College of Architecture and PlanningBall State University

CAP AlumniSymposium

September 11, 2009

CAPAlumniSymposium

Distinguished Alumnus Award Recipients

Craig Hartman, BArch ’73 1998Julia Monk, BArch ’79 1999Bruce Race, BArch ’80 1999Linda Nelson Keane, BArch ’78 2000Michael J. Holtz, BArch ’71 2001Kerry Harding, BLA ’82 2001Dennis Gordon, URS ’75 2002Craig Mullins, BArch ’71 2002Carol J H Yetken, BS ’78 2003Greg Jacoby, BArch ’82 2004Roger Neuenschwander, BArch ’73 2005Yung Ho Chang, BS ’83 2006Douglas Reddington, BArch ’78 2007Karl Sonnenberg, BArch ’75 2008

Award of Outstanding Achievement Award Recipients

Mark Chidister, BS ’77 1998Sheila Rawlins Snider, BArch ’74 1998Rod Underwood, BArch ’71 1999Eric Ernstberger, BLA ’78 1999Alicia Goehring, MURP ’92 2000Kurt Ofer, BArch ’83 2000Ron Taylor, BLA ’93 2000Wayne Estopinal, BArch ’79 2001Teresa Jeter, MURP ’95 2001Roger Neuenschwander, BArch ’73 2001Paul Harding, BArch ’75 2002Jeff Kingsbury, BUPD ’91 2002Ronald Menze, BArch ’79 2002Nolan Bingham, BArch ’76 2003Thomas Doolittle, BLA ’83 2003Kevin Russell, BArch ’97 2003Jenifer Seal, BArch ‘94 2003Mark Fishero & Al McGuire, BArch ’83 2004Todd Rottmann, BArch ’92 2004Deborah Burkhart, BArch ’80 2005Ronald Fisher, BArch ’79 2005Thomas Kerwin, BArch ’86 2005Gregory Torchio, BArch ’80 2005William Brown, BArch ’93 2006Debra Kunce, BArch ’93 2006Les Smith, MLA ’85 2006Alan Reed, BArch ’86 2007Jenelle Strayer Smagala, BArch ’88 2007Diana M.H. Brenner, BArch ’92 2008Donald Powell, Jr., BArch ’76 2008John Hawkins, BArch ’82 2009Rachel Minnery, BArch ’98 2009Mark Williams, BArch ’89 2009

College of Architecture and Planning Alumni Society Board of Directors

Trent Spence, BLA ’96 – PresidentKaren Courtney, BArch ’78 Mark Demerly, BArch ’81Heather Graninger, BArch ’99Greg Jacoby, BArch ’82Jeffrey R. Mader, BLA ‘98M.J. Meneley, BLA ’96Carol Ann Schweikert, MSHP ‘95Adam Thies, BUPD ‘00Malcolm Cairns, Faculty representative

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Welcome from the DeanIn the fall of 2008 we celebrated our first in-house “CAP Alumni Symposium”. With this second implementation of the event we are establishing a new CAP tradition that stands in testimony of our vocation towards building a community of knowledge that bridges over graduation formalities and acknowledges that we are all perpetual learners.

The “CAP Alumni Symposium” seeks to provide a forum through which our faculty, stu-dents, and former students can profits from the wealth of professional experience that our alumni can provide. In order to do that, we will take time out from our usual schedule and learn about the richness of the creative work of our Alumni. In many instances, our alumni will be presenting work that has already received a substantial amount of atten-tion from professional media and has been subject of national and international recogni-tion. This is a great opportunity to establish a dialog on subjects of substantial impor-tance in our disciplines and professions.

The morning plenary sessions (see schedule on next page) will be dedicated to celebrate the achievements of our three 2009 Outstanding Alumni. Their presentations will address theoretical and practical issues that will be later revisited in the context of discussion-oriented parallel session during the afternoon.

In this publication you will find short abstracts of all the presentations of the symposium. You will find that our strength in teaching with an emphasis on sustainability, historic preservation, emerging media, technology, research, and community engagement is evi-dent in their work. The multidisciplinary depth of their work is obvious. We hope that as we learn more about each other, our ability to collaborate and build further on potential synergies will continue to grow. We hereby invite our alumni and faculty to seek opportu-nities for collaboration.

Together we constitute an influential force that can have a transforming effect on how we teach and practice our professions in the future.

Guillermo Vasquez de Velasco, Ph.D.Dean

CAP ALUMNI SYMPOSIUM

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

College of Architecture and Planning

Ball State University

Editor: Pat QuinnProduction: Chris Helmswww.bsu.edu/cap

Contents

Welcome from the Dean 1Schedule of Events 2Mark Williams 4John Hawkins 5Rachel Minnery 6Research and Practice 7Career Strategies 10The Urban Dimension 13The Interior Dimension 16The Historical Dimension 17CAP Faculty Directory 18CAP Facilities 19BSU Campus 20

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9:00 am Breakfast - CAP Gallery9:30 am Introduction - Dean Guillermo Vasquez de Velasco

Opening Remarks - Provost Terry King10:00 am Mark Williams, 2009 Award of Outstanding Achievement

Sports and Entertainment Venues - The Rebirth of an Architectural Statement

10:40 am John Hawkins, 2009 Award of Outstanding AchievementDigital Design, Analog Brain

11:20 am Rachel Minnery, 2009 Award of Outstanding AchievementSocial and Environmental Sustainability: Design and Disaster Response for Communities

12:00 pm Lunch

1:00 pm

AB100Research and Practice

Victoria NicholsEvidence Based Design in a Real World Practice

AB101Career Strategies

Sarah Hempstead & Debra KunceThe Diverse Practice of Architecture

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1:30 pm Julie Kern & Gary VanceLifeStructures Metrics® Impacting Today’s Health-care World

Wendell AdamsGetting Hired in a Down Market and Controlling One’s Destiny

2:00 pm Ron MenzeLEAN Methodologies in Healthcare

Tom KerwinThe Link Between Corporate Responsibility, Civic Involvement and the Built Environment

