1. HIGHLIGHTS
Lectures and Exhibitions,
Joplin Grant, FabShop, Yong Huang,
Filippo Caprioglio, Saundra Weddle
Student Work
Jurors Michael Speaks
and R. Bo Roberts select
2013 Librarium Prize winners
ALUMNI NEWS
AIA New York Honor Award for
Johnson and Albert, Wells named
FAIA, HSA Alumni Design Award
winners, new Christopher Kennedy
furniture line
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2. DIRECTOR’S
GREETINGS
HIGHLIGHTS
2012-13 Lectures and Exhibitions
The 2012–2013 HSA Lecture Series
explored the architecture of social
engagement on a global scale.
Speakers included Michael Murphy
(MASS Design Group, Boston), Erinn
McGurn (SCALEAfrica + SCALEStudio,
New York), Teddy Cruz (Estudio
Teddy Cruz; La Jolla, California),
Alfredo Brillembourg (Urban-Think
Tank; Caracas, São Paolo, New York,
and Zürich), Vladimir Belogolovsky
(Intercontinental Curatorial Project,
New York), and Emily Pilloton (Project H
Design; San Rafael, California).
The HSA also hosted two exhibitions
that further explored the architecture
of social engagement. During the fall
2012 semester, the school was home
to the exhibition “Buildings that Heal:
Towards an Architecture (of Impact),”
which surveyed the work of Boston’s
MASS Design Group. In the spring,
“Colombia:Transformed / Architecture
= Politics” exhibited recent socially-
conscious projects in contemporary
Colombian architecture.
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Dear Alumni,Colleagues and
Friends of the HSA, welcome
to the trial issue of our newly
launched HSANews!
This is the first issue of what
we plan to develop,in a larger
format,with more pages,
into a yearly communication
channel to keep you informed
about our program and to keep
all of us informed about the
accomplishments of our alumni
across the country and the world.
Since I started my tenure as HSA Director in July 2012 I have made it a point
to grow the HSA communication network with its alumni base and the larger
community in architectural education and the profession. After an all-school
retreat held in fall 2012 with faculty and staff, a clear strategy emerged to
guide us in the years ahead in order to continue to improve the “Drury Model”
for architectural education:make the program excellent, unique and more
visible. HSANews will help us document our progress towards these goals.
Through this newsletter, we will offer updates on program highlights,
showcase the good work of our students, and report on faculty and alumni
accomplishments.The newsletter is also part of a larger communication
initiative that we have started, which included a new version of our web-site.
As we enter a new phase in the life of the school, this kind of communication
will become ever more critical for a healthy and strategic growth process,able
to leverage on the knowledge capital of the HSA and its alumni—a capital of
ideas and accomplishments that makes us all proud and,because of its still
unfulfilled great potential,encourages us to push forward and do even better.
Maurizio Sabini
Filippo Caprioglio
Italian architect
and educator
Filippo Caprioglio
will be the Visiting
Professor of
Practice at the
HSA during the Fall
2013 semester. His firm, Caprioglio
Associati, based in Venice, Italy,
has been featured in numerous
international publications including
l’Arca, Dwell, Domus, and The New
York Times.
Saundra Weddle
Professor Saundra Weddle was
awarded a Samuel H. Kress Foundation
grant by the Renaissance Society of
America, as well as a grant from the
Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation.
These grants will support Dr. Weddle’s
continuing research on the role of
women’s convents in shaping the urban
landscape of Venice.
YONG HUANG
Yong Huang has joined the HSA full-
time faculty. Yong grew up in Beijing
and holds degrees from Beijing
Polytechnic University, Harvard
University, and Pratt Institute. He
worked for four years in the office
of Herzog and de Meuron, assisting
on their project for the “Bird’s Nest”
stadium for the Beijing Olympics as
well as on a number of other projects.
He has also worked with Davis Brody
Bond in New York, as well as with BIG -
Bjarke Ingels Group.
Drury Joplin Team Wins Major Grant
The HSA is part of a Drury interdisciplinary team that has been
awarded a $500,000 national grant from the TKF Foundation.
Drury has partnered with Cornell University, the US Forest
Service,Till Design, City of Joplin Parks and Recreation, and
Forest ReLeaf of Missouri.The research will study the sacred
role of open space in the post-disturbance contexts of Joplin,
Missouri after the 2011 tornado, as well in New York City after
9/11 and super-storm Sandy. Drury architecture students,
with professors Traci Sooter, Nancy Chikaraishi, Keith Hedges,
and Jayon You will design and build a garden space in Joplin’s
Cunningham Park.
HSA FaBSHOP
HSA students have new fabrication resources available to
them, as the woodshop transitions to a more comprehensive
FabShop. The shop is now supervised by Joseph Ryan Osborne,
who joined the HSA in October. Ryan has experience in digital
fabrication, as well as an M.Arch. from the University of North
Carolina Charlotte and an MFA in furniture design from SCAD.
In January, the FabShop acquired a four-by-eight-foot ShopBot
CNC Router, which gives students and area professionals new
capabilities in modeling and fabrication.
