Ted and Sue Knapp Delineation Competition selects nine APDesign students to receive awards
Monday, April 27, 2015
MANHATTAN — Work by students from Kansas State University's College of Architecture, Planning & Design, or APDesign, for the annual Ted and Sue Knapp Delineation Competition is on display in the Chang Gallery at Seaton Hall through Friday, May 1. The gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.
The annual competition was open to all students at APDesign, including those in the articulated program at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. It is sponsored by Ted Knapp, a 1964 Kansas State University architecture alumnus, and his wife, Sue. Competition awards include $2,000 for best in show-first place and $1,000 for best in show-second place. First place in each competition category earns $250, while honorable mention earns $100.
The competition jury included Ted Knapp, principal at TK Architects, Kansas City; Matt Knox, APDesign architecture department head and Brianna Sprague, APDesign graphic designer.
The following APDesign students earned honors in the competition:
Sarah McDonald, fifth-year student in architecture, honorable mention for "Analysis of a Pineapple," and Nick Nelson, fifth-year student in architecture, best in show-first place for "Train Eater," both from Overland Park; and Zane Parks, second-year student in architecture, Wichita, first place in the freehand black and white category for "Richard Meier High Museum."
From out of state:
Dain Susman, fifth-year student in architecture, Sedalia, Colorado, first place in the computer category, for "Shrouded Chapel"; Eric Dernbach, fifth-year student in architecture, Woodland Park, Colorado, best in show-second place for "City"; Nicholas Hnastchenko, fifth-year student in architecture, Shorewood, Minnesota, first place in the mixed media category for "Kaleidoscope"; Alex Palmer, fifth-year student in architecture, Flower Mound, Texas, honorable mention for "The Oasis"; and Nicholas Mercado, fifth-year student in architecture, Plano, Texas, first place in the freehand color category for "Tribute."