2:30 pm Coffee Break - Gallery

3:00 pm

The Urban DimensionCatherine Baker & Jeff BoneBunk Beds to City Blocks: Designing for Housing Needs Big & Small

The Interior DimensionDiana BrennerInterior Architecture - Form Concept to Completion

The Historical DimensionDave AllenHoly Ground - Renovations of Historic Worship Buildings

3:30 pm Matthew SeybertMy Life as a Design Polyglot

Panel Discussion with Timothy Hawk and Hank HildebrandtDiscussion moderated by Reza Ahmadi,Chair of the Interior Design Department at Ball State University

Panel Discussion with David Kroll and Susan Lankford

4:00 pm Harry Eggink, 2009 Charles M. Sappenfield Award of ExcellenceThe Layers and Spaces of Sustainable Urban Design

Schedule of Events

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9:00 am Breakfast - CAP Gallery9:30 am Introduction - Dean Guillermo Vasquez de Velasco

Opening Remarks - Provost Terry King10:00 am Mark Williams, 2009 Award of Outstanding Achievement

Sports and Entertainment Venues - The Rebirth of an Architectural Statement

10:40 am John Hawkins, 2009 Award of Outstanding AchievementDigital Design, Analog Brain

11:20 am Rachel Minnery, 2009 Award of Outstanding AchievementSocial and Environmental Sustainability: Design and Disaster Response for Communities

12:00 pm Lunch

1:00 pm

AB100Research and Practice

Victoria NicholsEvidence Based Design in a Real World Practice

AB101Career Strategies

Sarah Hempstead & Debra KunceThe Diverse Practice of Architecture

AB004

1:30 pm Julie Kern & Gary VanceLifeStructures Metrics® Impacting Today’s Health-care World

Wendell AdamsGetting Hired in a Down Market and Controlling One’s Destiny

2:00 pm Ron MenzeLEAN Methodologies in Healthcare

Tom KerwinThe Link Between Corporate Responsibility, Civic Involvement and the Built Environment

2:30 pm Coffee Break - Gallery

3:00 pm

The Urban DimensionCatherine Baker & Jeff BoneBunk Beds to City Blocks: Designing for Housing Needs Big & Small

The Interior DimensionDiana BrennerInterior Architecture - Form Concept to Completion

The Historical DimensionDave AllenHoly Ground - Renovations of Historic Worship Buildings

3:30 pm Matthew SeybertMy Life as a Design Polyglot

Panel Discussion with Timothy Hawk and Hank HildebrandtDiscussion moderated by Reza Ahmadi,Chair of the Interior Design Department at Ball State University

Panel Discussion with David Kroll and Susan Lankford

4:00 pm Harry Eggink, 2009 Charles M. Sappenfield Award of ExcellenceThe Layers and Spaces of Sustainable Urban Design

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Plenary SpeakerMark Williams, AIA, LEED AP - 2009 Award of Outstanding Achievement

Principal Director of Business Development for HSK Sports & Entertainment Group. • B.Arch., Ball State Uni-versity, 1989 • B.A. in Architecture, Iowa State University • HSK, Inc., Dallas, Texas, 1996 – present • EI Brown, Architects and Engineers, Indianapolis, 1991 – 1996 • James Architects and Engineers, Inc., Indianapolis, 1990 - 1991 • LEED Accredited Professional • Member of the American Institute of Architects • Member of the International Association of Arena Managers • Member of the Stadium Managers Association

Sports and Entertainment VenuesThe Rebirth of an Architectural Statement

Many architects and historians believe that you must go back to the famous Colosseum of Rome or the Greek Olympiad to find a sports and entertainment venue that ranks as a significant piece of World Architecture. More recently others often refer to some of the older ballparks associated with Major League Baseball. Many of the other projects designed across this extensive timeline where developed by satisfying the requirements of the seating bowl component and then applying a skin (often influenced by the architecture of other building types) to complete the design. This process has lead to a long list of buildings that are full of memories and history on the playing fields, but limited impact on the influ-ence of architecture.

Mark Williams with the HKS Sports and Entertainment Group will show how recent projects like the Dallas Cowboys New Stadium and the new home of the Liverpool Football Club have changed the process of how this building type gets developed and designed.

Investigating how “Designing from the Brand Out” incorporates the fundamental requirements of the sport, enhances the patrons experience, elevates the sponsorship and branding integration and creates real results in revenue generating architecture will also be discussed and explored thru recent works and examples. This process has created venues that are now again considered significant architectural statements and not just another stadium or ballpark.

Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis

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Plenary SpeakerJohn Hawkins, AIA - 2009 Award of Outstanding Achievement

B.Arch., Ball State University, 1982 • B.S., Environmental Design, Ball State University, 1982 • Indiana University School of Law, 1982-93 • KovertHawkins Architects Principal, Founding Partner, 1985 – present • Bickel-Gibson Architects, 1982 – 1985 • James Associates, Inc. – Intern Architect, 1980 • American Institute of Architects, Member • Indiana Society of Architects, Central Southern Indiana Chapter, Member • American Society of Architectural Illustrators, Member • International Code Council, Member • Commissioner, Indiana Fire Preven-tion and Building Safety Commission, Division of Department of Homeland Security, 2005 – present • Indiana Architectural Foundation, Board of Directors, 1998 – 2004 • Washington County YMCA Founding Board Member • One Southern Indiana Professional of the Year Award, 2009

Digital Design, Analog Brain

John Hawkins is a founding partner of KovertHawkins Architects. Now in their 24th year, the firm has won several national design awards from the Tilt-Up Concrete Association, and numerous local and state design awards in both Indiana and Kentucky. John’s computer illustrations have been published and exhibited nationally and internationally. He is an ICC Certified Commercial Building Inspector and for the last five years has served on the Indiana Fire and Building Services Commission. He prepared the fiscal impact study for and authored a number of the amendments to the 2008 Indiana Building Code. He lives, works and remains a part of the small, southern Indiana community where he grew up and he shows that perseverance and hard work often matter more than raw talent.

