by Robin Z. Puttock, AIAWhat an exciting time for the AIA/ACSA COTE Top Ten Student Competition!
This year we experienced a record-breaking number of entries from all over the world. The esteemed jury met in July and the winners were announced on August 24. The winning entries can be found here. And they are:
Students: Marcus Puste, Farah Ossaimee & Dolin DiazFaculty: Kristin Nelson & James LeachInstitution: University of Detroit Mercy
Students: Eric Luth & Andrew BaltimoreFaculty: Gundula Proksch & Christopher MeekInstitution: University of Washington
Students: Angela Kraus & Olivia WidemanFaculty: Ulrike Heine, David Franco & George SchaferInstitution: Clemson University
Student: Gabriel Cachapuz VelascoFaculty: Alice GuessCollaborator: David Thompson Architect, David Thompson StudioInstitution: Savannah College of Art and Design
Student: YunIn JeungFaculty: Kevin SinghInstitution: Louisiana Tech University
Student: Joanna FraucaFaculty: Michael HillCollaborator: Matt Barnett, LS3PInstitution: Savannah College of Art and Design
Student: Isabelle CassidyFaculty: Patricia AndrasikCollaborator: Jim LutzInstitution: Catholic University of America
Students: William Scott & Connor SmithFaculty: Ulrike Heine, David Franco & George SchaferInstitution: Clemson University
Student: Denzyl Ye Teo Denzyl Gineva ZhangFaculty: Alice GuessCollaborator: David Thompson Architect, David Thompson StudioInstitution: Savannah College of Art and Design
Students: Lucas Schindler & Mia WalkerFaculty: Ulrike Heine, David Franco, & George SchaferInstitution: Clemson University
Congratulations to all of the student and faculty winners! And thank you to everyone who participated this year for contributing to the significant impact on the next generation of designers.
We are particularly grateful to our jurors:
Rahman Azari, Pennsylvania State University
Nithyashree Balachandar Iyer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Jill Kurtz, Page
Sarah Mathews, Jacobs
Julie Ju-Youn Kim, Georgia Institute of Technology
We are also excited to announce the opening of the 2024 Competition which will align with the 2023/2024 academic calendar. The registration deadline will be April 24, 2024 and the submission deadline will be June 5, 2024. Curious about what is involved? Details regarding how to register and enter, as well as curriculum support can be found here. Robin Z. Puttock is a practicing architect with two decades of professional, national award-winning, sustainable design experience and seven years of international award-winning academic teaching, research and administration experience;. She is an Assistant Professor at Kennesaw State University College of Architecture and Construction Management. She is an AIA COTE Leadership Group Member.