2005 Recipient (Jackson):
Franca Trubiano, Georgia Institute of Technology
"Material Matters: Seeking Collaborations Between the Building Industry and Innovative Architectural Practices"

2004 Recipients (Dublin):
Fatih Rifki, Evrim Demir, and Orcun Kepez, North Carolina State University
"An Evaluation of Continuity in a Pedestrian Environment at North Carolina State University Centennial Campus"

Ann Heylighen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Humberto Cavallin and W. Mike Martin, University of California--Berkeley
"The Student, the Architect, His Intern and Her Knowledge"

2003 Recipients (Tempe):
Alfredo Fernandez-Gonzalez, Ball State University -- Best Paper
"How Small is Too Small? Investigating the Use of Scaled Prototypes to Research Thermal Comfort in Buildings"

Michael O'Brien, Virginia Tech University -- Honorable Mention
"Roots of American Sustainable Cities: An Analysis of 'As-designed' and 'As Built' Conditions in John Nolen's American Garden City"

Andreas Savvides, Harvard Design School -- Honorable Mention
"Regenerating Urban Land: Urban Design Considerations in the Joint Development of Transportation Corridors"

2002 Recipients (Montreal):
Scott Gowans and John Graham, University of Dundee
"Poetic Narrative Language Syntax and Design Practice"

Guy Newsham and Jennifer Veitch, National Research Council Canada;
Helge Seetzen and Lorne Whitehead, University of British Columbia;
Ayi Chaudhuri, McGill University
"Lighting Quality Evaluations Using Images on a High Dynamic Range Display"

2001 Recipients:
Jodi Naderi, Texas A&M University -- Best Paper Award
"Transportation + Street Trees: Effect of the Urban Design Industry’s Roadside
Landscape Improvement Standards on Driver and Pedestrian Performance"

Shahin Vassigh, SUNY Buffalo -- Best Presentation Award
"Teaching Statics and Strength of Materials Using Digital Technology"

2000 Recipients:
Veronica Soebarto, University of Adelaide
"Environmentally Sensitive Design: Between Theory and Practice"
Ann Heylighen and Herman Neuckermans, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
"Design(ing) Knowledge in Architecture"

1999 Recipient:
Stephen Duff, University of Oregon
"New Directions in Seismic Design for Timber Frame Structures"

1998 Recipients:
Stéphane Hanrot, Ecole d'architecture de Saint Etienne
"Enseignement de projet et initiation à la recherche: quelle relation?"

Guillermo Vásquez de Velasco and Nancy Holland, Texas A&M University
"Reciprocal Distance Education in International Design and Construction Studios"

1997 Recipient:
Pauline Morin, Georgia Institute of Technology
"Ciceronian Texts and Alberti's De re aedificatoria"

1996 Recipient:
Iver Wahl, University of Oklahoma
"Vertical Rebound Theory as Applied to the Kobe Earthquake"

ARCC / KING STUDENT MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURAL + ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN RESEARCH

Named in honor of the late Jonathan King, co-founder and first president of the Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC), this award is given to one student per ARCC member college, school, institute, or unit. Selection of recipients is at the discretion of the individual member institutions, but is based upon criteria that acknowledge innovation, integrity, and scholarship in architectural and/or environmental design research. The award may be made at either the graduate or the undergraduate level. For further information on the nomination process click here.

2006-2007 Recipients:

Akinlabi Afolayan, Florida A&M University
Samuel J. Augustine, University of Oregon
Anawat Chirattikalwong, CERES-Ball State University
Evrim Demir, North Carolina State University
Jeremy A. Emerson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Monireh Ganjineh, American University of Sharjah
Bobby Gibbs III, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Gunnar Ryan Gladics, University of Idaho
Meltem Havva Gurel, University of Illinois
Rolf Jacobson, University of Minnesota
Lindsay Kenkel, University of Kansas
Seongchan Kim, Texas A&M University
Andrea Macecek, University of Toronto
Dragana Nikolic, Penn State University
Linda Nubani, University of Michigan
Lynn Patterson, Georgia Institute of Technology
Abhijit Paul, Texas Tech University
Brian M. Swem, Lawrence Technological University
Justin Taylor, Mississippi State University
Heidi S. Thomas, University of Houston
Zhen Tian, University of Calgary
Dustin Tobias, Temple University
Guy Villemure, McGill University
Gregory M. Walker, University of Utah
Mario L. Walker, University of Memphis