His presentation will include a brief overview of his career, including historic preservation; commercial; educational; health care; postal service; industrial; and suburban office projects. He will also discuss his award winning digital illustra-tion technique, and the use of both hand and computer sketches during design. He will show his latest collabo-ration on a new 900 seat Catholic Church project with Entheos Architects and explain why he does not use SketchUp.

JOM Pharmaceuticals

Springs Valley Middle School

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Plenary SpeakerRachel Minnery, AIA, LEED AP - 2009 Award of Outstanding Achievement

B.Arch., Ball State University, 1998 • B.S., Environmental Design, Ball State University, 1998 • Environmental Works, Seattle, Washington, 2009 • Minthun Architects + Designers + Planners 2006 – 2008 • PLACE Architects, 2004 – 2006 • Northwest Architectural Company, 1999 – 2004 • American Institute of Architects (AIA) – Member • LEED Accredited Professional • AIA National Disaster Response Committee, 2006-2008 • AIA National Com-munities by Design Committee, 2007-2009 • AIA Seattle: Disaster Preparedness and Response Committee, Co-Chair, 2002-present • Graduate of the Last Decade (G.O.L.D.) Award from Ball State University, 2008 • AIA Seattle Community Service Award, 2006 • AIA Pacific NW Grassroots Scholarship, 2006

Social and environmental sustainability:Design and disaster response for communities in need

Rachel will talk about integrating community service into one’s practice of design through work and volunteering with the AIA and Architects Without Borders in Seattle.

Following the tsunami in southeast Asia, Rachel cofounded the Seattle chapter of Architects Without Borders (AWB), a non-profit bringing architectural services to communities and non-profit organizations who otherwise could not afford design services. Architects Without Borders engages individuals and firms in the 1% solution: donating 1% of time to local and international design projects.

Architects and interns with the AIA and AWB have been a valuable asset in disaster response and recovery. Rachel will discuss how volunteer architects assisted after Hurricane Katrina and the Washington floods of 2007 by providing build-ing damage assessments. With the onset of “global weirding “ the prevalence of natural disasters will demand that more architects engage as volunteers in their communities during times of crises.

Rachel Minnery is an architect and LEED accredited professional at Environmental Works, a non-profit community design center in Seattle, WA. With a focus on environmentally and socially responsible design, Rachel has worked with clients in both the public and private sector on housing, healthcare and education building and planning projects. She is the chair of the National AIA’s Disaster Assistance Advisory Group. Rachel also served on the National AIA Communities by De-sign Committee, developing design principles for livable, walkable communities. She has been featured and interviewed on local radio, newspapers, and journals. In 2006, AIA Seattle honored her with the Community Service Award. Rachel is the recipient of the Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) award from Ball State University.

Orphanage in Sri Lanka by Architects Without Borders

Hurricane Katrina damage assess-ments at University of Southern Mis-sissippi

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Research and Practice

Victoria Nichols, AIA, LEED AP

B.Arch., Ball State University, 1995 • B.S. Environmental Design, Ball State University, 1995 • Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects, LLP, Portland, OR, 2007-present • Mahlum Architects, Inc., Portland, OR, 1999-2007 • HLM Design, Port-land, OR, 1998-1999 • Mildren Design Group, Lake Oswego, OR, 1995-1998 • Member, Architecture for Healthcare Panel, AIA Washington/Oregon Region

Evidence Based Design in a Real World Practice

Objective: To provide a deeper practical understanding of Evidence Based Design as a design tool.

The term “Evidence Based Design” is frequently used, particularly in health care facility development. Evidence Based Design strives to make design decisions based on actual evidence that shows how the built environment makes a difference in human behavior thus affecting efficiency, well being, and perceptions. While all designers have sought to make the built environment a better place, most have relied on intuition and informal observa-tions. “Evidence Based Design” seeks to apply rigor of the scientific method. Rigor similar to how medical or educational researchers evaluate best treatments or methods. While there have been numerous examples of applying the scientific method to building research, there are challenges including:Most buildings are customized and not repeated and the scientific method requires findings to be repeated. The scientific method strives to reduce number of variables, but the built environment includes significant number of variables in building construction and operations. There is the risk of rationalizing findings which can occur with the two prior challenges.

The presentation will define and outline the origins of Evidence Based Design including Indiana’s key role. Background will be pro-vided on how Evidence Based Design has improved the built environment and what are current limitations to this design tool. Fi-nally three recent/current national projects* will be used to illustrate how Evidence Based Design was used and how results are to be tested. Lessons learned will also be noted.

* The Children’s Hospital at Fitzsi-mons, Denver CO, Providence Portland Medical Center North Pa-vilion, Portland OR, and Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago IL

Outpatient Infusion Terrace; Providence-Portland Medical Center Cancer Center

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Julie Kern

B.Arch. Ball State University, 1989 • BSA LifeStructures, 2006 – presentJulie has 20 years of experience in the healthcare design field. In addition to healthcare design her responsibilities include directing evidence-based design research projects and developing LifeStructures Metrics – a repository and database for facility metrics and evidence-based design. LifeStructures Metrics adds value to the project by utilizing research, data, documentation, and comparative analysis in order to meet the specific needs of a project.

Gary Vance

B.Arch. Ball State University, 1984 • BSA LifeStructuresPrior to joining BSA LifeStructures, Gary worked for two private architectural firms specializing in healthcare planning and design. Gary also worked for 11 years in the for-profit sector of healthcare for Humana. As a manager of design, Gary led the planning and design effort for an initiative that developed and opened 25 hospitals in a five-year period.

Collaborative Teaching/Learning Environment for Students of Architecture,Construction Sciences, and Landscape Architecture

We live in a world where there is an emerging emphasis placed on research and evidence-based design within the architectural world. Our clients are more highly educated, and they are beginning to demand empirical evidence to support what we, as architects, are telling them to consider in their facilities. This is becoming ever-more apparent within the healthcare sector.

