Congratulations to the 2020 IAF Scholarship Winners Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increase in scholarship applicants and awards. Seventeen architectural student scholarships were awarded for 2020. Winners of the IAF Scholarships were as follows: Lauren Afendis – Ball State University, 5th Year, Undergraduate Program Naw Assumpta – Ball State University, 3rd Year, Undergraduate Program Abigail Bulmahn – Ball State University, 3rd Year, Undergraduate Program Allison Gerardot – Ball State University, 4th Year, Undergraduate Program Carolyn German – Ball State University, 3rd Year, Undergraduate Program Kurt Green – Ball State University, Graduate Program. B.S. Architecture, BSU Catherine Hunley – Washington University, St. Louis, Graduate Program. B.S. Architecture, BSU Jordan Jones – Ball State University, Graduate Program. B.S. Architecture, BSU Lisa Knust – University of Pennsylvania, Graduate Program. B.S. Architecture, BSU Rachel Magee – University of Cincinnati, Graduate Program. B.S. Architecture UC Seong Joon Park – Ball State University, 3rd Year, Undergraduate Program Autumn Patrick – Ball State University, 3rd Year, Undergraduate Program Malequi Picazo – Ball State University, 5th Year, Undergraduate Program Michael Timberlake – Ball State University, 5th Year, Graduate Program. B.S. Engineering, Purdue Ashleigh Totten – Ball State University, 3rd Year, Undergraduate Program Hunter Wallace – Ball […]

Congratulations to the 2019 IAF Scholarship Winners The Indiana Architectural Foundation awarded seven architectural students scholarships for 2019. Winners of the IAF Scholarships were as follows: Lauren Afendis – Ball State University Jessica Franke – Ball State University, Allison Gerardot – Ball State University Kurt Green – Ball State University Sabrina Lasley – Ball State University Eric Peters, Ball State University Megan York, University of Pennsylvania School of Design Students awarded the IAF scholarship met the following minimum requirements: Full-time resident in the State of Indiana Completed a minimum of 2 years in an accredited architectural program Have a minimum 3.0 GPA Thank you to all of the 2019 IAF Scholarship Sponsors. Sponsor of $1,000 or more: AIA INDIANA AIA INDY HOME TOUR ALLEGION CSO ARCHITECTS ESL/SPECTRUM KOVERT HAWKINS PAUL I. CRIPE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION RATIO SCHMIDT ASSOCIATES SCHOLER CORPORATION SOBOTEC, LTD. SPOHN ASSOCIATES THE ESTOPINAL GROUP TROY AND SHELLEY THOMPSON – SMITHGROUP Sponsors of $500 – $1,000: ARCDESIGN BROWNING CONSTRUCTION FINK ROBERTS PETRIE, INC. FOOD SERVICE SOLUTION GROUP HOLLAENDER STRUCTURAL FITTINGS KEYSTONE ARCHITECTS LYNCH HARRISON AND BRUMLEVE MCCOMAS ENGINEERING, INC. REITANO DESIGN GROUP VORNDRAN AND ASSOCIATES Sponsors up to $500: CHRIS MARTIN HALSTEAD ARCHITECTS KJG ARCHITECTURE, INC. L. THORN COMPANY […]

Duck Creek Aqueduct Metamora, Indiana Whitewater Valley Canal Company October in Indiana is known for the brilliant colors in the changing leaves and also for the Covered Bridge Festival located in Parke County. The Duck Creek Aqueduct may not be located in Parke County or be truly considered a covered bridge, but it is similar enough to deserve to be mentioned with them. The aqueduct was originally constructed in 1843. It is a single-span covered wood aqueduct that carries the Whitewater Canal 16 feet above Duck Creek. The structure includes a walkway for pedestrians (so it really is covered bridge as well). Construction involves the use of a unitized Burr Truss, which is a combination of an arch and multiple king-posts truss design. It is the only surviving covered wood aqueduct in the country. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and achieved National Historic Landmark status in 2014. The structure was built as a component of the Whitewater Canal in southeastern Indiana. It is one of Indiana’s hidden treasures and is included as one of the first 50 projects in the Indiana Architecture Database created by the Indiana Architectural Foundation. The Indiana Architecture Database […]

The Indiana Architectural Foundation will be accepting applications for the 2019 Scholarship until midnight November 18, 2019. The IAF has been awarding scholarships to deserving for the past 45 years. In 2018, $22,300 was awarded to 12 students from a variety of universities. Eligibility:To be eligible for an IAF Scholarship, a student must meet the following critieria: be a permanent resident of the State of Indiana be enrolled in an accredited professional or post-professional architectural degree program have completed at least the 2nd year in the program at an undergraduate level, and have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale Scholarships are merit-based, cash awards made possible by the generosity of a number of sponsors throughout Indiana. If you are interested in applying for the scholarship, you may access the scholarship application and further information through the link below. http://indianaarchitecturalfoundation.org/ under the Scholarships tab, 2019. The IAF is excited to continue to support and encourage growth within Indiana’s architectural community. If you know of anyone who may be interested in this opportunity, please pass along this information.

