Alloy Architecture

Mondays at the office aren’t bad when the office goes to Topgolf! We decided to enjoy the end of summer yesterday by treating everyone to an afternoon of food, fun, drinks and golf! ⛳️

With the Olympics starting today most people think of athletes and sporting events. But did you know that Architecture was an Olympic event from 1912 – 1948?
In Ancient Greece it was believed that the ideal way to achieve harmony was to exercise both the body and mind. Competitions for music, singing and public speaking were held in the ancient Olympic Games along with sporting competitions.
Pierre de Coubertin, the father of the modern Olympics, wanted to bring the arts back to the Olympics and in 1906 recommended the art competition. It became a reality in the 1912 Stockholm Games with medals awarded in architecture, literature, music, painting and sculpture. All entries in the art competition were required to draw a link between art and sport.
The first ever Olympic gold medal in architecture was won by Eugène-Edouard Monod and Alphonse Laverriére of Switzerland in 1912 for their town planning project Building Plan of a Modern Stadium.
In 1928 the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam designed by architect Jan Wils won a gold medal. (First picture) The Payne Whitney Gymnasium at Yale University designed by architect John Russel Pope won a silver medal in 1932. (Second picture) The last-ever gold medal in architecture was won by Austrian Adolf Hoch for Ski Jumping Hill on the Kobenzl at the 1948 London games. The art competition ended after the 1948 games due to a high number of professionals entering.
Over the next couple of weeks while the world’s top athletes are competing for gold, we’ll share more of the best architecture from the Olympic games.

Our second intern we had this summer is Caleb Fisher. Caleb interned for us last year and decided to come back for another summer! He said it was an amazing work experience and “the fun personalities and office culture make the workdays fly by.” (Thanks Caleb!)
Caleb attends KSU and will graduate with a Master of Architecture degree in the spring of 2025. He enjoys golf, disc golf, archery, and running. He said the highlight of his summer outside of work was spending a week with his fiancé and her family at their cabin in Michigan.
Caleb’s favorite project while at Alloy was working on an elementary school in the district where he graduated from high school.
Thanks for coming back for another year Caleb, we enjoy having you on our team!

We have had two great interns this summer who are wrapping up their time at Alloy.
The first is Madysen Zoglman. Madysen attends KSU and will graduate from the 5-year Master program in May of 2026. She enjoys traveling and is looking forward to studying abroad in Orvieto, Italy next January.
Madysen met two of our architects at the Wichita Open last year and after touring our office decided to give Alloy a try. She says she has gained more experience in software, learning some new ones and developing skills in already known software, all while getting a glimpse of what the professional world is like outside of school.
We are so glad you decided to join our team Madysen and have enjoyed having you here this summer!

Happy National Tape Measure Day!
To celebrate this important holiday, we held Alloy's First Annual Tape Measure Extension Competition (we're still working on the name). Rules were created, rules were broken, and rules were ignored. But a good time was had by all!
This year's winner was Geoff Snow with a length of 8' 4"

We’re not in Kansas anymore!
Sharing some progress shots from our St. Gabriel’s PK-8 school project in Colorado Springs, Co

With an excellent view of the mountains, St. Gabriels School is located west of the existing Church, occupying an area with a 38’ drop in the topography that keeps the school from obstructing the existing parish hall’s view of Pikes Peak and the front range. The project is primarily a masonry facility with a Commons that is centralized in the building and opens to an exterior courtyard/gathering space and amphitheater which will be used for teaching and Parish functions. The facility is approximately 65,000 s.f. and will have a 450-student capacity when completed. Construction is progressing for a mid-August opening.

Alloy was honored to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Marion County Health Department Monday along with NF Construction. The Health Department will be 5,000 sf and is scheduled to open in January 2025.

Construction: NF Construction
MEP Engineer: Professional Engineering Consultants
Structural Engineer: MKEC Engineering, Inc.
Civil Engineer: EBH Engineering

For those braving the heat and attending The Wichita Open today we hope to see you out there!

Thank you Icon Structures, Inc. for celebrating National Donut Day by bringing us delicious donuts from Sugar Llamas - Wichita! We’ve never been known to turn down a donut!🍩

We made sure to take time out of our day to enjoy the eclipse!

Had an opportunity to represent AIA Kansas and spend an enjoyable evening with several members of AIA Flint Hills and students in the K-State AIAS Chapter, listening to a presentation “Adventures in Formalism” presented by Kevin Wineinger, AIA. Kevin is a Principal with Focal Design Studio in Kansas City and a 2000 Graduate of Kansas State University, and has a very interesting work history, beginning in New York, then to Los Angeles, then Chicago, before landing in Kansas City. During his time in the various cities, Kevin had the opportunity to work with some fantastic architects.
Thank you to AIA Flint Hills and AIAS for your hospitality!