In an effort to transform information into intelligence through the use of evidence-based design, BSA LifeStructures developed LifeStructures Metrics - our individual approach to evidence-based design where we share evidence about the physical environment with our clients in order to help them make informed design decisions related to measurable outcomes. When it comes to creating healthcare environments for our clients, LifeStructures Metrics adds value by: • Enabling BSA LifeStructures’ employees to make informed design decisions based on sound information. • Providing BSA LifeStructures’ clients with a means to compare their facility to their competition. • Utilizing metrics and research as a means to provide the client with confirmation that they have made the right decisions.

LifeStructures Metrics utilizes a four-part approach to evidence-based design. By integrating Facility, Satisfaction, Operational, and Research Metrics into our design process, we are able to provide a foundation for the quantifiable results needed to create an evidence-based healthcare design. This presentation will expand upon LifeStructures Metrics, sharing specific examples of evidence-based design within the healthcare world and the posi-tive impact it has had upon patient care, medical staff and hospital operations at large.

Lakeland Healthcare’s four-story Inpatient Pavilion in St. Joseph, Michigan

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Ron Menze, AIA, ACHA

B.Arch. and B.S., Ball State University, 1979 • Henry Adams AIA Medal and Certificate, 1979 • Alpha Rho Chi Medal for Leadership, Service and Merit, 1979 • Morrison Kattman Menze, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1991 – present • Member, American College of Healthcare Architects – ACHA • Member, American Institute of Architects • AIA Fort Wayne – Past Secretary

LEAN Methodologies in Healthcare

The architects’ role may not always require the designing of spaces but may also include the simple research involved to assist the client in shaping the usage of their hospital environments.

Three distinct and valid methods were welcomed by Dupont Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana to improve patient and family care levels.

Method One was used for the planning and programming for the shift from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Ward to a Single Room NICU Design. Direct visual observation performed by numerous individuals of the facility, staff, and family before the move and that same direct visual observation of the newly expanded style unit proved invaluable in our design research.

Method Two was the use of staff and family surveys. An extensive professionally conducted national benchmarking staff survey was performed. The staff was surveyed on the four most relevant topics for the built environment. Surveys of families of NICU babies were anecdotal.

Method Three was used and involved no space design for Dupont Hospital. The Hospital was implementing Computer Physician Order Entry (CPOE) into their nursing bed floors. A nurse-carried electronic device was used to randomly survey nurse activity. Over 1400 data points were collected. This data was collected and compared to a national benchmarking study.

While the projects give background to the LEAN methods, the focus of this presentation is the goals and outcomes of the research methods them-selves. Frank discussions and findings will be shared, compared and contrasted in this presentation.

National Benchmark Output

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Career Strategies

Sarah Hempstead, AIA, LEED AP

B.Arch., Ball State University, 1998 • B.S. Environmental Design, Ball State University, 1998 • Schmidt Associ-ates, Indianapolis, 2001 - present • Prince/Alexander, Indianapolis, 1998 - 2001 • American Institute of Architects, Member • AIA Indianapolis Chapter, President during the 150 year anniversary initiative, 2007 • LEED Accredited Professional • National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMAS), Member • Society for College and University Planning, Member • Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers, Member

Debra Kunce, AIA, LEED AP

B.Arch., Ball State University, 1993 • B.S., Environmental Design, 1993 • Schmidt Associates, 1994 – present • BSA Design, 1993 & 1994 • The Odle, McGuire, and Shook Corporation, 1991 • American Institute of Architects (AIA), Member • AIA Board of Directors, Director of the Ohio Valley Region, 2009 • AIA Ohio Valley Regional Convention Indiana Chair, 2005 • Indianapolis Chapter of the AIA • President, 2005; Vice President/President Elect, 2004; Trea-surer, 2003; Secretary, 2002; Public Relations Director, 1999; Women in Architecture Committee Chair, 1997 • LEED Accredited Professional • Indianapolis Business Journal’s Forty Under 40, 2004

The Diverse Practice of Architecture

If you are pursuing a career in architecture because you want to design buildings, think again! For many architects their service to clients goes far beyond architecture. It could involve strategic planning, finding creative strategies for project funding, legislation, urban planning, energy solutions and developing community consensus.

Sarah Hempstead, a principal at Schmidt Associates, cites a project to build a new museum. Before the building design could start, she helped the citizen committee interview fund raising consultants. For yet another project, Sarah and Deb Kunce evaluated all of Ivy Tech’s 23 campuses and de-veloped facility standards that will guide new construction and renovation projects for years to come.

Deb Kunce, an associate at Schmidt Associates, leads the program management team for Indianapolis Public Schools’ massive capital improvements program. She is responsible for professional services selection, overseeing workforce and diversity initiatives, community meetings, fa-cility standards, master planning, strategies for governmen-tal approvals, bond financing, city permits, and recruiting and training volunteers for petition drives and referendum elections.

“It’s not just about getting a facility built,” said Sarah. “Our role is to help clients get to the point where a project is pos-sible – whether that’s building awareness, gaining approval or finding funding. Clients depend on us to help them achieve their objectives.”

These expanded duties may call for skills you never imaged you’d need – but the new practice of architecture could of-fer more opportunities for creativity than you ever expected.

Kunce Leading Consensus

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Wendell Adams, AIA

B.Arch., Ball State University, 1976 • B.S. Environmental Design, Ball State University, 1976 • AAS – Wood Utilization Technology, SUNY, Morrisville, 1968 • Fanning Howey Associates, 2001 – present • JRA Architecture, 1998 – 2001 • EI Brown/Gibraltar Design, 1990- 1998 • James Architects and Engineers, 1989 – 1990 • Longardner & Associates, 1986 – 1989 • Woollen Assoc / Woollen Molzan & Partners, 1977 – 1986

Getting Hired In A Down Market And Controlling One’s Destiny

During the past twelve months, as Operations Manager at Fanning Howey’s Indianapolis/DC offices I have received hundreds of job inquiries. In contrast, just two years ago, I received less than ten architect resumes. At that time, in order to fill a position, we would have had to offer a lucrative salary (an increase of at least 10% above their current job), an increase in vacation time, and a signing bonus of $1,000 to $5,000. Yes, the tables have turned and it is indeed a buyers market for firms seeking new staff. How does an architect, whether a graduate or a vet-eran find and secure a job in this economy?