Michael Buono
Former Director Michael J. Buono was honored by AIA Spring-
field with an Outstanding Service Award for Commitment and
Service in the area of Architectural Education.
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3. STUDENT
WORK
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ERIC BALDWIN I Route 66 Museum I Best Third-Year Project
Bruce Moore, Studio Instructor
EMILY MCVEY I Drury Teaching Theater I Best Fourth-Year Project
Michael Buono, Studio Instructor
The tenth annual Librarium Prize
competition took place on May 10th
.
Michael Speaks—Dean of the College of Design
and Professor of Architecture at the University of
Kentucky—juried the exhibited projects along with
2009 HSA alumnus R. Bo Roberts, of Studio Daniel
Libeskind in New York.
BRANDON LOTTER I Thesis Project:The Stacked Village - Chong Wan Hong Kong I Best Fifth-Year Project
Yong Huang, Studio Instructor I Robert Weddle, Thesis Seminar Instructor

4. ALUMNI
NEWS
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Chris Johnson and Ramona
Albert win AIA New York
Honor Award
The design for the Madaras
Kapolna, by Christopher Johnson
‘02 with Ramona Albert ‘03, received
a 2013 AIA New York Chapter Design
Honor Award in the Project category.
The projected small pilgrimage
chapel in the Transylvanian Harghita
Mountains is intended to provide
a place of rest for pilgrims and a
shelter for worship. The design is
a study in dualities, suggesting at
once the cave and the cathedral,
the tent and the stone, the digital
and the hand-built.
Bradley Mimlitz ‘86 is president of Park City
Architecture and Earthwall Builders in Park City, Utah.
Last year EWB produced rammed earth walls for the
Southeast Wyoming Welcome Center in Cheyenne, the
largest rammed earth building in North America.
John Oke-Thomas ’90 is president and CEO at
Oke-Thomas and Associates in Springfield.John joined
senior officials from the Obama administration to
participate in a forum on jobs and the economy.
Vincent Ebersoldt ’93 is principal of Ebersoldt
+ Associates Architecture in St. Louis.The firm, which
celebrated its sixth anniversary in March, was recently
named a certified Architectural Historian Consultant by
the state of Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
Renee Fronabarger ‘96 & Kartono Nguyen ‘03
are project architects at PGAV Destinations in St. Louis.
Renee was project architect for the recently opened
Sea Lion Sound at the St. Louis zoo, and Kartono
guided the design of new bear habitats at the Louisville
Zoo and the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago.
Jason Hainline ‘97 joined the staff of Dake Wells
Architecture in Springfield.
Marcus Farr ‘99 teaches architecture and
urbanism studios as well as digital fabrication
seminars at the University of Colorado Boulder, where
his students are currently collaborating with RedLine
Urban Laboratory on the design of the Epic Arts Youth
Engagement Zone. Marcus also recently lectured at
Maryville University and was an invited guest critic at
Washington University.
Jason Dale Pierce ‘00 is an architect and
associate at HOK St. Louis. In January Jason was
named to the Board of Directors of AIA St. Louis. He
previously served as Regional Director Advisor for the
Young Architects Forum.
Ian Ford ‘01 joined the staff at Ann Beha Architects
in Boston, where he is a Senior Architect.
Jody (Boulware) Miller ‘01 is an architect and
Jennifer (Hartwig) Hedrick ‘94 is managing principal
at Simon Oswald Architecture (Columbia, Missouri),
which recently celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary.
Jason Mitchell ‘01 joined the staff of Studios
Architecture in San Francisco.
Frisly Colop ‘04 is a designer at 10 Design in Hong
Kong, and is co-teaching an M.Arch. design studio at
the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Donnie Rodgers, Jr. ‘06 is Community
Development Coordinator at the Urban Districts Alliance
in Springfield. Donnie participated in the National Trust
for Historic Preservation’s Leadership Training Capstone
Experience in Beaufort, South Carolina.
Joel Thomas ‘06 is a project manager at Bates and
Associates in Springfield, and was recently honored by
417 Magazine in its annual “20 Under 30” feature.
Lannette Guerra ‘08 joined the staff at De Meza
Architecture and Interiors in San Francisco.
Amanda (Taylor) Snelson ‘08 joined the staff at
Ehrlich Architects in Culver City, California.
Amy Ehlers ‘09 joined the staff of Dake Wells
Architecture in Springfield.
Heather Ray ‘09 has established Mineral Synergy, a
jewelry design studio based in Austin, Texas.
Kuleya Bruce ‘11 is an AmeriCorps member and
outreach coordinator for Rebuilding Together St. Louis,
where she recently worked on the Old North Saint
Louis Green Space.
Nathan Buck ‘11 joined the staff of GH2 Architects
in Tulsa.
Chris Richards ’12 joined the staff of Tompkins
Architects in Kansas City.
Andrew Wells elevated to AIA
College of Fellows
In July 2012, Andrew Wells ‘91 (Dake
Wells Architecture, Springfield) was
elevated to the AIA College of Fellows.