2005-2006 Recipients:

Kenneth Appleman, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Benjamin Banta, Ball State University
Kathleen Bevers, University of Oregon
Carolyn Anne Bogert, University of Idaho
Melissa Bradshaw, Lawrence Technological University
Bradley Braun, University of Calgary
Chiara Camposilvan, Carleton University
Daryl Carrington, North Carolina State University
Jennifer Leigh Clark, University of Memphis
Betina Gisela Martins Mogo De Nadal, Texas A&M University
Clarisa Diaz, University of Kansas
Joelle K.A. East, Howard University
Moriah Gavrish, Norwich University
Yasemin Guney, University of Michigan
Robert Horner, CERES-Ball State University
Crystal Jackson, Florida A&M University
Tim Jordan, University of Minnesota
Anjali Joseph, Georgia Institute of Technology
Lukasz Blazej Kos, University of Toronto
Corri Kluba, University of Minnesota
Marc J. Neveu, McGill University
Alison Paddock, Norwich University
Neil Prakash, University of Manitoba
Adetania Pramanik, Texas Tech University
Stephanie Saile, Temple University
Lalatendu Satpathy, Mississippi State University
Rami Selo, American University of Sharjah
Nora K. Wendl, Iowa State University

2004-2005 Recipients:

Justin T. Allen, University at Buffalo
Brianne Bergeman, Ball State University
David Jan Cowan, University of Calgary
Carissa Gavin, Iowa State University
Anne M. Hanenburg, University of Idaho
Stephen Wesley Kopp, University of Toronto
Ryan MacArthur, Norwich University
Leesa Mayfield, University of Oregon
Marysia Miernowska, University of Minnesota
Shane Moniz, Florida A&M University
Daniel Overbey, CERES–Ball State University
Eleni Primikiri, University of Michigan
Christopher P. Qualls, University of Memphis
Giselle Raymond, Louisiana State University
Guochang Wang, Mississippi State University
Steven B. Webber, Lawrence Technological University
Elizabeth Jane Wilson, Temple University
Yiting Zhu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

2003-2004 Recipients:

Ali Ganjavian Afshar, Royal College of Art
Barbara Budenz, University of Calgary
Ruchi Choudhary, University of Michigan
Vasilios Derdelako, Lawrence Technological University
Dorothee Dettbarn, CERES Ball State University
Fehmi Dogan, Georgia Tech
Altaf Engineer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Stacy Ewert, University of Minnesota
Evdoxia Giovannopoulou, University of Southern California
Tuelay Guenes, Ball State University
Bryce A.H. Hamels, Texas Tech University
Tara Hanby, University of Oregon
Marwa Hassan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Brandi Henderson, Southern University and A&M College
Jose Jacob, McGill University
Christopher Kiefer, Louisiana State University
Jason Labutka, Mississippi State University
Richard Lee, Rensselaer University
Mandy S. Martineau, University of Idaho
Philam Nguyen, Carleton University
Cecilia Parera, University of Utah
Robert Peterson, Pennsylvania State University
Jamey Patrick Richards, University of Toronto
Wesley Schwartz, Syracuse University
Atch Sreshthaputra, Texas A&M University 
Alexis Thomas, University of Florida
Zeynep Toker, North Carolina State University

2002-2003 Recipients:

Brian J. Bohlender, Steven R. Cook, Aaron M. Jones & Robert J. Patton, Ball State University
Martha V. Carnevale, University of Arizona
Ayona Datta, Arizona State University
Casey Dawkins, Georgia Tech
Mark Ferrari, University at Buffalo
Christina M. Haaser, Texas A&M University
Trent Hunter, University of Toronto
Mikio Kataoka, Yokohama National University
Brian R. Key, Texas Tech University
Asley C. Lechtenberg, Louisiana State University
Johnny Lu, University of Southern California
Laura J. Morris, Louisiana State University
Jebrey F. Moyer, University of Idaho
Choi-Laporn Ounkomol, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Troy N. Peters, University of Oregon
William Santiago, Florida A&M University
Lynn Saylor, Lawrence Technological University
Meeta Sadanand Shingne, Mississippi State University
Brian K. Schermer, University of Michigan

