Ralph Rapson Traveling Study Fellowship
First awarded in 1989, the Ralph Rapson Fellowship honors Ralph Rapson, FAIA. On the basis of a weekend juried design competition, this partially-endowed Fellowship awards young Minnesota architectural graduates or practitioners $10,000 to $12,000 to advance their education in architecture through foreign or domestic travel-study. Donations and fund-raisers continue building this fund, initiated with a 1984 fund-raiser.
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2012 Ralph Rapson Traveling Fellowship
This year’s design competition will be held March 8-13, 2012. Applications and additional information will be available in early February.
2011 Ralph Rapson Traveling Fellowship Winner
M. Michael McElderry has been selected as the recipient of the 2011 Ralph Rapson Traveling Study Fellowship. The MAF and the Ralph Rapson Fellowship awards a $10,000 prize to the winner of two part competition to advance the recipient’s education in architecture through foreign or domestic travel-study under a theme of discovery.
This year’s competition was held March 3-8, 2011. The fictional program was to design an alternative transportation and hostel facility, located at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus.
This year’s jury members were architects Richard Gilyard, FAIA, Marcy Schulte, AIA, Sylvia Frank, AIA and landscape architect Bryan Carlson, FASLA. On Friday, April 8, 2011, each of the five finalists presented their design schemes to the jury and M. Michael McElderry, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP was named the 2011 Ralph Rapson Traveling Study Fellowship winner.
Michael received his Master of Architecture degree from the University of Minnesota in 2007. He currently lives in New Haven, CT and is a designer with Pickard Chilton and has been focusing on high rise structures. Michael is interested in rising sea levels and plans to visit Rotterdam to study how cities respond architecturally and structurally.
From among the 35 entrants, the jury chose five finalists including:
· Kar-Keat Chong, Assoc. AIA, Hammel Green and Abrahamson, Inc.
· Thomas Clark, Assoc. AIA, Hammel Green and Abrahamson, Inc.
· Alex Kang, Assoc. AIA, PDI World Group, LLC
· M. Michael McElderry, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, Pickard Chilton
· Mark Stankey, Assoc. AIA, Target Corporation
Click on the individual's last name to see their submission board(s).
See the 2011 Rapson Traveling Fellowship Press Release (PDF).
2010 Ralph Rapson Traveling Study Fellowship Winner
Laura Cayere-King, Assoc. AIA, has been announced as the winner of the 2010 Ralph Rapson Traveling Study Fellowship. This year’s program, held March 4-9, 2010, was to design a Ralph Rapson Center for Twentieth-Century Design and Architecture, located at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus. The first jury chose four finalists from among the 44 entrants including: Andrew Campbell, Associate AIA, SMS Builders, Inc., Minneapolis, MN; Laura Cayere-King, Associate AIA, Albertsson Hansen Architecture, Ltd, Minneapolis, MN; Steven Dwyer, AIA, Hammel Green and Abrahamson, Inc., Minneapolis, MN; and James Howarth, AIA, Perkins+Will, Minneapolis, MN.
This year’s jury members were Peter Goelzer, Nathan Knutson, AIA, Ellen Luken, AIA and Joan MacLeod, ASLA. On Friday, April 9, 2010, each of the four finalists presented their design schemes to the jury and Laura Cayere-King was named the 2010 Ralph Rapson Traveling Study Fellowship winner.
An Associate at Albertsson Hansen Architecture, Ltd., Laura graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2000 with a Master of Architecture degree. Laura is interested in sustainability, passive housing principles, and the viability of integrating new energy efficient building technologies in the design of beautiful healthy homes. She plans to use the fellowship to spend time in Germany studying passive housing, architect designed pre fabricated housing, and new energy efficient building technologies and design developments. Laura will return to the United States and complete her studies by visiting the recent housing developments in Maine and in Martha’s Vineyard, which utilize the passive house methods and principles.
View the 2010 Ralph Rapson Traveling Fellowship Press Release (PDF)
Winner- Laura Cayere-King, Assoc. AIA Submittal
Finalist- Andrew Campbell, Assoc. AIA Submittal
Finalist- Steven Dwyer, AIA Submittal
Finalist- James Howarth, AIA Submittal
2008 Award Recipient
The Minnesota Architectural Foundation is pleased to announce Stephen James, Assoc. AIA, as the winner of the 2008 Ralph Rapson Traveling Fellowship. The purpose of the competition is to provide young architects the opportunity to advance their education in architecture by pursuing foreign or domestic travel-study. To assist in their education, $10,000 is awarded to the winner. This year’s program, held March 11-April 18, 2008, was to design a mountain sports/activity center in the Afton State Park And Afton Alps Ski area on the St. Croix River. The first jury chose four finalists from among the 53 entrants including: Kendra Wilson Beaubien, Associate AIA, HGA Minneapolis, MN, Mark Stankey, Associate AIA, James Dayton Design Minneapolis, MN, Adam Mead, Associate AIA, Polshek Partnership New York City, NY, and Stephen James, Associate AIA, Kennecott Land, Salt Lake City, UT. The jury members were Joan Soranno, AIA, Martha Yunker, AIA, Will Jensen, AIA, and Nicholas Potts, Assoc. AIA. Each of the five finalists presented their design schemes to the jury.