The American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Associates Committee (NAC) selected five recipients to receive the 2011 Jason Pettigrew Memorial ARE Scholarship.  The recipients are Nicolette Feldser, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C; Devin Little, Assoc. AIA; Audrey Maxwell, Assoc. AIA; Miranda Mote, Assoc. AIA and Matt Murphy, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C.  The recipients were recognized at the NAC reception at the 2011 AIA National Convention and Design Exposition in New Orleans.

The recipients will receive compensation for the entire cost of the Architect Registration Examination (ARE) and a full set of study guides provided by Kaplan Construction Education.

The recipients of the scholarship were chosen by a jury composed of AIA members ranging from Associates to Fellows, NAC and AIAS representatives, and a representative from Kaplan Construction Education.

The new building will provide unified facilities for art history, art practice and film programs. The new interdisciplinary arts hub is part of a major investment in the arts across the campus.

Stanford University announced today that it has selected Diller Scofidio + Renfro to design a new home for the Department of Art and Art History. The 90,000-square-foot Burton and Deedee McMurtry Building will serve as an interdisciplinary hub for the arts at Stanford and further the ongoing development of an "Arts District" at the entrance to campus. The new facility, named in recognition of Deedee and Burt McMurtry (MS '59, PhD '62), who provided a $30 million gift toward its creation, will be a cornerstone in Stanford's initiative to enhance and expand the role the arts play throughout campus.

The McMurtry Building will house the department's programs in art practice, design, art history, film and media studies, and documentary film, which currently occupy several different facilities on campus. Diller Scofidio + Renfro, selected for its experience and distinctive approach to architecture for the arts and education, will design the space to foster interaction and collaboration among students and faculty across artistic disciplines, and advance the integration of the arts and art history into other areas of the university.