CONDIA + ORNELAS TRAVELING PRIZE
The artist is concerned with expressions, but he starts with the same sense of realization as the scientist does. And here might be well to say that the difference between a creative man (sic) and an artist is that a creative man is one who brings about the new image. He sees a new point of view. From this new point of view, he sees different things. And through this point of view, which others are not in possession of, he sees and makes images which are different. The artist is one who senses from this image. He senses the meaning of a new point of view.
Louis I. Kahn, Writings, Lectures, Interviews. Louis I. Kahn
GOAL OF THE PRIZE: The Condia + Ornelas Traveling Prize annually enables an outstanding graduate from the Department of Architecture in APDesign at Kansas State University to study first-hand significant architectural works and cultural values beyond the boundaries of the university. The prize recipient will exemplify Condia + Ornelas’ belief of the importance of understanding other cultures and studying places beyond one’s own comfort zone. Such knowledge (experience) builds a creative and innovative spirit in the foundation and lifetime education of an architect.
ELIGIBILITY: The Condia + Ornelas Traveling Prize shall be awarded to a student earning a Master of Architecture in the Department of Architecture in APDesign at KState. Eligible students will have graduated in the Spring semester of the academic year in which the prize is awarded.
AWARD: The grantee will be awarded $10,000 for conceptually three (3) months of domestic or international travel. Associated travel must be completed within one year of graduation. Eighty percent of the award will be given prior to the travel on approval of one’s itinerary. The remaining twenty percent will be dispersed upon return and the submission of a travel report that meets the standards set by the panel. The format of the report will vary based on the project, but it must be made publicly. The final report, and its dissemination will be defined in discussions with the panel and clearly outlined prior to departure.
SELECTION PROCESS: Each year the Department of Architecture invites all eligible students to submit a statement of purpose, research project, itinerary, budget, curriculum vitae and examples of their design work for this prize. Complete packages will be forwarded to an external panel of renowned professionals who have been selected by the Condia + Ornelas Foundation. After an initial screening a limited number of students (up to five) will then be interviewed by the panel during the second stage of the process. One person will be chosen after the interviews and the award will be announced privately to the candidate prior to graduation with the formal announcement coming soon thereafter*. The due date for submission is 5:00pm Monday 30 January 2023.
THE PROPOSAL: The candidate’s proposal shall be submitted as a PDF with a maximum of twenty-one page faces laid out in a spread. The submission should include a Statement of Purpose, Research Project, Itinerary, Budget, Curriculum Vitae, and examples of their design work. The first page of the submittal should clearly and elegantly articulate the candidate’s personal design philosophy – their design values and goals, and how this philosophy influences and guides subsequent design work both in process and product. The candidate’s statement should serve as a preface and purpose for a Research Project. This argument must clearly state a plan describing how they would use the prize outlining an Itinerary and a Budget, with a succinct description of how the prize monies support the proposed study. The candidate should include previous places visited with travel sponsorship (grants, scholarships, studio trips, etc.), as well as locations visited with personal funds. One page of the submission should be reserved for the candidate’s Curriculum Vitae, outlining their accomplishments and engagement while a student in APDesign. The entire contents for the first stage of the proposal must be completely anonymous, with name and/or initials removed. A removable cover page with name and contact information should accompany the submission.
Being awarded the Fellowship has afforded me the time and opportunity to study, experience, and participate in spaces within the culture of urban fabrics. Doing this while focusing on individual architectural interests and inquiries has been an incredibly enriching and unique academic and personal experience.
Talisa Hernandez, inaugural recipient of the Condia + Ornelas Prize
DESIGN WORK: This portion of the submission should show representative design work demonstrating your best professional qualities. In addition to basic project information, process work, demonstration of skills, and statements regarding the project’s issues are encouraged. Indicate if the work is singular or was generated as part of a team, noting your responsibilities, and indicate the number of team members. Include only academic work, i.e., design, writing and art completed at KState in this section, with the exception of the pages devoted to showcasing related interests. Allow two faces maximum of work illustrating allied design interests such as sketching, drawing, painting, sculpture, furniture design, etc. Faculty mentorship is suggested and encouraged in the preparation of this portion of the submission.
The full submission should be uploaded as a high-resolution PDF document to architecture@k-state.edu by 5:00pm Monday 30 January 2023 with Condia + Ornelas Prize in the subject line. Any additional questions about the prize should be directed to architecture@k-state.edu.
* Recipients of the Condia + Ornelas Traveling Prize will be asked to submit a paper copy of their submission to be housed in the Weigel Library.
-- To travel from country to country for so many months, remarked two charming acquaintances, the other day in Berlin -- won't you lose your sense of appreciation, dull your enthusiasm, so that you no longer see things except with a somewhat disillusioned eye? At times, as during our last talks together, your unexpected judgements really astonished us! . . . we suppose your intentions are not to miss anything the road has to offer . . .
Journey to the East, Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret)
Images on facing page courtesy of Eli Kruse-Logan from left to right -- Saint Anthony’s Chapel, Edinburgh; Ardvreck Castle, Lairg; Broch of Gurness, Orkney; and Corrimony Chambered Cairn, Inverness. 2019. Image opposite by Bob Condia -- Notre Dame du Haut Chapel, Ronchamp, France. 1979.