Getting hired

Although the competition for those few positions is fierce, in many ways the attempts are naive and inept. For example, many candidates make huge efforts in the design and content of their resume/portfolio but send it under a dull ‘form letter’ to “HR Manager” or fail to review the firm’s web site in advance of the interview. A successful job search really includes these seg-ments; a) comprehensive survey to identify possible opportuni-ties; b) a smashing introduction of oneself to the employer; c) a great interview; and e) a “deal closing”.

Career Management

Developing strategies for personal growth within your firm and for potential changes outside ones control are keys to a more successful career. The focus will be; developing a long term strategy toward career goal(s); maintaining personal career doc-uments; and becoming self-reliant in a world of shifting sands.

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Thomas P. Kerwin, FAIA

M.B.A., Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management • B.Arch., Ball State University, 1986 • B.S. Environmental Design, 1986 • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, Chicago Office, 1986-present • Managing Partner • Overseeing the firms involvement in the Chicago 2016, Olympic bid • Working on several major developments in China, including the Nanjing Greenland Financial Center in Nanjing, White Magnolia Plaza in Shanghai and Pearl River Tower, a highly sustainable project in Guangzhou • Past President, Chicago Chapter of the AIA • Chicago’s China Sisters Cities Program, Member

The Link between Corporate Responsibility, Civic Involvement and the Built Environment

A profound link exists between the civic and corporate worlds, particularly in relation to architecture. For young architects to have a positive impact on the future of the built environment, it is crucial to understand how corporate responsibility – also known as “corporate social responsibility,” “cre-ative capitalism” and “social innovation” – effects the design world. By basing architecture and design on the foundation of corporate responsibility, we have the opportunity to address world-changing issues such as sustainability, urban in-migration, global health and economic empowerment.

Chicago is one example of a city that has benefitted from the kinds of public/private alliances that have led to world-class efforts such as the bid for the 2016 Olympic Games. Without continual cooperation between Chicago’s for-profit and non-profit worlds, this and many other local projects would not have moved forward. Tom Kerwin will discuss the connections between corporate responsibility and civic involvement, addressing ways in which young architects can participate in community initiatives and adopt a sense of mission and progress in their work.

Tom Kerwin, FAIA, is a Managing Partner in the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP and oversees the firm’s involvement with Chicago 2016. He is an active member of many civic organizations, including the Chicago 2016 Committee, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Economic Club of Chicago, Commercial Club of Chicago, Executive’s Club of Chicago, Chicago Sister Cities International, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Urban Land Institute and Landmarks Illinois. Tom received a Bachelor of Architecture from Ball State University and a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

City of Chicago Built Environment

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The Urban Dimension

Catherine Baker, AIA

M.S., University of Chicago, 1993 • B.Arch. Ball State University, 1990 • B.S. Environmental Design, Ball State University, 1990 • Landon Bone Baker Architects, 1994 – present • Midland Studio, Oak Park, IL, 1993 • Eastlake Studio, Chicago, IL, 1990 – 1992

Jeff Bone, AIA

B.Arch. Ball State University, 1987 • B.S. Environmental Design, Ball State University, 1986 • Landon Bone Baker Architects, 1989 – present • Johnson & Partners, London, England – 1987 – 1989 • Weese Hickey Weese, Chicago, IL, 1986 & 1987

Bunk Beds to City Blocks: Designing for Housing Needs Big & Small

Since its inception, Landon Bone Baker Architects have focused on community- based, affordable and environmentally responsible housing and design in Chicago and the region. With the belief that good design should be available to all, the firm has successfully balanced context, technology, and economy in its work while bringing a strong sense of ownership to the residents of a wide va-riety of new and rehabbed affordable, subsidized, and supportive housing developments.

From large-scale urban design and planning initia-tives to small non-profit projects integrated into existing neighborhoods, Chicago’s diverse hous-ing needs require unique design solutions both big and small for people in communities across the city.

The Legends South project (Robert Taylor Homes) for instance, is a large multi-phased Hope VI de-velopment that will eventually include construction of 2,388 mixed-income rental and ownership units, community facilities, and new retail space. The award winning LaCasa Norte’s Solid Ground Sup-portive Housing Project is a comparatively small infill rehab project providing shelter and supportive services for 16 homeless male youth.

Catherine Baker and Jeff Bone will discuss the de-sign and impact of these diverse projects as well as other housing, outreach, and volunteer work of which the firm has recently been a part.

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Matthew Seybert, LEED AP

M.S. in Architecture and Urban Design, Columbia University, 2006 • B.Arch., Ball State University, 2005 • B.S. in Environmental Design (Honors College), Ball State University, 2005 • EDAW, New York - presently • Glaserworks, Cincinnati, OH - Intern Architect • New York ASLA Merit Award, Allegria, Master Plan, 2007

My Life as a Design Polyglot

The discipline of Urban Design is uniquely positioned to affect significant positive change on the built environment. The scale of urban redevelopment and in-fill projects allows the urban design team to address vital issues such as water resource management, environmental stewardship, energy consumption, economic development and social equity at a scale much greater than any individual building or landscape.

As a hybrid design approach, urban design requires a professional who is eager to embrace the intricacy of urban environments. At EDAW|AECOM the urban designer is seen as a design polyglot who is essential to translate the many voices being spoken throughout the project into a unified and universally recognizable voice. This is an approach that requires more listening than designing and more questioning than answering, but can result in sophisticated and thoughtful responses to complex and seemingly incompatible urban challenges. The resulting visions must be technically competent, environmentally responsible and grand enough to inspire.

The presentation will address a number of international urban design projects which embrace complexity and resist simplification. Each project presents a unique set of technical, cultural and environmental challenges, but shares a consistent design approach which can be simply stated as listen first, design later.

