CAF names Winners in 2014 DiscoverDesign National High School Architecture Competition

Congratulations to the national student winners!

Congratulations to Christopher Kumaradjaja of Dobbs Ferry, New York (First Prize), Hamza Qureshi of North Bergen, New Jersey (Second Prize), and Nikhil Chaudhuri of Washington, DC (Third Prize), the winners in this year's competition.

Their design projects were chosen by a 40-member jury team of architects, engineers, designers, architectural educators, and university professors from 14 states and 3 countries.

Representing 29 high schools in 12 states, 219 teens created solutions to redesign their school gym facilities into an athletic pavilion to encourage physical activity and healthly lifestyles.

Sponsored by the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) - a national leader in K-12 architecture and design education - students used DiscoverDesign.org to share their creative work and connect with their peers, as well as teachers and architects across the country.

First prize winner receives roundtrip flight for 2 from within the 50 United States; 2 nights in the Palmer House Hilton Hotel; a $60 gift certificate to the Lockwood Restaurant at the Palmer House; 2 tickets to a CAF river cruise and walking tour; a year-long membership for design software tutorials from BlackSpectacles.com ($280 value); and a copy of CAF’s The Architecture Handbook: A Student Guide to Understanding Buildings

Second prize winner receives a $250 CAF Shop gift certificate; a year-long membership for design software tutorials from BlackSpectacles.com ($280 value); and a copy of CAF's text The Architecture Handbook.

Third prize winner receives: a $100 CAF Shop gift certificate; a year-long membership for design software tutorials from BlackSpectacles.com ($280 value); and a copy of CAF's text The Architecture Handbook.

WINNING PROJECTS

FINALISTS / HONORABLE MENTIONS

Ahzin Nam Cupertino High School Cupertino, California Teacher Tracie Johnson	Mario Rodriguez Advanced Technologies Academy Las Vegas, Nevada Teacher Richard Knoeppel	Christian Orme Advanced Technologies Academy Las Vegas, Nevada Teacher Richard Knoeppel	Cal Craven Westlake High School Westlake, Ohio Teacher Scott Kutz
Lukas Sullivan Advanced Technolgies Academy Las Vegas, Nevada Teacher Richard Knoeppel	Victoria Ereskina Brooklyn Technical High School Brooklyn, New York Teacher Connie Eng	Jason Saccoliti Advanced Technologies Academy Las Vegas, Nevada Teacher Richard Knoeppel

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP AWARDS

The 2014 jury also recognizes students and architect mentors who did the most to foster, encourage, and build an online design community of learners in DiscoverDesign.  With their comments and feedback, they provided both encouragement and constructive criticism on students' work throughout the run of the competition.

Christian Orme, a student at Advanced Technologies Academy in Las Vegas, NV, provided thoughtful comments [like this one] on design projects from his peers around the country.

Leslie Robinson, an architect from incite Design Studio in Overland Park, KS, provided thoughtful comments [like this one] to several projects while students were working through the steps of the design process for the competition..

ALL STUDENT PROJECTS

To view all student library design projects submitted for the competition, please visit the Student Gallery.

We encourage you to create a DiscoverDesign.org account, log on, explore the library design projects from the 10 finalists, and leave a few comments of your own!  Which project do you like best?  Share your feedback on the students' design work.

THANK YOU TEACHERS, SPONSORS, AND JURY TEAMS

The Chicago Architecture Foundation gratefully recognizes the teachers from 29 high schools across the US who registered students and supported their work throughout the 2014 DiscoverDesign National High School Architecture Competition. We look forward to working with you next year!

CAF gratefully acknowledges the following donors, who provided generous support for the competition prizes. 

Black Spectacles
Chicago Architecture Foundation Docent Council

Finally, CAF recognizes the 40 architects, engineers, designers, and university professors from across the country who volunteered to evaluate, comment on, and rank the submitted design projects.

Round 2 Jury

Round 1 Jury