{"627634":{"#nid":"627634","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Architecture Students Take Home First Prize in International Student Design Competition","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis year, over 400 entries participants submitted work to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.acsa-arch.org\/programs-events\/competitions\/competition-archives\/2018-2019-housing-competition\u0022\u003EHERE+NOW: A House for the 21\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C\/sup\u003E Century\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E, \u003C\/strong\u003Ean international student design competition administered by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and sponsored by American Institute of Architecture (AIA) and Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN\u0026reg;). Of the 400 participants, Georgia Tech School of Architecture students, Kang Song (\u0026rsquo;19), Dan Lu (\u0026rsquo;19), Raunak Tibrewala (\u0026rsquo;19), were awarded first prize.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe project\u0026nbsp;titled, \u0026ldquo;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.acsa-arch.org\/competition-winners\/1st-place-another-life\/\u0022\u003EANOTHER LIFE\u0026mdash;Sustaining Iceland\u0026rsquo;s Family Fishing Economy\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;looked at the impact of climate change on the fishing industry in Iceland. With an economic imbalance spurred by a shrinking supply of fisheries and a growing tourism industry, Song, Lu, and Tibrewala addressed both matters by designing a hotel and a house.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The hotel can provide basic services such as accommodation and meals for tourists, and during the fishing moratorium, fishermen can provide tourism services such as guides,\u0026rdquo; the students noted in their project description.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The project is elegantly narrated with visually impactful diagrams and drawings,\u0026rdquo; a juror commented. \u0026ldquo;The structure offers the potential to serve as an iconic architectural element along the shoreline of an everyday neighborhood. This project demonstrates a level of restraint-responding to the existing context and natural landscape while deftly incorporating public spaces.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Design and Research (D+R) Studio, co-taught by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/michael-gamble\u0022\u003EMichael Gamble\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor and director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/master-architecture\u0022\u003EMaster of Architecture program\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026nbsp;and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/people\/tarek-rakha\u0022\u003ETarek Rakha\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/high-performance-buildings-0\u0022\u003EHigh Performance Buildings\u003C\/a\u003E, assigned students to tackle the ACSA Zero-Energy Urban Housing Competition proposal.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe design of green infrastructure is a subject near and dear to both Gamble and Rakha\u0026rsquo;s focus areas. From its beginning, Gamble has been involved in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/livingbuilding.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EKendeda Living Building\u003C\/a\u003E project, a zero-waste, zero-energy initiative unique to the Southeast.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Our mission at Georgia Tech is to improve the human condition through progress and service,\u0026rdquo; said Gamble. \u0026ldquo;The Living Building and the work coming out of the School of Architecture are clear evidence that Georgia Tech is shaping the future, and\u0026nbsp;our students love it.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents from the 2016 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arch.gatech.edu\/portman-visiting-critic-portman-prize\u0022\u003EPortman Prize Studio\u003C\/a\u003E actively participated in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/youtu.be\/ByhlNqci6-k\u0022\u003ELiving Building Challenge\u003C\/a\u003E, which\u0026nbsp;was based on the building\u0026#39;s zero-waste building initiative. With topics of sustainability and green infrastructure deeply embedded in the School of Architecture, Gamble and Rakha saw this competition as an opportunity to directly address what they were already teaching in their courses.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Students in the High Performance Building Master of Science in Architecture program employ state-of-the-art environmental performance simulation tools to inform their partners in architectural design,\u0026rdquo; said Rakha. \u0026ldquo;The design and performance integration happen through the use of advanced, research-based frameworks as experiential learning methods that enhance energy and comfort in built environment design.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to Song, Lu, and Tibrewala winning first place, Solangely Rivera Hernandez (\u0026rsquo;19), Warren Campbell (\u0026rsquo;19), and Lu received an honorable mention for their submission \u0026ldquo;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.acsa-arch.org\/programs-events\/competitions\/competition-archives\/2018-2019-housing-competition\/winners\/recovery-assemblies\u0022\u003ERecovery Assemblies: Rapid Deployable Housing Post-Disaster Events.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETheir project looked at the current protocols provided by disaster relief organizations as people are displaced following floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, etc., and created prototypical, temporary, versatile modules that could be adapted to the needs of the user.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.acsa-arch.org\/programs-events\/competitions\/competition-archives\/2018-2019-housing-competition\/winners\u0022\u003EClick here to read more about our winners. \u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis year, over 400 entries participants submitted work to HERE+NOW: A House for the 21\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C\/sup\u003E Century\u003Cstrong\u003E, \u003C\/strong\u003Ean international student design competition administered by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and sponsored by American Institute of Architecture (AIA) and Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN\u0026reg;). Of the 400 participants, Kang Song (\u0026rsquo;19), Dan Lu (\u0026rsquo;19), and Raunak Tibrewala (\u0026rsquo;19) were awarded first place.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Out of 400 participants, Kang Song (\u201919), Dan Lu (\u201919), and Raunak Tibrewala (\u201919) were awarded first place in the 2019 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Here+Now: A House for the 21st Century Competition."}],"uid":"34569","created_gmt":"2019-10-16 14:01:27","changed_gmt":"2019-11-13 20:37:03","author":"cwagster3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-10-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-10-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"627632":{"id":"627632","type":"image","title":"First Prize ACSA Here+Now Competition ","body":null,"created":"1571234135","gmt_created":"2019-10-16 13:55:35","changed":"1571234135","gmt_changed":"2019-10-16 13:55:35","alt":"Here+Now ACSA Competition Winner","file":{"fid":"238963","name":"ASCA_teaser_square.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ASCA_teaser_square.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ASCA_teaser_square.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":36194,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ASCA_teaser_square.jpg?itok=hptKYWY3"}},"627633":{"id":"627633","type":"image","title":"ACSA Award Winning Student Project","body":null,"created":"1571234176","gmt_created":"2019-10-16 13:56:16","changed":"1571234176","gmt_changed":"2019-10-16 13:56:16","alt":"ACSA Award Winning Student Project","file":{"fid":"238964","name":"comp-1stplace-2019housing-1600x800.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/comp-1stplace-2019housing-1600x800.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/comp-1stplace-2019housing-1600x800.png","mime":"image\/png","size":1293451,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/comp-1stplace-2019housing-1600x800.png?itok=EtQ4-H4A"}}},"media_ids":["627632","627633"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"},{"id":"48996","name":"School of Architecture"}],"categories":[{"id":"137","name":"Architecture"}],"keywords":[{"id":"101","name":"Award"},{"id":"276","name":"Awards"},{"id":"182674","name":"architecture award"},{"id":"86271","name":"ACSA"},{"id":"182675","name":"Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture"},{"id":"175","name":"Architecture"},{"id":"823","name":"design"},{"id":"7007","name":"design competition"},{"id":"2029","name":"Competition"},{"id":"11450","name":"first place"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003ECarmen Wagster New\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003EMarketing \u0026amp; Events Coordinator\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology | School of Architecture\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:carmen.wagster@design.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ecarmen.wagster@design.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["carmen.wagster@design.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}