Urban design projects which embrace complexity and resist simplification

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Harry A. Eggink

M.Arch. in Urban Design, Harvard University, 1977 • United Nations Graduate Study Programme, Geneva, Switzerland, 1972 • Technical University of Helsinki, Fulbright Scholar (one year graduate work), 1972 • B.Arch., Ball State University, 1971 • School of Fine Arts and Architecture, Fountainbleau, France, Summer 1969 • Ball State University Professor, 1984 – present • Associate Professor, 1980 – 1984 • Assistant Professor, 1974 – 1980 • Eggink Mounayar & Associates, Inc. 1990 – present • Eggink Architects, 1983 – 1990 • Perry Associates: Architects/Urban Design, 1980 – 1982 • Moore-Heder Architecture and Urban Designers, Cambridge, MA, 1976 – 1977 • Paul Spreiregen, AIA, Washington, DC, 1974 • Hiltmann, Piper, Bollman Architeken Partnershaft, Hanover, Germany, 1972 – 1974

The Layers and Spaces of Sustainable Urban Design

If sustainability has any meaning, as designers, we must have an urban conscience. According to Professor Willo von Moltke (Urban Design Program Director, GSD, Harvard). The function of urban design, its purpose and objective, is to give form and order to the future. Urban design provides a master program and master form for urban growth and a collaborative effort involving other professions”.

Historically, urban spaces have been a result of city zoning codes and open space requirements, and viewed as urban canyons, stair stepped wedding caked corridors, and towers set in plaza environments. Rather than restructuring these horizontal urban ground planes, we must invent multi-layered uses, and create overlapping public planes as well as weave active civic programs into a vertical integrated urban context. Today’s sustainable concepts have driven us to rethink public spaces. There is a need to question and challenge our present urban environment and utilize sustainability as a generative force in urban space making.

This paper is focused on two landmark events first the EXPO 2000 hosted by Hannover, Germany, which gave rise to the Hannover principles; and second the Dutch Pavilion “Holland Creates Space” as urban design theories integrated in sustainable concepts. These principles also lead to two case studies from The Netherlands, the first, a new edge town development of Kattenbroek near the city of Armsfort, and second, an extended urban development in Leesten, connected to the city of Zupthen. Finally the paper will present some samples from a CAP graduate Urban Design Studio Fall 2008 entitled “Transit Developments”, where the studio integrated new sustainable urban layers into an existing dilapidated neighborhood patterns, reviving a fatigued city grid and retooling an outdated infrastructure; and creating sustainable urban design strategies, based on transit-oriented developments, and contemporary urban spaces.

Urban Layers Expo 2000 Concept

Kattenbroek Concept Five Fingers Transit Concept

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The Interior Dimension

Diana Brenner, FAIA, IIDA

B.Arch., Ball State University, 1995 • B.S. Architecture, The Ohio State University, 1979 • Brenner Design, Indianapolis, Owner, 1992-present • Kasler & Associates, VP & Director of Interior Design, 1987 • Mlicki & Daley Associates, Inc., Vice President, Colorado Springs, 1984

Timothy C. Hawk, AIA

M.Arch., Ohio State Unviersity • WSA Studio, Columbus, OH, 1993 – present, President • Mr. Hawk’s has developed a practice strength focused on the design of buildings with significant, sustainable interior environments. He has prepared space programs, designs, and documents for clients in the corporate, education and religions sectors.

Hank Hildebrandt, AIA, CIDA

B.Arch., University of Nebraska • M.Arch., Kent State University • Post Graduate for Graphic Design at the School of Design, Basel, Switzerland, 1978-83 • Coordinator of Program in Interior Design, School of Architecture and Interior Design, University of Cincinnati • Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs, School of Architecture and Interior Design, University of Cincinnati, 2000-2004 • Hyde Chair, Visiting Professor, Program of Interior Design, University of Nebraska, 2000

Interior Architecture - From Concept to Completion: The Process, the Practice, the Product.

Interior Architecture has been described as a “creative, innovative and significant component of the architectural process” (M. Arthur Gensler). Yet, many professional architects often ignore the profound impact of interiors on the practice of architecture and it’s significant contribution to the archi-tecture’s quality. The highly competitive regional and global market for architecture and design services is refocusing professional practice agendas. This has required firms to explore new modes of practice that include new market opportunities, research services and a full ‘package’ of professional design disciplines. These agendas are focused on providing new expertise in sustainability, branding, and the interior. The term Integrated Practice has been introduced to describe a practice that is collaborative and works interactively with new protocols of professional practice structures. A critical question in this new order of practice may be: Should interior architecture be considered a distinct, and separate specialty, or a subset of the shell design? Furthermore, What are the common threads between the building structure and its interiors? What elements make an interior environment so compelling? What roles can architects/interior designers and other design professionals play in a new order of professional practice?

Join a panel that will engage in a open dialogue of what distinguishes an interior project as a distinct design activity—from the beginning conceptual base to full resolution as an integrated whole of the architecture; and, what is it that establishes this activity as an integral part of a new contemporary architectural practice? A Case Study methodology format utilizing a spectrum of national award winning interiors projects designed by architects will be used to illustrate these concepts. The panel is hosted by the authors of “Significant Interiors”, published by the American Institute of Architects. Diana M. H. Brenner, FAIA, IIDA, Hank Hildebrandt, AIA, Tim Hawk, AIA moderated by the Director of Interior Design program at Ball State University, Reza Ahmadi.

