Architecture Students, Professor Honored
The West Virginia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects announced the recipients
of the 2006 AIAWV design awards for excellence in architecture at its annual gala
in Charleston on April 14.
Philip M. Freeman, AIA, Assistant Professor of Architecture at Fairmont State, was
the design architect for two projects receiving Merit Awards for outstanding achievement
in architecture given to the firm of WYK Associates, Inc. The architectural design
of the West Union Bank at NewPointe and the IMC Operations Center in Webster County
were recognized for their approach to design and sustainable principles.
Jury Chair, Kathryn Prigmore, FAIA, a renowned educator and practitioner from Washington,
D.C., lauded the buildings for their conceptual expression and their consideration
of scale, detailing and sustainable principles.
"These projects are good examples of articulating sound architectural principles
in a meaningful way. They represent an approach that directly translates to the architectural
discourse of the classroom and studio," Freeman said.
Three FSU architecture students were recognized for their design achievements. Orin
Kincade and Meghann Gregory were recipients of the Jeffery Mayfield Award. This award
for excellence in student design is given annually in honor of former Fairmont State
professor Jeffrey Mayfield to an FSU senior in the architecture program. Shawn Flemming,
a junior, was given the West Virginia Society of Architects Scholarship for achievement
in student design. This honor is given annually to the winner of a design competition
held between the students in the architecture program at FSU and the students in the
architectural engineering technology program at Bluefield State College.