Happy International Women’s Day!
Today we’d like to take a moment and recognize the women of Alloy Architecture.

Jeff and Annie had a fun day at the KU Career Fair yesterday meeting lots of talented students.

It’s a beautiful day to enjoy our deck. Thanks Jeff for grilling lunch for everyone! 

Congratulations to Newman University on the Grand Opening of your Student Success Center! Thank you for letting us be a part of it.

We're getting into the holiday spirit at Alloy with our employee elves making an appearance on our Christmas tree!

Congratulations Lisa for being recognized by the Wichita Business Journal's Women Who Lead in Real Estate, Construction and Design!
https://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/c/women-who-lead-real-estate-construction-design/21315/lisa-shaffer-alloy-architecture.html

We had our newest intern in the office today to help dad, Jeff Minar. Thanks for your help Greyson! Al and 'Lloyd were happy to see you!

We hope you can join us!

Wichita – our Launch Party is just 1️⃣ day away! 🤗

We cannot wait to see you tomorrow to share how we plan to help education entrepreneurs innovate.

🔹 Invite your friends and family to enjoy food from Yaya's Eurobistro and adult beverages.
🔹 Wait to have your mind blown 🤯 with the virtual reality tours of our future permanent space by Alloy Architecture.
🔹 See your friends who also care about education, in Wichita and beyond.

4-7 p.m., TOMORROW, 10/12.
RSVP ▶️ golearninglab.org/launch-party

We’d like to thank our guests that joined us at the 2023 Beautiful Minds Gala hosted by the Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas. It was such a fun evening!

A House!? Yes, Alloy Architecture designs high-end homes also. And this one is taking shape nicely! Our team got to visit the job site of a new residence under construction this week. This project is a modern-style home located in the sand hills of central Kansas.

Great work Alloy team and Four Corners Construction!

We celebrated our interns last day today. Thank you for spending your summer with us Isaac and Caleb! We wish you the best this school year and hope to see you again soon!

Alloy recently sponsored the Valley Center Football Golf Tournament to help raise funds for the football program. We'd like to thank everyone who braved the heat and attended!

Congratulations to Andrew Faires! Andrew was recognized by the Wichita Business Journal as one of Wichita’s up-and-coming professionals in the field of Real Estate, Construction and Design. Click the link to read more. https://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/c/young-professionals-wichita-real-estate-072023/18929/andrew-faires-alloy-architecture.html

Our second intern is Isaac Jirak who is a Mechanical Engineering student at Harvard University. Isaac is looking to pursue a master’s in architecture and chose to intern at Alloy to become more familiar with the profession. Isaac chose architecture because he’s interested in combining the practical and functional elements of a project with its aesthetic and subjective influence on its audience. In his spare time he enjoys practicing music, particularly the guitar, and reading. He plans on reading several classics over the summer.
Welcome Isaac, we’re glad you’re here!

We have 2 summer interns at Alloy this year that we’d like to introduce you to. The first is Caleb Fisher who is an Architecture student at K-State. Caleb chose architecture because it incorporates design, problem solving and personal relations – all of which are things he enjoys. He’s looking forward to gaining experience this summer working and socializing in a professional setting as well as learning new software. Outside of work Caleb enjoys playing golf and hopes to get a lot of time in on the golf course this summer.
Welcome Caleb, we’re glad you’re here!

We had a great time at the Wichita Open over the weekend. Thank you to all our guests who were able to join us! Make sure you check out our picture of how close Adrian Springer came to a hole in one!

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and we're wearing green to show our support! Members of our staff signed NAMI's StigmaFree Pledge to help end stigma and create hope for those affected by mental illness. If you're interested in signing the pledge also click the link below! https://www.nami.org/Get-Involved/Pledge-to-Be-StigmaFree/StigmaFree-Me/StigmaFree-Pledge

Meet our newest intern Christian Coleman. Christian is a senior at Northeast Magnet High School and has been with us since Feb. 9th. His interests are anything musical whether it’s playing, creating or just listening, and architecture. Last semester he had a musical internship so this semester he’s trying architecture. The one thing he said he didn’t expect to work on at Alloy was “Researching businesses and contractors, as well as working on spread sheets of information.”
Well, it can’t all be fun and games, but we’re so glad to have you here!

Yes, it was April Fool's Day, but it really was Alloy's 42nd Anniversary. Had fun celebrating!