Architecture program wins big at AIA Maryland Design Awards and AIA Baltimore’s B-More Resilient Competition
Students from the University of Maryland’s Architecture program put on a tremendous showing this year at two regional design forums, The AIA Maryland 2015 Excellence in Design awards and the AIA Baltimore “B-More Resilient” Rowhouse Design Competition, snatching up eight awards for design excellence and making UMD the biggest collegiate winner to participate in either competition. The awards were presented at special ceremonies sponsored by AIA Maryland and AIA Baltimore last month.
AIA MD 2015 Excellence in Design Awards – Student Project Winners:
DESIGN AWARD: The Crossing: Growing Connected Communities
Student Team: Sofia Weller, Ashley Grzywa, Sebastian Dern, Patrick Reed and Daniel Moreno-Holt
Faculty Sponsor: Matthew J. Bell
DESIGN AWARD: Baltimore Institute for Ecological Economics
Student Team: Karina Perez-Ayalde and Austin Raimond
Faculty Sponsor: Peter Noonan
JUROR CITATION: Aqua Terra: Office and Research Studio for Ecological Economics
Student Team: Lili Mundroff and Michelle Bennett
Faculty Sponsor: Peter Noonan
JUROR CITATION: Project: Regenerative Urban Ecology
Student Team: Adam Chamy, Valerie Sherry and Michael Sisson
Faculty Sponsor: Peter Noonan
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD: Courtyard in the Chaos
Student Team: Rachel Flinn, Karen Sendner
Faculty Sponsor: Peter Noonan
AIA Baltimore B-MORE | RESILIENT 2015:
MOST RESILIENT CONCEPT AWARD: The bMORE Resiliency CO*OP
Student Team: Lili Mundroff
Firm Sponsor: Brennan+Company Architects
MOST FEASIBLE DESIGN AWARD: Community Path
Student Team: Sadie Dempsey and Adam W. Louie
Firm Sponsor: AECOM
HONORABLE MENTION: Distributed Infrastructure & Resiliency Technology
Student Team: Ren Southard
Firm Sponsor: Autotroph
The five UMD entries recognized by AIA Maryland this year were among twelve winning projects, beating out 65 submissions from schools across the region. Included in the tally was the “The Crossing,” which took first place this past spring at ULI/Hines. The four other winning projects were the result of Peter Noonan’s fall 2014 ARCH 600 Integrated Design Studio. “Regenerative Urban Ecology,” which was also recognized earlier this year in the first annual AIA COTE awards, was lauded by jury members for “thoughtfully integrat(ing) sustainable concepts that shape the architecture, infrastructure and landscape in a thorough and compelling solution.” Jury members were equally impressed with students Karina Perez-Ayalde and Austin Raimond’s project, “Baltimore Institute for Ecological Economics,” stating, “A beautifully crafted and thoughtful ecological solution …This level of development and thoroughness is an incredible accomplishment for a first year graduate student.”
“It’s wonderful, as an educator, to see our students put their projects out there in the professional realm,” said Professor of the Practice Peter Noonan, who personally took home an Honor Award for a project with his firm, McInturff Architects. “I think it’s great that AIA Maryland offers this forum and recognizes student work.”
The AIA Baltimore B-More Resilient Rowhouse Design Competition showcases the collaborative efforts of students and registered architects in addressing resiliency issues—such as physical and social climate changes—affecting Baltimore City. The competition centers on transforming the City’s vacant housing stock using innovative design solutions. The competition draws teams from programs across the country. Of the more than 50 teams that participated in this year’s competition, only four were presented awards, with an additional three honorable mentions.
“We are very proud of the efforts put forth by our students in these highly competitive forums,” said David Cronrath, Dean of the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. The sheer number and quality of our students’ winning projects is a testament to our faculty’s efforts in providing the right environment, guidance and encouragement to create something extraordinary.”
Entries from the B-More Resilient competition will be on view at the Carroll Museum through October 4, 2015. A list of winning projects can be found here. For a full list of AIA Maryland Design Excellence winners, visit the AIA Maryland website.