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The Historical Dimension

David M. Allen, AIA, LEED AP

B.Arch., Ball State University 1985 • B.S. Environmental Design, Ball State University 1985 • Cox Allen And Associ-ates Architects, Louisville KY , Principal Architect, Partner 2003-present • Potter and Cox Architects, Louisville KY, Senior Project Architect, 1984-2003 • Awards: Chapel Renovation, Monastery Immaculate Conception, Ferdinand Indiana, Citation for Design Excellence, Kentucky Society of Architects , 2007 • Cathedral of the Assumption Reno-vation, Louisville, Kentucky, American Institute of Architects Religious Architecture Design Award, 1997, Citation of Design Excellence, Kentucky Society of Architects, 1995, Kentucky Heritage Council, Ida Lee Willis Award, 1995 • Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, Retreat House and Church Renovations, Chapel, Kentucky Society of Architect Award for Excellence in Design 1990 • Service: Past President, Central Kentucky Chapter, AIA, 1999

Holy Ground – Renovations of Historic Worship Buildings

Why do some places in the natural and built environment inspire us to better sense the presence of God? What quali-ties in a space contribute to a sense of the sacred? How can we as designers identify those qualities and build upon them as we renovate existing sacred spaces? How can we reinforce or re-establish the relevance of historic worship spaces in modern times? How can we create new places and things for contemporary worship needs that can bear the weight of mystery?

Through the framework of some of our work, and in particular three renovations of historic catholic worship spaces, we will explore these questions. We will discuss how to effect a transformation of space to meet current spiritual needs while building upon historic design intent. We will explore making of spiritual artifacts, ritual place, and inte-grated comprehensive design in the creation of worship spaces.

David Allen will lead a discussion centered primarily around three completed projects: - Renovation of the Cathedral of the Assumption, Louisville Kentucky

- The Abbey of Gethsemani, Retreat House and Church Renovations, and Chapel, Bardstown Kentucky

- Renovation of the Monastery Immaculate Conception Chapel, Ferdinand Indiana

Susan Lankford

M.S. in Historic Preservation, Ball State University, 2004 • B. A. in Art History, Indiana University, 2000 • Assistant Director, Center for Historic Preservation, BSU, 2007 – present • Senior Project Coordinator, Center for Historic Preservation, BSU – 2004-2007 • Adjunct Faculty, Department of Architecture – 2006 – present • Historic New Harmony, New Harmony, Indiana – Intern, 2003

David Kroll, Assoc AIA

M.S. in Historic Preservation, Ball State University, 1984 • B.A. in Architecture, Iowa State University • RATIO, Indianapolis, IN, 1993 – present, Director of Preservation • State of Indiana, Historical Architect, 1985 – 1992

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CAP Faculty DirectoryName Phone E-Mail Address Affiliations