The Indiana Architectural Foundation welcomed three new Board members this year: Chris Reinhart, LFA, Well AP – Cripe, Jack Faber, AIA – Hafer Design, and Michael Davis, AIA, EDAC – VPS Architecture have joined the 13 member Board.

Roofless Church New Harmony, Indiana Architect: Philip Johnson The Roofless Church in New Harmony, Indiana New Harmony Indiana is home to several architectural attractions.  One of the most prominent works is the non-denominational Roofless Church designed by architect Philip Johnson. The Church is comprised of an open park surrounded by a rectangular brick wall.  The organization of the park resembles a formal church with a center aisle and an altar.  The altar however is replaced with a flower-like shaped dome with cedar shingles engulfing a bronze statue, surrounded by shrubbery placed on an ornately laid out cobblestone patio.  The canopy structure resembles a cloth draped over a table and has been noted to cast a shadow that looks like an open rose.  The golden rose was the symbol of the utopian community that founded New Harmony. The simplicity of the Church and the inclusion of trees and landscaping in the space is part of its charm.  It is a clean Modernist statement about the preservation of nature and religion. It is also a unique project of Philip Johnson’s varied catalog. It is one of Indiana’s hidden treasures and is included as one of the first 50 projects in the Indiana […]

IAF scholarship helps former college dropout realize his dreams of becoming an architect Chris Reinhart didn’t take the traditional route to architecture school. But Reinhart isn’t what you’d call a traditional kind of guy. He built his first home out of straw bales and salvaged materials. When he graduated from Lafayette Jefferson High School, the academically gifted 18-year-old headed off to Indiana University and the world appeared to be his oyster. However, after five semesters, he “very ungracefully,” dropped out. He formed a rock band, Cadmium Orange and got a construction job. Today, at age 40, Reinhart is days away from receiving his master’s degree in architecture, and he’s working part-time as a design associate at Cripe Architects, a job he said he landed, in part, because of the Indiana Architectural Foundation. During the scholarship presentation, IAF asked each of the recipients to say a few words about their project. Reinhart talked about a hypothetical design for a future charter school in Bloomington. He doesn’t remember exactly what he said, but he remembers the call he got from Cripe asking him to come in and talk about a job. Reinhart was “prepared, polished and engaging,” said Fred Green, Cripe’s president […]

AIA/IAF 1st Annual Trivia Night is a Mind-blowing success Jeopardy champ, James Holzhauer, would have been hard pressed competing against the 60 plus trivia enthusiasts present at the first annual AIA-IAF Trivia Night held on April 12th at the District Tap Restaurant and Bar.  Participants enjoyed an evening of refreshments, drinks, prizes, fun, goofy eyewear, and of course plenty of brain taxing trivia questions.  The event was led by our outstanding trivia master, Justin Sage, who did a tremendous job running the show and keeping contestants scratching their heads for answers.  Through ten tedious rounds of questions (with a couple bonus rounds tossed in for fun) seven teams competed neck and neck until the final round when the eventual champ was determined.  The winning team hailed from American Structurepoint who aptly dubbed themselves ‘Structureyoink’ included team members Rob Bray, Matt Jennings, Abbey Kochert, Joe Koslow, Dan McCloskey, Noah Porter, Jeff Thornberry, and Brianna Wetzel.  Congratulations to our first team winners who are recipients of the AIA-IAF Trivia Masters traveling trophy and a few other prizes as well not to mention bragging rights.  The runner up team was ‘Axis Allies’. All in all the event was a tremendous fund raising success […]

On Monday, February 4th, the IAF was featured on Lakeshore Public Radio. Chris Nolte is the host and producer of “Regionally Speaking“, which airs weekdays from noon to 1 p.m., on WLPR-FM, 89.1, serving northwest Indiana. Chris interviewed IAF President Dan Brueggert for roughly 10 minutes, during which time Dan was able to introduce the IAF to the Lakeshore Public Radio audience, and also take some time to explain our “Indiana Architecture Database”. Follow the link below to hear the full hour program. (The IAF feature interview runs from approximately the 24 minute mark to the 34 minute mark.) https://www.lakeshorepublicradio.org/post/regionally-speaking-monday-february-4-2019 Or, listen to just the feature interview with the IAF: Many thanks to Chris Nolte of “Regionally Speaking” and WLPR-FM for giving us this exciting opportunity to share this project with a new audience!

Indiana Architectural Foundation announces 50 significant buildings and sites as part of new database celebrating design Most people know about architecturally rich Columbus, however few know there’s a church in New Harmony designed without a roof, that you can take a boat ride on an authentic aqueduct in Metamora, the only one of its kind in the US, or that Indiana is home to some rare architectural gems. Indiana has a rich architectural history, and the Indiana Architectural Foundation wants people to know about it and experience it. The Foundation today is announcing a statewide database that features some of the state’s most significant architecture. It’s the first database of its kind in the state, where visitors can learn more about architecture of buildings old and new and learn how Indiana’s economy and culture has been shaped through design. “Our goal is to showcase Indiana’s architectural history,” said Dan Brueggert, president of Indiana Architectural Foundation. “We hope people will not only want to learn about it, but also visit the public buildings to see just what makes them so special.” The list was compiled by a team of Indiana architects and input from historic preservationists. The committee wanted to make […]