Architecture Students Win Cash Prizes
Three Fairmont State University architecture students received cash prizes as winners
of an end-of-the-semester competition sponsored by the Fairmont Renaissance Corporation.
The first place winner, Brian Robinson, was awarded $500. Erin Smith and Alex Leib
shared second place and received $125 each. The winners were chosen from a field of
29 entries from two design studios led by Kirk Morphew, AIA, Associate Professor of
Architecture at Fairmont State.
The students were asked to design a project at the corner of Adams and Quincy streets
in Fairmont, calling for a mixed-use, urban infill solution that provides underground
parking, commercial space, affordable apartments and market-rate apartments. Key considerations
in the judging were context and the potential of spurring downtown revitalization
efforts.
Judges for the competition were Bill Yoke, AIA, of WYK Associates; Rebecca Key, AIA,
of Alpha Associates; Greg Eddy, Associate AIA, of Omni Associates; and Philip Freeman,
AIA, of Fairmont State. Rich Wood served as the Fairmont Renaissance Corporation's
representative.
