Adohi Hall
Adohi Hall at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville won an Honor Award in the
Architecture category and a Merit Award in the Landscape Architecture category during
the Fay Jones School’s 2020 Alumni Design Awards Competition.
Blackstone Visitors Center
The Blackstone Visitors Center in Worcester, Massachusetts won an Honor Award in the
Architecture category and an Honorable Mention in the Regional/Urban Design category
during the Fay Jones School’s 2020 Alumni Design Awards Competition.
The Momentary
The Momentary in Bentonville won an Honor Award in the Architecture category during
the Fay Jones School’s 2020 Alumni Design Awards Competition.
Olivewood Gardens, Greenbuild Legacy Project
Olivewood Gardens, Greenbuild Legacy Project in National City, California, won an
Honor Award in the Unbuilt category during the Fay Jones School’s 2020 Alumni Design
Awards Competition.
eSTEM East Village
The eSTEM East Village in Little Rock won an Honor Award in the Interior Design category
during the Fay Jones School’s 2020 Alumni Design Awards Competition.
2022 Fay Jones School Alumni Design Award Winners
Designs for residential, hospitality, retail, office, commercial, governmental, industrial,
educational, religious, medical, historic, cultural, tourism and mixed-use spaces,
as well as furniture and urban planning, were among 42 projects vying for recognition
in the 2022 Fay Jones School Alumni Design Awards competition. Entries came from Fay
Jones School alumni practicing in cities around the state of Arkansas, as well as
those in California, Kansas, Michigan, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Texas,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Oregon. A six-member jury chose 12 projects for accolades
— resulting in four Honor Awards and eight Merit Awards.
The alumni design awards were announced and presented during the school’s Winter Fest
Reception and Alumni Recognition Ceremony, held Dec. 15 in Vol Walker Hall on the
university campus.
Christopher Brown (B.Arch. ’04) won an Honor Award in Urban Design for the Gradient House in Portland,
Oregon. Brown is with Linden, Brown Architecture in Portland, Oregon. The Gradient
House transforms a postwar house in Portland into a timely and sophisticated live-work
campus. United by a shared roof and material palette, the house and studio frame a
courtyard that overlooks the iconic St. Johns Bridge, the Willamette River and the
West Hills. Though the new house and studio more than double the size of the original
house, the scale of the surrounding neighborhood is maintained. Interior walls are
lined with textured maple panels, subtly changing configuration to adapt to a variety
of needs. The simple, gabled roof is punctuated by distinct light monitors that bring
soft daylight into several interior spaces.
“The dramatic transformation of the existing ranch-style house into a modern home
and studio is impressive,” the jury said. “The rhythm of the front elevation into
a series of vertically proportioned rectangles and portals is a compelling interpretation
of the existing conditions.”
Bradley Edwards (B.Arch. ’93), Lucky McMahon (B.Arch. ’13) and Kelley Reed (B.Arch. ’16) won an Honor Award in Interior Design for the Onyx HQ in Rogers. The
design team is with Bradley Edwards Architect in Fayetteville. Onyx HQ resides in
a 30,000-square-foot brick and timber-framed building built as a warehouse in 1907.
The building is now mixed-use, split between residential multifamily and retail and
restaurant space. Onyx comprises the majority of the public-facing spaces and acts
as the main anchor and operator of the building. By consolidating many of the once-disparate
aspects of the company into one location, Onyx streamlined operations and put often-hidden
production activities on full display. The main programmatic elements are held within
volumes that act as the spatial regulators in the open warehouse.
“The revitalization of the historic building is an excellent blend of celebrating
the old and providing counterbalance with new insertions,” the jury said. “Overall,
the project is a celebration of the senses with a variety of visual and physical textures
and spatial experiences.”
Michael Grogan (B.Arch. ’95) won an Honor Award in Historic Preservation for 862 Fenimore Road Residence
Additions and Renovation in Larchmont, New York. Grogan is with Michael Grogan Architecture.
This design involves a full renovation and strategic addition to a 1958 modernist
home designed by the notable architect Paul Randolph. The design approach blends the
new extensions with the existing work — as Randolph had done in earlier additions
from 1982 to 1991 that extended the architectural language of the original. The existing
space was supplemented by extending the spatial, material and formal language of minimalist
wall planes, informally distributed apertures, and transitional exterior spaces, while
deferring to and restoring many important elements in the predecessors' work.
“This project illustrates how a small addition and surgical approach to interior reconfiguration
can greatly improve a significant work by a renowned architect,” the jury said. “Excellent
drawings and diagrams were critical to understanding the complexity and significance
of this respectful project.”
Aaron C. Ruby (B.Arch. ’97), Kristy Angyal (B.Arch. ’86), Lawrence Angyal (B.Arch. ’86) and Amanda Benham (B.I.D. ’01) won an Honor Award in Historic Preservation for the Mississippi County
Courthouse Renovation and Addition in Blytheville. Ruby is with Revival Architecture,
Inc. in Scott. Kristy and Lawrence Angyal are with Kip A. Moore & Associates in North
Little Rock. Benham is with Cromwell Interior Design in Little Rock. The historic
Mississippi County Courthouse required repairs, modernization and code improvements
and an 18,000-square-foot addition that would double the size of the facility. Designed
to complement the original 1919 structure, the addition is shorter and does not extend
past the outer edges of the original courthouse. The new curtain wall allows natural
light to fill the public stairwell and introduces a sense of transparency, while the
new steel staircase and exposed steel beams showcase one of the county’s most successful
industries. The grand courtroom received new period-correct woodwork, new custom pews
and a period appropriate chandelier.
