Twenty-one architecture students from universities across the U.S. were honored in the 12th Annual Steel Design Student Competition. Administered by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), the program challenges architecture students, working individually or in teams, to explore a variety of design issues related to the use of steel in design and construction. A total of $14,000 in cash prizes was awarded to the winning students and their faculty sponsors.
Students submitted designs in two categories that required steel to be used as the primary structural material, and with special emphasis placed on innovation in steel design. The Culinary Arts College category required students to design steel-framed facilities with at least one long-span steel structure. Designs were to include amenities such as teaching kitchens, a pastry kitchen, classrooms and a demonstration laboratory. In the Open Category, students were given the opportunity to select a site and building program that included at least one long-span steel structure. This category required the designs to be of equal complexity and size as designs submitted in the Culinary Arts College category.
The award winners in each category are:
Category I – Culinary Arts College
First Place: “The Paris Market Lab”
Student: David Heck, California Polytechnic State University
Faculty Sponsor: Jonathan Reich, California Polytechnic State University
Second Place: “Culinary Arts College”
Student: Eric Simon, Drexel University
Faculty Sponsors: Jeff Krieger, David Ade, Jim Rowe, David Brawer, Kurt Raymond and Robert E. Nalls, Drexel University
Third Place: “Native American Culinary Arts Institute (NACAI)”
Student: Michael Markham, Louisiana Tech University
Faculty Sponsor: Kevin Stevens, Louisiana Tech University
Honorable Mention: “Futurist.Culinary.Matrix”
Student: Jingjie Zhao, Clemson University
Faculty Sponsor: Keith Evan Green, Clemson University
Honorable Mention: “Culinary_Bridge”
Students: Jose Sanchez and Adam Strauss, California Polytechnic State University
Faculty Sponsor: Thomas Fowler IV, California Polytechnic State University
Honorable Mention: “Culinary Arts Institute of San Diego”
Students: Michael Knowlton, Forest Agnew and Daniel Botten, NewSchool of Architecture and Design
Faculty Sponsor: Hussein Munaim, NewSchool of Architecture and Design
Honorable Mention: “San Diego School of Culinary Arts”
Students: Kyle Duvernay, Ian Patzke and Siah Afrasiabi, NewSchool of Architecture and Design
Faculty Sponsor: Hussein Munaim, NewSchool of Architecture and Design
Category II – Open
First Place: “Kansas City Soccer Training Center”
Student: Dan DeWeese, University of Kansas
Faculty Sponsor: Kent Spreckelmeyer, University of Kansas
Second Place: “Landscape: Rehabilitation Research Center”
Student: Jason Allred, University of Idaho
Faculty Sponsor: Roman Montoto, University of Idaho
Third Place: “[Re]Purposed”
Students: Teagan Castellon and Brian Diaz, Woodbury University
Faculty Sponsor: Eric Olsen and Gerard Smulevich, Woodbury University
Honorable Mention: “Cartesia: Bridging Pertinent Space”
Students: Andrew Coenen and Connor Fischer, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Faculty Sponsor: Gil Snyder, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Honorable Mention: “INTERTWINE: An Energy Resource Machine & Wildlife Habitat for Maldives”
Students: Marilina Cianci and Yekaterina Artemchuk, McGill University
Faculty Sponsor: Sinisha Brdar, McGill University
Honorable Mention: “Multi-Functional Urban Connectivity”
Student: Fabio Segre, Florida International University
Faculty Sponsor: Camilo Rosales, Florida International University
More than 400 project submissions from nearly 600 students were received during this year’s steel design competition, and more than 100 faculty members served as student advisers for the competition. In total, 53 universities from across North America took part.
This year’s competition jury consisted of: Carol Burns, Taylor & Burns Architects; Erleen Hatfield, Buro Happold; Gerard Smulevich, Woodbury University; Seung K. Ra, Oklahoma State University; Ursula Emery McClure, McClure/Emery Architects; and Christine Theodoropoulos, University of Oregon.
For more information on the ACSA/AISC Steel Design Student Competition, visit www.aisc.org/studentdesign.