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 AAIS
and Kawneer Announce Design Contest Winners
The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) and Kawneer
Company Inc. announced the winners of the third annual national
student design competition. The competition, sponsored by Kawneer
and administered by AIAS, challenged students to learn about building
materials, specifically architectural aluminum building products
and systems, in the design of a library. The University of New Mexico's
Mark Paz was awarded first place and $2,500 for his unique design,
"The Ocotillo Branch Library." The competition had 441
registrations for the competition, making it the largest AIAS student
design competition in more than 20 years.
Participants were required to research, respond to and highlight
the unique aspects of designing a library for the 21st Century that
serves the selected site and community. They were also challenged
to design a facility utilizing the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building standards.
Competition objectives included developing knowledge about materials,
products and installation that can help earn LEED certification
points, as well as creating a facility that looks to the needs of
the community. Throughout the competition students utilized Kawneer
products in original ways including sun shading on storefront systems
and curtain walls. Submissions were evaluated based on ingenuity
and originality, as well as appropriate use of sustainable products
and design clarity.
Three winning designs and three honorable mentions were selected
by the competition's jury. The prizes were awarded as follows:
- Mark Paz - University of New Mexico, "The Ocotillo Branch
Library," First Place ($2500)
Paz's unique design combined the best of previous libraries with
the new spatial concepts of today's modern buildings. The majority
of the design featured the sustainable component of sun shading,
which demonstrated the flexible nature of architectural aluminum
systems and provided a pleasing aesthetic and functional way to
protect books from harmful solar rays.
- Matthew Kuser - Arizona State University, "Monsoon Library,"
Second Place ($1500)
The integration of nature throughout this unconventional design
provided an open and inviting feeling for visitors and allowed
for interesting interactions with the books and the building itself.
In addition, the use of aluminum throughout the building provided
a new way to look at a standard material.
- Justin S. Thompson - North Dakota State University, "A
New Boerne Library," Third Place ($750)
With its creative use of angled window shades as architectural
vertical blinds throughout the entire façade, this design
incorporated numerous energy efficient elements. Jurors commented
on the building's classical style and proportions, as well as
the open floor plan, which helped this building to feel inviting
and comfortable.
The jury awarded Honorable Mentions ($500) to the following: Adam
Wagoner (Kansas State University, "Kansas City Mediatheque"),
Giuseppe Giuliano (Arizona State University, "A 21st Century
Library") and Ki Myung Kim (University of Pennsylvania, "Hollywood
Film Library").
Winning projects can be viewed on the AIAS Web site at www.aias.org/kawneer.
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