert. 02: Robert Weddle. 03: Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 3.0. 06: Convey Studios. 07: Aaron Bunse, A2theB Photography. 08: Chase Lindbergh. 01, 09: courtesy Drury University Marketing and Communications.

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