2001-2002 Recipients:

Hussein F. Abaza, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Iyad Al-Halis, University of Arizona
Selahattin Ertan Bayer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Lew Beyers, CERES, Ball State University
Ryan Hansen, Mississippi State University
William A. Hees, Florida A&M University
Gary A. Kecskes, Lawrence Technological University
Panayiotis Leventis, McGill University
Peng Liu, Ball State University
Kirk P. Mitchell, Howard University
Woodrow Muhammad, Southern University and A&M College
Jose Fernando Olascoaga, Texas Tech University
Scot Oliver, University of Idaho
Jordan Micah Pollard, Louisiana State University
Nicholas Rajkovich, University of Oregon
Jason Rebillot, University of Illinois at Chicago
Chanchani Samiran, Georgia Institute of Technology
Keir N. Stuhlmiller, University of Calgary
Jennifer Walters, Iowa State University
Bo Young Yoon, University of Toronto
Ge Xia, Texas A&M University

2000-2001 Recipients:

Christina Bollo, University of Oregon
James Clark, McGill University
Kirstin J. Clouten, Ball State University
David Craig, Georgia Tech
Erik Fong, University of Idaho
David Fortin, University of Calgary
Andrew Gale, Texas Tech University
Deborah D. Harris, Texas A&M University
Thomas F. Jakab, University of Utah
Daichi Kurashina, Yokohama National University
Fernando Lara, University of Michigan
Yiwei Liu, CERES, Ball State University
Jason Meier, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Abhijeet Pande, Arizona State University
Brooke Elliot Ramage, Louisiana State University
Nicholas Roquet, Universite de Montreal
Thomas M. Rozycki, Lawrence Technological University
Mitchell James Squire, Iowa State University
Jenny Thurman, University of Oregon
Umut Toker, North Carolina State University
Aaron W. West, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Omari D. Wright, Howard University
Patrick S. Vaughan, Florida A&M University
Wai-ki Tracy Yu, Carnegie Mellon University

1999-2000 Recipients:

Jon Astolfi, University of Manitoba
Sonit Bafna, Georgia Institute of Technology
Elissa Nicole Baldwin, North Carolina State University
Helen Bennetts, University of Adelaide
Darrel DeHaan, Lawrence Technological University
Kevin Galvin, Arizona State University
Leslie Heald, University of Oregon
Tracey M. Hunte, Howard University
Bonnie Johnson, Virginia Tech
Scott Allan Krenner, North Dakota State University
Darren J. Lueddecke, Florida A&M University
David Mwale Ogoli, University of Florida
Brock R. Roseberry, Ball State University
Rocio Rangel Ruiz, University of Calgary
Charles Schiers, University of Idaho
Keith Everette Sylvester, Texas A&M University
David Theodore, McGill University
Emily Wang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
David C. Wiesendanger, Louisiana State University
Steven James Valenta, Texas Tech University

1998-1999 Recipients:

James A. Agutter, University of Utah
Alejandro Stamatio Alfaro, University of Arizona
Michael Chad Alldredge, University of Idaho
Stephen Barnecut, University of Calgary
Janice E. Barnes, University of Michigan
Scott Baum, State University of New York at Buffalo
Gregory Paul Caicco, McGill University
Christopher John Chapman, Texas A&M University
Elise M. Edwards, Florida A&M University
Alfredo Fernandez-Gonzalez, University of Oregon
Kelly E. Gerhart, North Dakota State University
Mamie McCarthy Harvey, University of Minnesota
Barbara Hendricks, Arizona State University
Aarati Kanekar, Georgia Institute of Technology
Matt Lutz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Renee Mitchell, University of Illinois at Chicago
Steven Noel, NewSchool of Architecture
Sean O'Skea, Ball State University
Katherine Morgan Oury, North Carolina State University
Pamela M. Peterson, Lawrence Technological University
Karen Shanski, University of Manitoba
Sara E. Temple, CERES, Ball State University
Aide Uzgiris, University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
Bryan Ziegler, Texas Tech University

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