Jon McAllister

Awards • November 1st, 2010

After working on the 2009 Performa project with Mike McKay's graduate studio, I had seen it published in multiple websites including suckerpunchdaily.com, spaceinvading.com, and archinect.com. I had heard rumors that it was going to be published through an international publication, but after a year of waiting I had assumed that the book had fallen through...

Awards • May 5th, 2010

At the end of each year the College of Design hands out certificates of excellence to the top 10 students of each grade. Last year I won the Architectural Design award for my work completed in 1st year studio, and this year I have won the very same award for my 2nd year studio. Plus I also received a certificate of Excellence in Digital Visualization, this award is only given to one student for his/her work in 3D modeling...

Awards • March 25th, 2010

This Spring break Terri and I were given the opportunity to travel abroad to the land of my ancestors, Scotland. Having only traveled in my youth to Germany, this was a relatively new experience for both of us. We are both well-traveled within the states, but traveling abroad was the next step up for us...

AIAS • April 12th, 2010

From April 9th- April 11 UK hosted the Midwest Spring Quad Conference. Every Spring and Fall, an AIAS chapter within each quad hosts a conference over various architectural themes. The conference provides opportunities for architecture students within their region to meet and communicate with one another outside of the classroom...

AIAS • 5th January, 2010 • 1 Comment

I attended FORUM 2009 in Minneapolis, Minnesota on December 28th, 2009 to January 2, 2010. The trip included tours of many landmarks around the Twin Cities, such as the Guthrie Theatre, Wiseman Art Museum, and the Christ Lutheran Church. Plus portfolio workshops, nightly lectures, social events, firm crawl, and national elections.