Celebrating DISCOVERY and advancement of architectural education to young practitioners through travel study.
First awarded in 1989, the Ralph Rapson Traveling Study Award honors Ralph Rapson, FAIA. On the basis of a juried design competition, this partially endowed fund grants young Minnesota architectural graduates or practitioners $12,000 to $16,000 to advance their education in architecture through foreign or domestic travel-study. Donations and fundraisers continue building this fund, which was initiated with a 1984 fundraiser.
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Featured Rapson Recipients
2026 Rapson Recipient
Isaiah McDaniel, AIA
An architect at SALA Architects and 2023 University of Minnesota graduate, McDaniel will travel and study Eastern European seasonal design to find architectural insights for the Minnesota climate.
2025 Rapson Recipient
Timothy Shortreed, AIA
An Architect with HGA and a Marine Veteran, Shortreed received his Master of Architecture from the University of Minnesota in 2019. Through his travel award, Shortreed plans to explore parts of Scandinavia and Japan.
