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#2021cotetoptenforstudents winners @aianational @a

#2021cotetoptenforstudents winners @aianational @acsanational

URBAN MUTUALISM – A MUSHROOM FARM IN A FACTORY
Students: Edda Steingrimsdottir & Jonathan Ng
Faculty Sponsor: Jeannette Kuo
Institution: Harvard University

Juror Comments
Urban Mutualism – A Mushroom Farm in a Factory is a winning design for its overall scheme of a well articulated building with all of the parts of the building working together. There is a high level of sophistication in this project with all the building functions integrated into the sustainable response. The design is not just how architecture integrates sustainability, but the function within the building and its programmed spaces.

#2021cotetoptenforstudents winners @aianational @a

#2021cotetoptenforstudents winners @aianational @acsanational

NUUTTUQ
Students: Caroline Roux, Guillaume Couture, & Rosemonde Gadoury Salvail
Faculty Sponsors: Claude Demers & André Potvin
Institution: Université Laval

Juror Comments
Nuuttuq is a winning design for a cohesive balance of climate, orientation, programmatic clarity and elegant presentation in a cultural and sports center. The design integrates passive strategies from all four seasons along with the changing climates. The building design has great program clarity, well incorporated and developed environmental responses.

#2021cotetoptenforstudents winner @aianational @ac

#2021cotetoptenforstudents winner @aianational @acsanational

NAGS HEAD COASTAL DISCOVERY MUSEUM
Student: Ryan Cooper
Faculty Sponsors: David Hill, Andrew Fox, & Ranji Ranjithan
Institution: North Carolina State University

Juror Comments
Nags Head Coastal Discovery Museum is a winning design for its daring and speculative approach to nature into a North Carolina coast. Through the comprehensive analysis and detailed plans, the design speaks to the landscape in a graceful way. The design has a clear landscape agenda which is well thought-out and integrated into the sustainable approach to the entire project. Both the building design and the environmental responses are sophisticated and well developed.

#2021cotetoptenforstudents winner @aianational @ac

#2021cotetoptenforstudents winner @aianational @acsanational

UNDEFINED BOUNDARIES
Student: Ana Astiazaran
Faculty Sponsors: Michael Kothke, Laura Carr, Darci Hazelbaker, & Jonathan Bean
Institution: University of Arizona
Collaborators: Brian Farling, Shawn Swisher, & Amanda Schwarz

Juror Comments
Undefined Boundaries is a winning design for the versatility and adaptability in the use of rammed earth as an environmentally conscious material choice not often used to create an educational community center. The desert setting of the building is contextually appropriate for rammed earth construction with the incorporation of a passive strategy of thermal mass. Design has a clear tension of light and heavy clearly shown by the great use of scale & passive strategies.

#2021cotetoptenforstudents winner @aianational @ac

#2021cotetoptenforstudents winner @aianational @acsanational

FAIRMOUNT SCHOOL OF ART AND ECOLOGY
Student: Andriani Sugianto
Faculty Sponsor: Caleb Walder
Institution: California Baptist University

Juror Comments
Fairmount School of Art and Ecology is a winning design for going back to basics in sustainability with the project’s simple elegance. The structure felt fun and believable for kids to enjoy with beautiful renderings and intriguing design. The project well integrates climate strategies with architecture that reflects the climate along with a good assessment of the environmental matrix.

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#2021cotetoptenforstudents winner @aianational

THE STEP
Students: Samuel Nordmeyer & Cody Goedken
Faculty Sponsor: Ayodele Iyanalu
Institution: Iowa State University

Juror Comments
The Step is a winning design for its sophisticated handling of the building’s environmental impact, integration with the landscape & use of timber construction to create an educational facility. There’s an intriguing complexity to the final form and overall scheme depicted in the simple plans and beautiful sections. The entire project is well designed and composed with choreographed views into the organic landscape.

#2021cotetoptenforstudents winner • @aianational

#2021cotetoptenforstudents winner • @aianational

TUPIKHAQ
Students: Paola Araya-Valdes, Juliette Paget, & Victoria Deslandes-Lyon
Faculty Sponsors: Claude Demers & André Potvin
Institution: Université Laval

Juror Comments
Tupikhaq is a winning design for its elegant approach to the Arctic site with simple and clear structure to create a recreational center. The well depicted interior shots and sections show how the structure is broken down systematically in an effortless manner. The design takes on a different approach to strategy. This extremely intriguing project is subtle in the landscape, yet sophisticated and beautiful in the details.

#2021cotetoptenforstudents WINNER • @aianational

#2021cotetoptenforstudents WINNER • @aianational

GROWING TOGETHER UNDER ONE ROOF
Students: Daniel Mecca & Thalia Jimenez Escobar
Faculty Sponsors: Ulrike Heine, David Franco, & George Schafer
Institution: Clemson University

Juror Comments
Growing Together Under One Roof is a successful design through the effective transitional house facility for domestic violence survivors who may not have the resources needed to escape their difficult home lives. There’s a strong sense of integration between the buildings, sustainable responses and building performance. The design creates something unique in an already harsh climate by developing a community of support. The unique climate location in Alaska along with the project’s environmental solutions elevates the design.

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#2021cotetoptenforstudents winners • @aianational

LOW CARBON ARCHITECTURE: NEW APPROACH TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY IN RELATION TO EXISTING BUILDINGS
Student: Mahsa Hedayati
Faculty Sponsors: Paul Emmons, Susan Piedmont-Palladino, & Meredith Sattler
Institution: Virginia Tech

Juror Comments
Low Carbon Architecture: New Approach Toward Sustainability in Relation to Existing Buildings is an impressive design with a sensitive approach to an existing structure to create a mixed work and residential building. There is clear strategy in each component of the building, which embodies a whole life carbon cycle. The design takes advantage of the materials with discipline and resilience. A very thorough design that almost packs too much into a single project.