Adams, Vera 285-1918 vadams@bsu.edu PLAN

Aikins, Daniel 285-1910 dmaikins@bsu.edu ARCH

Angulo, Antoineta 285-1995 aangulo@bsu.edu ARCH, IDF

Baas, Chris 285-1984 rcbaas@bsu.edu LA

Beaubien, Brad 317/822-6170 bmbeaubien@bsu.edu CAP:IC, CBP

Benson, Robert 285-1981 rbenson@bsu.edu LA, CERES

Bilello, Joseph 285-2026 jbilello@bsu.edu ARCH

Blalock, Joseph 285-4258 jblalock@bsu.edu LA, CERES, CBP

Burayidi, Michael 285-1963 maburayidi@bsu.edu PLAN

Cairns, Malcolm 285-1982 mcairns@bsu.edu LA

Calkins, Meg 285-2183 calkins@bsu.edu LA

Campbell, Duncan 285-1920 dcampbell@bsu.edu ARCH, CHP

Chiuini, Michele 285-1913 mchiuini@bsu.edu ARCH, IDF, BFI

Coggeshall, Joshua 285-2028 jrcoggeshall@bsu.edu ARCH

Corbin, Carla 285-1975 cicorbin2@bsu.edu LA

Cruz, German 285-9076 gcruz@bsu.edu LA

Culp, Jeffrey 285-1917 jculp@bsu.edu CERES

de Boer, Jason 285-1910 jason.deboer@gmail.com ARCH

de Brea, Ana 285-1905 adebrea@bsu.edu ARCH

Deeg, Lohren 631-1016 ldeeg@bsu.edu PLAN, CBP

Dotson, Olon 285-3481 odotson@bsu.edu ARCH, CERES

Eggink, Harry 285-1907 heggink@bsu.edu ARCH, CERES, CBP

Elvin, George 285-5851 elvin@bsu.edu ARCH, CERES, IDF

Fisher, Robert 285-2631 rfisher@bsu.edu CERES

Flores, Carol 285-7162 cflores@bsu.edu ARCH

Foulger, Paul 285-2423 jpfoulger@bsu.edu PLAN

Frankel, Bruce 285-5869 bfrankel@bsu.edu PLAN

Gibson, Michael 285-2028 mdgibson@bsu.edu ARCH, IDF

Gray, Timothy 285-1938 tcgray@bsu.edu ARCH, CERES

Grondzik, Walter 285-2030 wtgrondzik@bsu.edu ARCH, CERES

Harwood, Pamela 285-1916 pharwood@bsu.edu ARCH

Hunt, Martha 285-1623 mhunt@bsu.edu LA

Janz, Wes 285-1915 wjanz@bsu.edu ARCH

Keddy, Karen 285-7464 kkeddy@bsu.edu ARCH

Kelly, Eric 285-1909 ekelly@bsu.edu PLAN

Kendall, Stephen 285-1911 skendall@bsu.edu ARCH, BFI, CERES

Klinger, Kevin 285-1912 krklinger@bsu.edu ARCH, IDF, CERES

Koester, Robert 285-1135 rkoester@bsu.edu CERES, ARCH

Lankford, Susan 213-3540x229 smlankford@bsu.edu CHP

Lupton, Thaddeus 285-1910 tlupson@gmail.com ARCH

Marlow, Chris 285-1980 marlow@bsu.edu LA

Marquez, William 285-1910 wdmarquez@bsu.edu ARCH, IDF

McHone, Cynthia 285-4257 cmchone@bsu.edu LA

Milliken, Jennifer 285-8144 jennifer@jmilliken.com PLAN

Motloch, John 285-7561 jmotloch@bsu.edu LA, LDI, CERES

Mounayar, Michel 285-8917 mmounaya@bsu.edu ARCH, CERES, CBP

Overbey, Daniel 285-1910 djoverbey@gmail.com ARCH

Palmer, Sonne 285-1928 spalmer@bsu.edu ARCH, CERES

Parker, Francis 285-5870 fparker@bsu.edu PLAN

Perera, Nihal 285-8608 nperera@bsu.edu PLAN

Puzzello, Paul 285-1910 pdpuzzello@bsu.edu ARCH

Race, Bruce 510/604-1709 brace@bsu.edu PLAN, CBP

Rotar, Sean 285-4259 smrotar@bsu.edu LA

Schoen, David 285-5871 dschoen@bsu.edu PLAN, CERES, CBP

Senagala, Mahesh 285-1904 mahesh@bsu.edu ARCH

Smith, Leslie 285-1978 lsmith2@bsu.edu LA, CERES

Spodek, Jonathan 285-1919 jspodek@bsu.edu ARCH, CERES

Stafford, Charles 285-1910 dstafford@srstaffordarchitects.com ARCH

Swartz, Andrea 285-2262 aswartz@bsu.edu ARCH

Tomizawa, Susan 285-4259 satomizawa@bsu.edu LA

Truex, Scott 285-5188 struex@bsu.edu PLAN, CERES, CBP

Underwood, Rod 285-1927 runderw2@bsu.edu ARCH, CERES

Vasquez de Velasco, Guillermo 285-5861 guillermo@bsu.edu ARCH

Vermillion, Joshua 285-1910 jdvermillion@bsu.edu ARCH, IDF

Wolner, Ted 285-1929 twolner@bsu.edu ARCH

Woodfin, Dan 285-1930 dwoodfin@bsu.edu ARCH, CERES

Wyman, John 285-1932 jwyman@bsu.edu ARCH

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CAP FacilitiesInnovative facilities and technology support the diverse learning, research, and service activities that take place daily in Ball State University’s College of Architecture and Planning.

CAP’s primary physical resource is the Architecture Building, located in the heart of the north quadrangle on campus. This unique facility is the academic home for the college’s students and faculty, and it never closes while the university is in session.

In addition to classrooms and conference rooms, the building includes an auditorium, an exhibit gallery, a variety of labs and libraries, and a wireless network. Twenty-five studios provide students with their own personal work space for design and graphics courses. A five-level, glass-walled atrium offers settings for exhibits, special events, and informal meetings in a comfortable lounge atmosphere.

CAP also maintains satellite facilities in downtown Muncie and Indianapolis for urban design studio work and off-campus educational programs.

In our laboratories In our classrooms In our studios

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BSU CampusBall State University’s 660-acre campus in the heart of Muncie, Indiana, a mid-sized Midwestern city one hour northeast of Indianapolis, includes 69 academic, administrative, auxiliary, and residential buildings val-ued at more than $1 billion. The university also has some 300 additional acres of research property. Ball State is a state-assisted doctoral institution. The dynamic residential campus is home to nearly 20,000 undergraduate and graduate students from across the country and abroad.

Our nationally recognized academic programs, hands-on learning experiences, innovative technology, ex-pert faculty, personal attention, and supportive campus environment prepare bright students for professional careers and leadership roles in many specialized fields.

The university’s numerous community projects throughout the state help to spur economic development and advance the quality of life in Indiana.

College of Architecture and PlanningBall State University

CAP AlumniSymposium

September 11, 2009

CAPAlumniSymposium

Distinguished Alumnus Award Recipients

Craig Hartman, BArch ’73 1998Julia Monk, BArch ’79 1999Bruce Race, BArch ’80 1999Linda Nelson Keane, BArch ’78 2000Michael J. Holtz, BArch ’71 2001Kerry Harding, BLA ’82 2001Dennis Gordon, URS ’75 2002Craig Mullins, BArch ’71 2002Carol J H Yetken, BS ’78 2003Greg Jacoby, BArch ’82 2004Roger Neuenschwander, BArch ’73 2005Yung Ho Chang, BS ’83 2006Douglas Reddington, BArch ’78 2007Karl Sonnenberg, BArch ’75 2008

Award of Outstanding Achievement Award Recipients

Mark Chidister, BS ’77 1998Sheila Rawlins Snider, BArch ’74 1998Rod Underwood, BArch ’71 1999Eric Ernstberger, BLA ’78 1999Alicia Goehring, MURP ’92 2000Kurt Ofer, BArch ’83 2000Ron Taylor, BLA ’93 2000Wayne Estopinal, BArch ’79 2001Teresa Jeter, MURP ’95 2001Roger Neuenschwander, BArch ’73 2001Paul Harding, BArch ’75 2002Jeff Kingsbury, BUPD ’91 2002Ronald Menze, BArch ’79 2002Nolan Bingham, BArch ’76 2003Thomas Doolittle, BLA ’83 2003Kevin Russell, BArch ’97 2003Jenifer Seal, BArch ‘94 2003Mark Fishero & Al McGuire, BArch ’83 2004Todd Rottmann, BArch ’92 2004Deborah Burkhart, BArch ’80 2005Ronald Fisher, BArch ’79 2005Thomas Kerwin, BArch ’86 2005Gregory Torchio, BArch ’80 2005William Brown, BArch ’93 2006Debra Kunce, BArch ’93 2006Les Smith, MLA ’85 2006Alan Reed, BArch ’86 2007Jenelle Strayer Smagala, BArch ’88 2007Diana M.H. Brenner, BArch ’92 2008Donald Powell, Jr., BArch ’76 2008John Hawkins, BArch ’82 2009Rachel Minnery, BArch ’98 2009Mark Williams, BArch ’89 2009

College of Architecture and Planning Alumni Society Board of Directors

Trent Spence, BLA ’96 – PresidentKaren Courtney, BArch ’78 Mark Demerly, BArch ’81Heather Graninger, BArch ’99Greg Jacoby, BArch ’82Jeffrey R. Mader, BLA ‘98M.J. Meneley, BLA ’96Carol Ann Schweikert, MSHP ‘95Adam Thies, BUPD ‘00Malcolm Cairns, Faculty representative

College of Architecture and PlanningBall State University Muncie, Indiana 47306 Phone 765-285-5861 Fax 765-285-3726www.bsu.edu/cap