Kent State University releases list from RFQ - New Architecture Building

Currently the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at Kent State University resides in a minimum of three separate buildings scattered among the campus granting it what I like to think of as the largest (geographically) architecture program in the nation (completely unverified).  The CAED issued an RFQ for a new building a couple of months ago and has recently released the list of firms that had provided RFQ's either individually or as a team.

Currently, the University is in the process of architect selection (short listing). Team qualifications are under review from the thirty-six submittals listed below (copied and pasted from a .pdf so column alignment may be lacking, think of it as art):

LEAD FIRM                    Lead Location                    ASSOCIATED FIRM                    Location

Allied Works                    New York                          Payto Architects                             Cleveland

Anmahian Winton             Cambridge, MA                  David Sommers                              Kent

BSHM                             Youngstown                        Gwathmey Siegel                            New York

Belson Design                   Gates Mills                          Coop Himmelb(l)au                        Los Angeles

Bialosky+Partners             Cleveland                            Architecture Research Office          New York

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson   Pittsburgh                            Sol Harris/Day                               Canton

Bostwick Design               Cleveland                            BIG Architecture                            New York

Braun & Steidl                  Akron                                 McDonough+ Partners                   Charlottesville

CBLH Design                   Middleburg Heights             Koetter Kim                                   New York

Centerbrook                     Centerbrook, CT                Metropolitan                                   Cleveland

Clark & Post                     Lorain                                Erlich Architects                              Culver City, CA

Eric Owen Moss               Culver City, CA                 WSA Studio                                    Columbus

Gensler                              Chicago                             Robert Maschke Architects             Cleveland

Hasenstab                         Akron                                Holzman Moss Bottino                    New York

John Ronan                       Chicago

Jonathan Barnes                Columbus                           Rogers Marvel Architects                New York

KZF Design                      Cincinnati                            Morphosis                                      Los Angeles

Legat & Kingscott             Columbus

Moody• Nolan                  Columbus                          Antoine Predock                             Albuquerque

NADAAA                        Boston

NBBJ                               Columbus

Olsavsky Jaminet               Youngstown design             LAB                                               Boston

Perspectus                        Cleveland                            Perkins+ Will                                  Chicago

Philip Johnson/Alan

Ritchie                              Youngstown                        Strollo Architects                             Youngstown

Poggemeyer Design          Bowling Green                     Schwartz/Silver                               Boston

Richard Fleischman           Cleveland                            Preston Scott Cohen                       Cambridge

Richard Bowen+Assoc     Cleveland                            Weiss/Manfredi                               New York

Sasaki Associates             Boston                                 Clark & Post                                  Lorain

Smith-Miller+Hawkinson   New York                          Thorn Stauffer                                 Kent

SSOE                               Toledo                                 Pelli Clarke Pelli                             New Haven

studio TECHNE               Cleveland                             SHoP Architects                            New York

The Collaborative              Toledo                                Miller Hull                                      Seattle

URS                                 Cleveland                            Yazdani/Cannan                             Los Angeles

Westlake Reed Leskosky Cleveland

WTW Architects              Pittsburgh                            Overland Partners Architects           San Antonio

Zaha Hadid Architects      London                                Domokur Architects                       Akron

There are definitely some interesting names on that there list and even more so, some interesting teams.  It is refreshing to know that the CAED warranted such attention and good luck to all those that submitted.  I personally have my favorites but will keep that to myself until I finish filling out the office pool.  However the process to select the final team should be interesting as the RFQ suggested a "competition phase" for the teams that were shortlisted.

You can find more information in the Kent Patch regarding the RFQ, the list of teams and suggested site.  What?  Yup, the powers of the internets.