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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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
2009 Rapson Traveling Fellowship Competition Postponed
The Minnesota Architectural Foundation regretfully announces that the 2009 Ralph Rapson Traveling Study Fellowship Competition has been postponed. Efforts in the upcoming months will be focused on stabilizing and building the Fellowship’s endowment and creating new fundraising strategies. This is only the 2nd time that the competition has not been held in the past 10 years and every effort will be made to accommodate this year’s competitors by extending the age eligibility limitation when the competition resumes. Thanks to all who have supported and continue to support the Fellowship and other MAF programs; we value your generosity and involvement.
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.