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TAP ARCHITECTURE Scholar Program Recognizes OU Student

During the past 21 years, TAP ARCHITECTURE has supported architectural education with student awards and programs valued at over $65,000. This year we are pleased to announce the TAP University of Oklahoma Portfolio Award winner Khoi Nguyen.

Mr. Nguyen, a Junior at University of Oklahoma, produced a creative hand-rendered architectural portfolio that stood out amongst the school’s Second Year portfolio assignments. Khoi, with a GPA of 3.81, has been recognized as an exemplary leader and scholar by the OU Architectural School faculty. Toni L. Rice, OU Student Adviser, describes Khoi as “always positive, always willing to volunteer for any project or cause the school might have.” TAP presented Mr. Nguyen a $500 check. He is the son of Ban and Nyen Nguyen of Edmond, Oklahoma.

The TAP OU Portfolio, a biennial award, goes to the student exhibiting the best Second Year Portfolio, as determined by OU faculty. Students are selected based on criteria established by the Faculty including GPA, design ability and demonstrated leadership.

TAP‘s support for architectural education has evolved as academic needs and programs have grown and changed. Twenty years ago TAP recognized the need to encourage the use of computers in architectural education and initiated a competition to encourage computer generated graphics and design. As technology grew to dominate architectural design, TAP repurposed its educational support to encourage hand drawing. TAP’s program has offered a variety of incentives to students including summer internships and leadership mentoring programs.

Kenneth Dennis, Project Architect, observes construction

The ongoing social work of the Homeless Alliance is praised as they break ground on their new TAP-designed WestTown Resource Center!

The program will includes many services that have not been previously under one roof: a day shelther, health clinic, employment training, drug and alcohol counseling, housing assistance, government benefits, welcoming garden spaces and more. This new design is part of a continued effort of collaboration between services provided and agencies that can ultimately better help the homeless.

Construction on the new building is met with growing anticipation; the Homeless Alliance’s temporary residence has been a trailer, or “the wobbly box,” as they call it. TAP ARCHITECTURE has designed features such as a 350-foot geothermal system with future energy costs in mind. Ground-source heating and cooling will help maintain low energy bills for this non-profit organization.

For the full articles on WestTown Resource Center:

http://www.ionokmag.com/social-issues/the-homeless-alliance/

Post Script: The project was completed, is fabulous, and has already won an award – 2012 AIA Honor Award of Excellence, AIA Oklahoma. TAP is especially committed to our projects that serve the public interest.

Live, Work, and Play

“Live Work and Play” serves as a crown jewel in Maywood Park, a new neighborhood in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The development was designed by TAP ARCHITECTURE of Oklahoma City to offer quality sustainable living in close proximity to the central business and entertainment districts. Maywood Park “reinvents” lifestyle amidst a variety of urban residential offerings, burgeoning retail development and green spaces.

Triangle Development Partnership, L.L.C. was awarded Oklahoma City Arts Commission’s 2009 Curtis A. Schwartz Cityscape Award for this monumental piece of public art. The sculpture was designed, crafted and installed by Stan Carroll of Beyond Metal, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Left to right: Zack Woods and Dennis Hairston, TAP; Chef David Henry of Will's Café and Lobby Bar; Kenneth Dennis, TAP

As part of Architecture Week 2010, the Central Oklahoma Chapter of the American Institute of Architects announced an exciting new event, Decadent Design. Architecture impacts where we live, work, play and eat. Chefs and architects teamed up to create desserts inspired by Oklahoma’s Architecture. Public was asked to vote for BEST DESIGN, BEST TASTE, and BEST OVERALL.

TAP ARCHITECTURE teamed with Chef David Henry of Will’s Café and Lobby Bar to sweep the awards for BEST TASTE and BEST OVERALL with their delectable rendition of Oklahoma’s “Myriad Gardens Crystal Bridge.” Vanilla and white chocolate panna-cotta with cherry duet was used to construct the “bridge” to span a dark/light cherry sauce “lake”. Three tuile round intersected the panna-cotta, symbolizing the delicate structural ribs and the signature round façade of the Crystal Bridge. The baby mint leaf garnish alludes to the Bridge’s botanical setting.

TAP ARCHITECTURE, dedicated to quality urban design, had a great time participating in this tasty homage to Oklahoma design.

TAP ARCHITECTURE Scholar Program Recognizes OU Student

During the past 20 years, TAP ARCHITECTURE has supported architectural education with student awards and programs valued at over $65,000. This year we are pleased to announce the TAP University of Oklahoma Portfolio Award winner Adelle York.

Ms. York, who will be entering into her third year in the University of Oklahoma College of Architecture in the fall, produced an architectural portfolio that stood out amongst the school’s Second Year portfolio assignments. She had incorporated a spread of six years of her own freelance work as an artist, as well as photographs of hand-crafted models and process sketches. Adelle, with a GPA of 3.88, has been recognized as an exemplary leader and scholar by the OU Architectural School faculty. TAP presented Ms. York a $500 check. She is the daughter of Pat and Catherine York of Denton, Texas.

The TAP OU Portfolio, a biennial award, goes to the student exhibiting the best Second Year Portfolio, as determined by OU faculty. Students are selected based on criteria established by the Faculty including GPA, design ability and demonstrated leadership.

TAP’s support for architectural education has evolved as academic needs and programs have grown and changed. Twenty years ago TAP recognized the need to encourage the use of computers in architectural education and initiated a competition to encourage computer generated graphics and design. As technology grew to dominate architectural design, TAP repurposed its educational support to encourage hand drawing. TAP’s program has offered a variety of incentives to students including summer internships and leadership mentoring programs.

TAP ARCHITECTURE Scholar Program Recognizes OU Student

During the past 19 years, TAP has supported architectural education with student awards and programs valued at over $65,000. This year we are pleased to announce the TAP University of Oklahoma Portfolio Award winner Brandon Coates.

Mr. Coates, a sophomore at the University of Oklahoma, produced a creative architectural portfolio that stood out amongst the school’s Second Year portfolio assignments. His portfolio was set apart from the rest by a clean, simple composition and the exhibition of excellent hand drafting abilities. Brandon, with a GPA of 3.88, has been recognized as an exemplary leader and scholar by the OU Architectural School faculty. At the University, he is involved in Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, Campus Activities Council, and the American Institute of Architectural Students. TAP presented Mr. Coates with a $500 check. He is the son of Harry and Betty Coates of Seminole, Oklahoma.

The TAP OU Portfolio, a biennial award, goes to the student exhibiting the best Second Year Portfolio, as determined by OU faculty. Students are selected based on criteria established by the Faculty including GPA, design ability and demonstrated leadership.

TAP‘s support for architectural education has evolved as academic needs and programs have grown and changed. Twenty years ago TAP recognized the need to encourage the use of computers in architectural education and initiated a competition to encourage computer generated graphics and design. As technology grew to dominate architectural design, TAP repurposed its educational support to encourage hand drawing. TAP’s program has offered a variety of incentives to students including summer internships and leadership mentoring programs.