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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    Highlighting some of the exceptional student work from the 2025-2026 academic year. ✨ <br>
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    Highlighting some of the exceptional student work from the 2025-2026 academic year. ✨

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    On display: Looks and Books<br>
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    On display: Looks and Books

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    On November 9, acclaimed interior designer Little Wing Lee (@studio.and.projects) presents “Micro to Macro: Interior Design and Architecture” <br>
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    On November 9, acclaimed interior designer Little Wing Lee (@studio.and.projects) presents “Micro to Macro: Interior Design and Architecture”

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    "I want students to leave my classroom better able to connect ideas about housing, planning, and community development to the choices that shape people’s lives.” <br>
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    "I want students to leave my classroom better able to connect ideas about housing, planning, and community development to the choices that shape people’s lives.”

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    On November 2, Founding Principal of Ten Eyck Landscape Architects (@teneyckla), Christine Ten Eyck, presents “TEN Things.” <br>
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    On November 2, Founding Principal of Ten Eyck Landscape Architects (@teneyckla), Christine Ten Eyck, presents “TEN Things.”

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    A legacy that continues to shape what comes next.<br>
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    A legacy that continues to shape what comes next.

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    Don't Get Too Attached<br>▫️ by Ria Bravo (@riabravodesign) <br>.<br>.<br>.
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    Don't Get Too Attached
    ▫️ by Ria Bravo (@riabravodesign)
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    In the inaugural volume of The Plot, we looked at how Josh Conrad, Ph.D., mapped the digital and physical stacks of the John S. Chase Architecture and Planning Library.
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    In the inaugural volume of The Plot, we looked at how Josh Conrad, Ph.D., mapped the digital and physical stacks of the John S. Chase Architecture and Planning Library.

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    On October 26, acclaimed architect Michael Maltzan (@michaelmaltzanarchitecture) presents his lecture, “Scales of the City.” <br>
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    On October 26, acclaimed architect Michael Maltzan (@michaelmaltzanarchitecture) presents his lecture, “Scales of the City.”