The FAIA designation honors “those
architects who have made a significant
contribution to architecture and society
and who have achieved a standard of
excellence in the profession.” Following
in the footsteps of Richard P. Stahl
(1914-2003) BA ‘36, Andrew is only the
second AIA Fellow from the southwest
Missouri region.
Stay in touch: send news, transitions,
and accolades to archALUMNI@drury.edu
2013 HSA Alumni Design Award Winners
Kyle Nottmeier ‘02 (SPACE, St. Louis), Travis Tindall ‘06 (NFORM Architecture,
Springfield), and Rohit Handa ‘10 (Stantec Architecture, Edmonton, Canada)
have been honored with 2013 HSA Alumni Design Awards. Kyle’s design for the Pi
Pizzeria in St. Louis (pictured) won best project by a lead designer, and Travis’s
renovation and addition to the Greene County Archives facility in Springfield
was selected as best project by a recently graduated lead designer. Rohit’s
involvement in the design of the University of Alberta Dentistry Pharmacy Building
redevelopment was recognized as best project by a recently graduated design
team member. Congratulations to the winners, as well as to all of the very talented
alumni who submitted work.
Furniture line by CHRISTOPHER KENNEDY
Christopher Kennedy ’99 B.Arch,’02 MBA is currently
at work on lighting and soft goods lines to complement
his collections of custom luxury indoor and outdoor
furnishings, candles, and home décor. Kennedy’s Palm
Springs, California based interiors practice continues to
attract the attention of the press, with recent features in
California Homes, CA Home+Design, Going Organic, and
Angeleno Interiors.
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Annual gifts from alumni, partners and
friends offer crucial support for our
students, faculty and programs.
Please give to the Hammons School of Architecture
and help us grow your program!
For more information about supporting the HSA
and specific ways to donate, please contact:
Chris Tuckness,
Director of Alumni and Development,
at ctuckness@drury.edu or 417.873.6857

5. Professional
Advisory Council
Kristi Beattie ‘04
SAPP Design Associates Architects, Springfield MO
Vincent Ebersoldt ‘93
Ebersoldt + Associates, Saint Louis MO
Charles Hill
Gaskin Hill Norcross, Springfield MO
Matthew Hufft
Hufft Projects, Kansas City MO
Christopher Johnson ‘02
Werner Sobek New York, New York NY
Christopher Kennedy ‘99
Christopher Kennedy Design, Palm Springs CA
Billy Kimmons ‘99
Hood-Rich Architecture, Springfield MO
John Oke-Thomas ‘90
Oke-Thomas + Associates, Springfield MO
Fred Powers
Powers Bowersox Associates, Saint Louis MO
Steven Seibert ‘88
The Williams Company, Tulsa OK
Stephanie Shadwick ‘05
nFORM Architecture, Springfield MO
Amy Slattery
Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City MO
Tracy Steinhauser ‘06
Gehry Partners, Los Angeles CA
Andrew Wells ‘91
Dake Wells Architecture, Springfield MO
Art and Architecture
Drury-Connect Advisory Council
Rob Baird
CEO, Conco Companies
Chris Ball
President, Jack Ball Architects
Rita Baron ‘99
Principal, Baron Design & Associates
Chris Cotton ‘92
Director, Parks and Recreation, Joplin MO
Jonathan Gano
Assistant Director of Public Works, City of Springfield
Mark Gardner
CEO, Gardner Capital
Michael Hamra
President and CEO, Hamra Enterprises
Stuart Murr ‘97
Smart Designs / Mother’s Brewing Company
Tim O’Reilly
CEO, O’Reilly Hospitality Management
Doug PItt
Philanthropist and Owner,
ServiceWorld Computer Center
Tim Rosenbury
Partner, Butler, Rosenbury, and Partners
Pam RuBert
RuBert Studios and President,
Springfield Regional Arts Council Board
Andrew Wells ‘91
Dake Wells Architecture, Springfield, MO
Rusty Worley ’92 ‘94
Executive Director, Urban Districts Alliance,
Springfield MO
Full-time Faculty
Marshall Arne
David Beach
Michael Buono
Nancy Chikaraishi
Jay Garrott
Keith Hedges
Yong Huang
Panos Leventis
Bruce Moore
Gerard Nadeau
Maurizio Sabini
Traci Sooter
Karen Spence
Robert Weddle
Saundra Weddle
Jayon You
Staff
Gregory Ashby
Emma Clardy
Jeff Hoener
Galina Meyle
Joseph Ryan Osborne
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900 North Benton Avenue, Springfield, Missouri 65802, USA
1.800.922.2274 drury@drury.edu
PHOTO CREDITS
Cover, 04, 05: courtesy Christopher Johnson and
Ramona Albert. 02: Robert Weddle. 03: Wikimedia
Commons, CC-BY-SA 3.0. 06: Convey Studios.
07: Aaron Bunse, A2theB Photography. 08: Chase
Lindbergh. 01, 09: courtesy Drury University
Marketing and Communications.
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