2008 Architecture Program Awards
These awards were formally presented at graduation,
April 27, 2008.
Wallenberg Studio Awards
Raoul Wallenberg graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in architecture in 1935.
In honor of his memory, the Raoul Wallenberg Endowment was established by the Benard Maas Foundation (David Engelbert, Director). In addition to gifts and matching gifts from the foundation, alumni also made donations to acknowledge Wallenberg’s incredible courage.
Wallenberg’s legacy is “architecture/design as a humane social art.” During WWll Wallenberg designed/created shutzpasses. Those fortunate to receive one were protected from the atrocities of the Nazis, particularly in Budapest. Wallenberg was responsible for setting up safe houses and issued "passports" that spared thousands from the concentration camps.
Each year the architecture program exhibits and juries the best work from the final undergraduate design studio. Awards, funded by the Raoul Wallenberg Endowment are offered in the form of a stipend for international travel to a country of the student's choosing.
In establishing these travel awards, it was hoped that students would engage in the culture of the country they visited, exploring architecture and culture, and getting acquainted with the people. It was expected that students would return with a broadened understanding of the world and an an appreciation and feeling for the people they encountered.
Wallenberg was sent to America to a “public university” to have a similar experience.
Jury Members
- Coy Howard
- W2008 Eliel Saarinen Visiting Professor
- Mary-Ann Ray
- TCAUP Centennial Professor
Award Recipients
Raoul Wallenberg Studio Honorable Mention
- Andrew McIntyre, Studio Brownell
- Grant Jefferies, Studio Garcia
- Monica Musialowski, Studio Constant
- Karl Schmeck, Studio Mankouche
- Jamie Galimberti, Studio Ng
Raoul Wallenberg Studio Citation
- Brooklyn Posler, Studio Garcia
- Nicole Allen, Studio Brownell
- Rajeev Arapalli, Studio Constant
- Peter Shaw, Studio Mankouche
- Donna Marion, Studio Gilpin
- Leonardo Caion-Demaestri, Studio Ng
Raoul Wallenberg Studio Award
- Sarah Faruki, Studio Gilpin
Raoul Wallenberg Studio Honor Award
- Hattie Stroud, Studio Psarra
- Enesh Eastlick, Studio Psarra
Burton L. Kampner Memorial Award
Established in 1967 by contributions from alumni and friends of Burton L. Kampner, B.Arch.'53, a memorial award is presented annually to the B.S. degree candidate whose final design project is considered to be the most outstanding. The selection is made by a jury consisting of architecture faculty appointed by the chair of the Architecture Program.
Jury
Steven Mankouche, faculty
Award Recipient
Karl Schmeck
Graduate Thesis Awards
- Melanie Jo Kaba
- Everything Nothing: Into the Simultaneity of the Radically Disparate
Advisor: Keith Mitnick - Allison Newmeyer
- CaMO: If these Walls Could See
Advisor: Mireille Roddier - David Taylor
- Conduction Becomes
Advisor: Neal Robinson - Janet Yoon
- Underground Credit Card Factory in an Isolated Desert Town
Advisor: Jason Young
Architecture Program Distinction
Graduation with Distinction is awarded to architecture students who have combined exceptional academic achievement and leadership thereby making a significant contribution to the stature of the architecture program. The chair of the program determines the award.
- Ellen Elizabeth Donnelly
- Patrick Michael Carmody
- Nicole Eisenmann
- Andrew McGee
Marian Sarah Parker Memorial Award
Sarah Drake Parker initiated this endowment, shared with the College of Engineering, in memory of her daughter, Marian Sarah Parker, C.E. 1895, the first woman to graduate with an engineering degree from the University of Michigan. She became a specialist in the design of the steel-framed high-rise buildings. The award is made annually to the outstanding female M.Arch. degree candidate.
Susan Amanda Massey
Alpha Rho Chi Medal
Alpha Rho Chi, a national professional fraternity for students of architecture and the allied arts, awards its medal annually, in April, upon recommendations of the architecture faculty in each school of architecture. The purpose is to recognize the M.Arch. degree candidate who has shown leadership and given service to the school and whose personality and attitude give promise of real professional worth.
Mashawnta Amara Armstrong
AIA Henry Adams Medal and Certificate
In each recognized school of architecture in the United States, the American Institute of Architects annually awards an engraved medal to the M.Arch. degree candidate with the highest scholastic standing and a certificate to the M.Arch. degree candidate with the second highest scholastic standing. The faculty determines the award.
- Jordan Bennet Wilday
- AIA Henry Adams Medal
- Nora Catherine Ames
- AIA Henry Adams Certificate
Booth Traveling Fellowship
The George G. Booth Traveling Fellowship was first awarded in 1923–24. It is offered annually by Taubman College and presently carries a stipend of up to $7,000. The purpose of the Fellowship is to provide the opportunity for younger alumni to research some special aspect of architecture that requires international travel.
Caryn Schadegg