Kansas State University

September 23, 2013

Message from the Department Head

Our IAPD Advisory Board will be here on Thursday evening and Friday of this week, please take every opportunity to interact with and welcome them!

News and Events

The Night of Wonder truly was! As you can see from the photos above, the experiential exhibit designed under the direction of Vibha Jani during an Exhibit Design course Spring semester, was constructed and installed over the past few weeks for the Beach Museum gala. In addition to those students in the class, Professor Jani extends a heartfelt thank you to all of those who helped in the installation: "I was very touched by the assistance the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th year students provided to our exhibition students. It was great to see Neal Hubbell, Dustin Headley, Richard Thompson and Shaun Troyer assisting our students. This was truly a collaborative project and I am so very proud of our students. Kevin O'Connor, Katie Ortbals and Laura Stockdell put countless long hours and completed the work on time, with dedication and excellence. Evan Gray, David Backs and Amanda Barker each played an important role in the installation, without their assistance, it would have been difficult to finish!"

The Exhibit Design course worked with the Friends of the Beach Museum board and it's entertainment committee throughout the Spring semester; the Friends of the Beach Museum provided funding for the exhibit materials as well.

Katrina Lewis attended the Public Interest Design Institute in Kansas City, MO on Wednesday, Sept. 18th and Thursday, Sept. 19th. The SEED process (see the website of interest to the right) takes a holistic, creative approach to design driven by community needs.

Current Projects

Second year students in Katrina Lewis's studio enjoyed participating in a demonstration of the tent supplied with the ShelterBOX, a project sponsored by Rotary International in preparation for the Disaster Relief Project they are currently engaged in.

Critiques this Week

Today: IAPD 435 Discovery Toy Project Final Critique 1:30-5:20 (Dave Richter-O'Connell)
Friday: IAPD 813/814 Furniture Design 8:30-12:30 (Rod Troyer, Steve Davidson, Dave Brown)
Friday: IAPD 307 Preliminary Design Review 1:30-5:20 (Ryadi Adityavarman)

Competitions

Anthony Dorrel and Rachael Mayhill, both 4th year IAPD Students in Donna Fullmer's studio section led the winning team of four student students in IIDA's Design Wars Friday in Kansas City. The four students from the winning team split a cash prize of $2,000!


Website of Interest

Visit the SEED website to learn more about Social Economic Environmental Design.

Current Projects

Fifth year students in Vibha Jani and Neal Hubbell's studio recently made a site visit to the new Irwin Army Community Hospital under construction at Fort Riley in support of the studio project for Wounded Warriors.

IAPD Student Council

Your IAPD Student Council is sponsoring an IAPD Ice Cream Sundae Bar this Wednesday evening at 8:30 PM in the McGraw Room (Seaton 207)!