Architectural illustration exhibition opens at MSU

by MSU-Bozeman News Service

8/28/01 

              Bozeman -- Architecture in Perspective 16, an international exhibition of architectural illustration, will be on display from Sept. 10 through Oct. 5 in the Helen E. Copeland and Cheever Galleries of Montana State University.

            The American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI) and the Schools of Architecture and Fine Art will host an opening reception for the exhibition in adjoining Cheever and Haynes Halls on the campus of MSU from 6-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13.

             The Architecture in Perspective 16 Exhibition is comprised of 51 award-winning works from eight nations and includes a broad selection of architectural imagery ranging from felt-tip sketches on napkins to classic, formal watercolors and cutting-edge computer generated illusions. Among the pieces of this collection is the Hugh Ferris Memorial Prize winning “The Royal Ascot Finishing Post” by Michael McCann of Toronto, Canada. The Ferris Prize honors the legacy of the 20^th century’s most influential architectural illustrator and is the most highly revered international award in architectural illustration.

            The annual Architecture in Perspective Competition and Exhibition is organized and operated by the ASAI, a non-profit professional organization, whose principal purposes are to foster communication between architectural illustrators, to raise the standards of architectural rendering internationally, and to acquaint a broader public with the importance of such drawing as integral to the practice of architecture. ASAI is the largest, most distinguished international society of architectural illustrators in the world. The ASAI has among its membership, some 350 practicing professionals from all over the globe including North and South America, Europe, the Far East, and Australia.

 AIP 16 Competition Awards:

Hugh Ferris Memorial Prize: “The Royal Ascot Finishing Post,” Michael McCann

Formal Category Award: “Oslo Opera House,” Advanced Media Design, Inc.

Sketch Category Award: “De Parade,” Hans Mulders/Theo van Leur

Juror’s Awards: “Lakewood Theatre,” Dennis Allain, “Proposed Cottage Renovation/Relocation,” Douglas E. Jamieson , “Weslleyan University Teaching Museum,” Thomas Schaller.

Send questions or comments to Carol Schmidt: cschmidt@montana.edu. Or you can send letters to Carol Schmidt, MSU Communications Services, 416 Culbertson Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717.

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