Kansas State University

2020 APDesign Charrette Competition

First of all, congratulations to all seven teams for the effort put into the Ideas Competition for the design of a new urban park housing a (1) multi-function community recreation center and (2) an (actual and virtual) museum. Your efforts were well-received by the jury comprised primarily of community members and officials of the City of Manhattan.  

As with all such competitions, a wide range of provocative ideas were presented and, as was obvious in the jury deliberations, each proposal had numerous attributes and amenities worthy of incorporation in the actual realization of the project. As per the directive of the program, each team presented well-considered proposals for pedestrian access to the site, currently cut off from the Blue Earth Plaza development by Fort Riley Blvd and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks and easement.  

The winning teams are: 

First Place: South Wind Plaza 

$5,000/3 Scholarships, $1,666 ea. 

• Kate Larkin 5^th yr, LA 
• Kanoa San Miguel 5^th yr, IAPD 
• Grant Urban 5^th yr, AR 

Second Place: Sensory Exploration 

$3,900/3 Scholarships, $1,300 ea. 

• Meredith Bryan 3^rd yr, LA 
• Monserrat Rios-Lucia 3^rd yr, IAPD 
• Aurora Wilson 3^rd yr, AR 

Third Place: Community Hub 

$2,900/3 Scholarships, $966 ea. 

• Ethan Doherty 3^rd yr, IAPD 
• Rebecca Pedrosa 3^rd yr, AR 

Madison Wulfkuhle 3^rd yr, LA 

Special Recognition 

The jury members agreed that all other competing charrette participants shall receive $150 scholarship in recognition of their efforts and ideas.  

Please know that your dean, department heads, faculty and staff greatly appreciate your willingness to engage in the special opportunity over and above the normative demands of your studies. This is the first step of what could be an incredible dynamic and transformative development for the City of Manhattan and the region. 

Presentation Boards are on display in the Cassias Gallery 

Images of all the work is below with attachments of the completed presentation.

Project Title: South Wind Plaza Team:  Katelyn Larkin Kanoa San Miguel Grant Urban
Project Title: Sensory Exploration Team: Meredith Bryan Monserrat Rios-Lucia Aurora Wilson
Project Title: Community Hub   Team: Ethan Doherty Rebecca Pedrosa Madison Wulfkuhle
Project Title: Mirage   Team: Lauren Fitzpatrick Somnath Mukherjee James Ryan
Project Title: Manhattan Milestone Park Team:  Julia Lsky Nathan Siscoe Anna Rader
Project Title: Flinthills Community Center Team: Morgan Garrett Anna Scarlett Suzanne Sharp
Project Title: Urban Community Team:  Nicole Reimert Haneen Sameer Abu-Sherbi Victor Sobotka