STUDENT AWARDS

The School of Architecture recognizes exceptional work by students in the design disciplines through semesterly and annual student awards processes.

DEAN'S DESIGN DISTINCTION

Dean’s Design Distinction recognizes cumulative excellence in design as an outcome from the Undergraduate Portfolio Review processes. With input from the semester’s Portfolio Review teams, each Portfolio Review studio instructor may nominate up to two students for Dean’s Design Distinction. The Program Directors for Architecture and Interior Design* then review and confirm Dean’s Design Distinction selections.
*Beginning in Spring 2021. 

DESIGN EXCELLENCE

Design Excellence is a collaborative process among the Program Directors for Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, and Student Affairs. Design Excellence winners are selected by a jury each academic year, and represent an exceptional level of accomplishment across our design disciplines and studio levels.

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    Congratulations to our students for WINNING the national ULI Hines Student Competition in urban design! 🥇 <br>
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    Congratulations to our students for WINNING the national ULI Hines Student Competition in urban design! 🥇

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    On April 6, Visiting Professor Emiliano López Matas (@lopezriveraarquitectes) joins us for his lecture, “How We Choose to Live.” <br><br>Their work spans multiple scales, with a strong focus on housing, climate, and the relationship between how we build and how we live. <br>
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    On April 6, Visiting Professor Emiliano López Matas (@lopezriveraarquitectes) joins us for his lecture, “How We Choose to Live.”

    Their work spans multiple scales, with a strong focus on housing, climate, and the relationship between how we build and how we live.

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    BUNDLE UP!<br>▪️ By Andy Bako (@ab.ad.co)<br>.<br>.<br>.
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    BUNDLE UP!
    ▪️ By Andy Bako (@ab.ad.co)
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    On April 1, distinguished Visiting Professor Luis E. Carranza (@l_carranza) joins us for the lecture, “The Echo Chamber: Luis Barragán and the Avant-Garde.” <br>
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    On April 1, distinguished Visiting Professor Luis E. Carranza (@l_carranza) joins us for the lecture, “The Echo Chamber: Luis Barragán and the Avant-Garde.”

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    On March 30, architect, interior designer and Visiting Professor Virginia San Fratello (@vasfsf) presents “From Code to Craft.” <br>
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    On March 30, architect, interior designer and Visiting Professor Virginia San Fratello (@vasfsf) presents “From Code to Craft.”

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    Unboxing our baby bots 🤖🤖 Not easy getting two 1,000 lb. boxes down into our Robotics Lab, but they’re worth the effort. If you’re registered to attend our Grad Open House, you’ll get to see them in action!
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    Unboxing our baby bots 🤖🤖 Not easy getting two 1,000 lb. boxes down into our Robotics Lab, but they’re worth the effort. If you’re registered to attend our Grad Open House, you’ll get to see them in action!

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    Scenes from Michael Moynihan's exhibition "Simulating Democracy: Housing and Computation in Modern Latin America." 📺 🗺️
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    Scenes from Michael Moynihan's exhibition "Simulating Democracy: Housing and Computation in Modern Latin America." 📺 🗺️

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    This semester, British designers, researchers, and studio partners Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby joined us for a week-long workshop with students titled "Designing for a World of Many Worlds." <br>
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    This semester, British designers, researchers, and studio partners Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby joined us for a week-long workshop with students titled "Designing for a World of Many Worlds."

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    Five studios. 62 students. One collaborative exhibition showcasing the evolving landscape of Montopolis. <br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.
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    Five studios. 62 students. One collaborative exhibition showcasing the evolving landscape of Montopolis.
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