University of New Mexico architecture students are among the finalists in the international student competition, “Designing for the 21st Century: International Conference on Universal Design.”
Two of the five entries submitted by student teams in the Spring 2004 Beginning Graduate Design Studio (ARCH 506) were among 14 entries selected as finalists.
The competition focused on the design of a community center for one of three sites -- in Brazil, India and Haiti -- and challenged students to address universal design/“design-for-all,” sustainable design, low-cost, and design excellence as primary criteria.
UNM Master of Architecture students David Edwards, Michael Bernett, Brooke Peters and Carolina Mead produced one of the selected entries and Jamie Stitch, Eliza Linde, Timothy Stephens and Jennie Utrata the other. Both entries were for a site located in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
The competition served as the final project in the students’ first year of design for the Beginning Graduate Design Studio (3+ M. Arch. program), co-taught by professors Geoffrey C. Adams and Karen J. King. The class had additional instructional assistance from architect Rebecca Ingram of Albuquerque, who contributed her expertise on design and accessibility.
Teams from the United States, Australia, Chile, France, Japan, Portugal and South Africa were among the finalists. The international, interdisciplinary jury included architects, landscape architects, as well as industrial, interior and graphic designers.
The top three award winners will be selected from the finalists shortly and invited as guests of Designing for the 21st Century Conference in Rio de Janeiro in December. The competition results and winning submittals will also be featured soon in an article in Metropolis magazine.
Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920
Posted by scarr at October 14, 2004 10:14 AM