The work of the firm, Rockhill and Associates, is tightly bound to the natural milieu and culture of the Kansas region. In the spirit of regionalism, the areas archetypal forms, Spartan aesthetics, frugal methods, and relationship to nature permeate the results. They are the recipients of numerous awards, most recently; Residential Architect magazine's Firm of the Year, one of Natural Home magazine's Top Ten Green Architecture Firms, and Architecture magazine's "Home of the Year." The work has appeared in nearly two hundred international books and journals and has recently been recognized for the 2006 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award.
Dan Rockhill is the J L Constant Distinguished Professor of Architecture at the University of Kansas and Executive Director of Studio 804. He and his students have recently completed the first LEED Platinum building in Kansas, a sustainable prototype for tornado ravaged Greensburg, KS. Their other awards include three American Institute of Architect's Honor Awards, two Wood Design Awards, along with Steel Design, Global Housing, Sustainable Design, National Affordable Housing, the NCARB Prize, two time winner of Architecture Magazine's "Home of the Year" and Residential Architect's "Project of the Year" award for their modular houses in Kansas City. Their recent Greensburg project appeared in the Venice Architecture Biennale, commissioned by the U.S. State Department for inclusion. The two most recent projects by studio 804 are both pursuing LEED platinum rating.
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