The jury called this project “an excellent example of adding on to an historic structure
sensitively.” They noted specific restoration details in the courtroom and added that
the new mechanical systems are “well integrated to not detract from historic volumes
and architectural details.”
Jonathan Opitz (B.Arch. ’03), Adam Day (B.Arch. ’08), James Sullivan (B.Arch. ’07), Kyle Heflin (B.Arch. ’15), David Cowan (B.Arch. ’73) and Jamie Borg (B.Arch. ’96) won a Merit Award in Urban Design for 1424 SoMa in Little Rock. The
design team is with AMR Architects, Inc. in Little Rock. 1424 SoMa is an infill project
designed to be a striking addition to the SoMa district. Respecting the scale and
historic nature of the neighborhood, the building engages the street at multiple levels.
Traditional rhythms and symmetry are combined with new materials and colors that veer
from the typical South Main palette.
Wendell Kinzler (B.Arch. ’05), Jason Landrum (B.Arch. ’94), Greg Rose (B.Arch. ’88) and David Rogers (B.Arch. ’91) won a Merit Award in Architecture and Interior Design for the Arkansas
Children’s Hospital Pine Bluff Clinic in Pine Bluff. The design team is with Polk
Stanley Wilcox Architects in Little Rock. Arkansas Children’s Hospital Pine Bluff
Clinic is a bright new addition to a predominantly residential neighborhood. The project
united the idea that healthcare extends beyond the physician-to-patient experience
and creates a symbol of care for the community. The façade presents a strong gesture
while interior touches make the spaces open and accessible.
Adam Day (B.Arch. ’08) won a Merit Award in Architecture and Interior Design for the Arkansas
Riverfront Residence in North Little Rock. Day is with AMR Architects, Inc. in Little
Rock. This home for a young family captures the essence of modern living within a
traditional community that fronts a bike trail loop along the Arkansas River. The
architect leaned on two local vernaculars — the shotgun and the dogtrot — for a straightforward
design approach that also served the project’s tight budget.
Reese Rowland (B.Arch. ’90), David Rogers (B.Arch. ’91), Joe Stanley (B.Arch. ’69) and Fred Reed (B.Arch. ’78) won a Merit Award in Architecture and Interior Design for the Pine
Bluff Main Library in Pine Bluff. Rowland, Rogers and Stanley are with Polk Stanley
Wilcox Architects in Little Rock. Reed is with Reed Architectural Firm in Pine Bluff. Positioned on a prominent street corner, the Pine Bluff Main Library is a symbol
of rebirth for downtown and the town as a whole. Through public meetings, the project
emerged as a community-embedded supportive learning center, offering a teaching kitchen,
recording studios, café and computer training, in addition to books.
Mark Weaver (B.Arch. ’82) and Joshua D. Love (B.Arch. ’16) won a Merit Award in Interior Design for Caption By Hyatt Beale Street
Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee. The design team is with HBG Design in Memphis. The
Caption By Hyatt hotel in Memphis marries the 144-year-old façade of a machine shop
with a contemporary hotel design. The property combines a layering of historic structural
elements such as exposed brick and original wooden beams, vibrant colors, textures,
and hand-painted murals. The site hosts public amenities that include a coffee and
liquor bar, market, gallery, outdoor courtyard, fitness center and meeting spaces.
Travis Bartlett (B.Arch. ’95), Galen Hunter (B.Arch. ’83), Timothy Varner (B.Arch. ’15) and Christopher Galindo (B.Arch. ’19) won a Merit Award in Interior Design for Arts on Main in Van Buren.
The design team is with MAHG Architecture in Fort Smith. Arts on Main, the relocation
of the Center for Art and Education to downtown Van Buren, is designed to showcase
the arts while contributing to the revitalization of historic Main Street. The design
melds the need for art education and gallery space with the requirements for restoring
buildings to their original appearance in the historic district.
Zack Cooley (B.Arch. ’06) won a Merit Award in Landscape Architecture for Oceana Puerto Madero
Residences in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Cooley is with Brandon Haw Architecture, LLP
in Brooklyn, New York. The Oceana Puerto Madero Residences provide gracious living
along the boardwalk of the historic Rio Darsena Sur canal. The structure is exposed
board-formed architectural concrete, exposed on the façade, while the building’s balconies
feature curved corners and are clad in bronze-colored fritted glass. A curated public
park with sculpture gardens sits between the two apartment buildings and conceals
below-grade parking and amenities through vibrant, colorful planting and pools of
water, light and sculpture.
Leah Hales (B.L.A. ’94) and Hank Thomas (B.L.A. ’04) won a Merit Award in Landscape Architecture and Public Good/DEI for
the Martin Luther King Jr. Square in Conway. The design team is with SWA Group in
Dallas. Martin Luther King Jr. Square transformed a former auto scrapyard site into
a public park that demonstrates landscape infrastructure solutions to flooding and
climate change, while honoring the cultural heritage in this historically Black neighborhood.
The project creates a robust community asset in which green infrastructure and play,
biodiversity and community, stormwater management and recreation are all inseparable
and complimentary aspects of the built environment.
Susannah Drake, FAIA, FASLA, principal at Sasaki, in New York, served as the external jury member
for the design awards competition. Carl Matthews, interior architecture and design department head, served as jury chair. Fellow jury
members included three school faculty members Ken McCown, landscape architecture department head; Laura Terry, associate professor of architecture; and Michelle Huh, assistant professor of interior architecture and design. Fay Jones School alumna
Lori Santa-Rita, principal at Jennings + Santa-Rita Architects in Fayetteville, also served on the
jury.