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Kristianna Johnson

Assistant Professor

Department of Design

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  • Assistant Professor
    Department of Design
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SERVICE & ENGAGEMENT

  • SERVICE - DEPARTMENT / UNIT / UNIVERSITY
    Kansas State University Center for Child Development Advisory Board
    1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2026
    Member
  • SERVICE - DEPARTMENT / UNIT / UNIVERSITY
    Design Thinking Community Impact Working Group
    1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
    Member
  • SERVICE - DEPARTMENT / UNIT / UNIVERSITY
    ENVD Working Group
    1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
    Member
  • AWARD / HONOR
    Medallion Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation
    1 Jan 2025
    Medallion Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation for Teague Nelson Building*, Salina, KS.
  • SERVICE - DEPARTMENT / UNIT / UNIVERSITY
    Search Committee for Director of the Institute for Community Design and Research, Kansas State Design Center
    1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
    Member
  • AWARD / HONOR
    Merit Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation
    1 Jan 2024
    Merit Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation for Territory Ballroom*, Council Grove, KS.
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Professional project: rehabilitation of historic downtown building
    1 Jan 2024
    Rehabilitation of historic downtown building into retail and office space.
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Professional project: residential addition
    1 Jan 2024
    Addition to existing residence to accommodate a modern family in a 50+ year-old home.
  • AWARD / HONOR
    Honor with Distinction Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation
    1 Jan 2023
    Honor with Distinction Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation for Baldwin Motor Company*, Emporia, KS.
  • AWARD / HONOR
    Merit Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation
    1 Jan 2023
    Merit Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation for 715 Commercial*, Emporia, KS.
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Professional project: rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of historic car dealership
    1 Jan 2023
    Rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of historic car dealership into retail spaces and the state’s first upper-story Rural Housing Incentive District project.
  • SERVICE - DEPARTMENT / UNIT / UNIVERSITY
    Search Committee for Academic Advisor
    1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023
    Member
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Professional experience project highlight
    1 Jan 2022
    Project highlight: interior build-out for Booth Creek Wagyu Retail Space in Manhattan, Kansas.
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Professional project: adaptive reuse interior build-out and facade remodel
    1 Jan 2022
    Adaptive reuse interior build-out and facade remodel converting former cabinet factory into higher education facility.
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Professional project: off-the-grid residential construction
    1 Jan 2022
    New construction of high-end residence utilizing ICF construction, solar power, and geothermal energy.
  • AWARD / HONOR
    Merit Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation
    1 Jan 2021
    Merit Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation for Mueller-Schmidt House*, Dodge City, KS.
  • AWARD / HONOR
    Merit Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation
    1 Jan 2021
    Merit Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation for Citizens National Bank Plaza and Lofts*, Emporia, KS.
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Professional experience project highlight
    1 Jan 2021
    Project highlight: master planning and schematic design of an addition to USD 498 Valley Heights Junior-Senior High School in Blue Rapids, Kansas, as part of a bond issue.
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Professional experience project highlight
    1 Jan 2021
    Project highlight: historic preservation of the building envelope and preparation of a historic tax credit application for the Mueller-Schmidt House in Dodge City, Kansas.
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Professional experience project highlight
    1 Jan 2020
    Project highlight: historic rehabilitation of the building envelope and adaptive reuse of a 5-story commercial building into residential units at Citizens National Plaza and Lofts in Emporia, Kansas.
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Professional experience project highlight
    1 Jan 2020
    Project highlight: remodel and building addition to accommodate secure entry and expanded office space for USD 417 Morris County Elementary Schools in Council Grove and Alta Vista, Kansas.
  • AWARD / HONOR
    Honor Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation
    1 Jan 2019
    Honor Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation for Morris County State Bank Lofts/Retail*, Council Grove, KS.
  • SERVICE - COMMUNITY
    Kansas Commission on Veterans’ Affairs
    1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2019
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Morris County State Bank Lofts and Retail project – historic rehabilitation and adaptive reuse
    1 Jan 2019
    Historic rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of Morris County State Bank Lofts and Retail.
  • OTHER (PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY)
    Vickers Station project – National Register nomination and listing
    1 Jan 2019
    Nomination and listing of mid-century hyperbolic paraboloid service station on the National Register of Historic Places.