CCA Architecture Alumnus Wins Frederick P. Rose Architectural Fellowship

San Francisco, June 14, 2004

Steven Utz, who graduated from the CCA Architecture Program in 1997, has won the Frederick P. Rose Architectural Fellowship. Utz is among four recipients for 2004–7.

For the next three years, Utz and the other new fellows will work with nonprofit community development organizations to meet needs in low-income areas. Each fellow receives guidance and support from local professionals and ongoing training from national experts. Each fellow also receives an annual stipend and benefits. The fellowship begins August 1, 2004.

Utz will work in Pennsylvania with the Crawford County Coalition on Housing Needs, an organization that establishes housing and provides services to the area's homeless and low-income families. He will also work with the Meadville Redevelopment Authority, city officials, and the Center for Economic and Environmental Development to revitalize the town.

Utz's projects will include the following:

• Providing construction supervision on a new six-unit, transitional housing project near a Keystone Opportunity Zone
• Identifying single-family homes that can be purchased, renovated, and rented, while utilizing green design practices, producing construction documents, and overseeing construction and related budgets
• Developing urban design strategies to improve the area's South Main Street neighborhood and curb future sprawl development through smart growth techniques

Utz currently works as a project supervisor for the Historic American Building Survey. He was selected from among thirty-nine applicants nationwide based on academic performance, nonprofit sponsorship, and proposal feasibility.

The fellowship was awarded by the Enterprise Foundation.