The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) have selected the recipients of the 2020 Steel Design Student Competition. The competition recognizes eighteen exceptional projects, in two categories, that explore a variety of issues related to the use of steel in design and construction.
Ming Hu
University of Maryland, School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
Ayad Rahmani
Washington State University, School of Design and Construction
Chuck Wyder
Harley Ellis Devereaux
Jared Ganstine
Structural Design Group
Michelle Pannone
Marywood University, School of Architecture
Kristina H. Yu
University of New Mexico, School of Architecture and Planning
Students: Hatem Bouassida and Antoine Hurez
Faculty: Jacques Plante and Richard Pleau
School: Université Laval
Students: Callum Nolan, Ethan Paddock, Colin Willams, and Patrick Stephen
Faculty: Terri Boake
School: University of Waterloo
Student: Jacob Lyons
Faculty: Kristopher Palagi, Soo J. Jo, and Tara Street
School: Louisiana State University
Students: Yifan Zhou, Connie Kwan, and Sydney Foster
Faculty: Clark Llewellyn
School: University of Hawai’i at Manoa
Students: Briley Houston and Phillip Minton
Faculty: Kevin Stevens
School: University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Students: Bingjie Li, An Guo, Angus Lin, and Janica Domingo
Faculty: Clark Llewellyn
School: University of Hawai’i at Manoa
Students: Alice Corrivault-Gascon and Dominique Arseneault
Faculty: Jacques Plante and Richard Pleau
School: Université Laval
Students: Wenzhu Li, Feifan Chen, Richard Robinson, and Bruce White
Faculty: Clark Llewellyn
School: University of Hawai’i at Manoa
Student: Allison Loth
Faculty: Timothy Gray
School: Ball State University
Students: Rui Li and Fei Hu
Faculty: Fei Wang
School: Syracuse University
Student: Tatiana Estrina
Faculty: Vincent Hui
School: Ryerson University
Students: Ashkan Radnia, Gavin Reeb, and Spencer Sparagna
Faculty: Kyoung-Hee Kim and Liz McCormick
School: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Student: Jacob Bodinger
Faculty: Margarida Yin
School: California Polytechnic State University
Student: Imani Jackson
Faculty: Erik Hemingway
School: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Students: Megan Gotsch and Philip Riazzi
Faculty: David Franco, Daniel Harding, and Dustin Albright
School: Clemson University
Student: Kade Brandon
Faculty: Pasquale De Paola and Kevin Singh
School: Louisiana Tech University
Student: Pablo Garcia
Faculty: Christopher Welty
School: Kennesaw State University
Students: Alena Nagornaia, Solanda Magnuson, Elitsa Vutova, and Amy Tang
Faculty: Thomas Fowler and Kevin Dong
School: California Polytechnic State University
Partners: Leo Chow, FAIA, SOM and Mark Sarkisian, PE, SE, LEED, SOM
The competition had over 900 participants from the following schools:
Auburn University, Ball State University, Boston Architectural College, California College of the Arts (CCA), California Polytechnic State University, Carnegie Mellon University, Clemson University, Diablo Valley College, Howard University, Illinois Institute of Technology, Keene State College, Kennesaw State University, Kent State University, Louisiana State University, Louisiana Tech University, Morgan State University, New York Institute of Technology, Oklahoma State University, Pontifical Catholic, University of Puerto Rico, Prairie View A&M University, Princeton University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Roger Williams University, Ryerson University, Savannah College of Art and Design, Southern Illinois University, Syracuse University, Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University, Thomas Jefferson University, Tulane University, Université de Québec à Montréal, Université Laval, University At Buffalo, SUNY, University of Calgary, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Colorado Denver, University of Hartford, University of Hawaii At Manoa, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, University of Maine at Augusta, University of Michigan, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, University of Oklahoma, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, University of Texas at Arlington, University of Toronto, University of Washington, University of Waterloo, Virginia Tech, Woodbury University
Edwin Hernández
Programs Coordinator
ehernandez@acsa-arch.org
202.785.2324
Eric Wayne Ellis
Senior Director of Operations and Programs
eellis@acsa-arch.org
202.785.2324
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