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ProPEL Outstanding Peer-Reviewed Research Awarded by the ACSA College of Distinguished Professors
PRESS RELEASE
2026 Best Paper and Best Project Awards
For Immediate Release:
Washington, D.C., April 02, 2026 – The College of Distinguished Professors and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Best Paper and Best Project Awards. This award recognizes outstanding peer-reviewed research presented at the ACSA Annual Meeting, sponsored by the ACSA College of Distinguished Professors.
Washington, D.C., April 02, 2026 – The College of Distinguished Professors and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Best Paper and Best Project Awards. This award recognizes outstanding peer-reviewed research presented at the ACSA Annual Meeting, sponsored by the ACSA College of Distinguished Professors.
One award per submission type was selected for Best Full Paper, Best Design Project, and Best Short Paper from the ACSA114 Annual Meeting. All peer-reviewed content published in the ACSA Annual Meeting Proceedings was eligible for consideration. Criteria for selection followed the Annual Meeting’s review guidelines: new and original contributions, thesis clarity, methodology, overall content, and quality of development.
This year’s Best Paper and Best Project winners presented their work at the ACSA114 Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. The winners’ abstracts and images are available on the 2026 Architectural Education Awards winners’ webpage.
The winners are:
BEST FULL PAPER
Technology, Ecology and the Housing Crisis
Steven Beites, Laurentian University
BEST DESIGN PROJECT
The Second Life: From Waste to Oasis | Sankofa Bamboo Greenhouse
Vicky Achnani, Carnegie Mellon University
BEST SHORT PAPER
Housing Insecurity and Solidarity Architecture: An Educational Intervention in Pécs, Hungary
Tibor Dányi, University of Pécs
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About ACSA College of Distinguished Professors
The College of Distinguished Professors, founded in 2010, is composed of members of the Associations who are awarded the ACSA/AIA Topaz Medal Laureate and/or the ACSA Distinguished Professor Award. College membership is one of the highest honors the ACSA can bestow upon an educator. All College members may use the title “ACSA Distinguished Professor, DPACSA” in perpetuity. For more information, click here.
About the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA)
The mission of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture is to lead architectural education and research. Founded in 1912 by 10 charter members, ACSA is an international association of architecture schools preparing future architects, designers, and change agents. ACSA’s full members include all of the accredited professional degree programs in the United States and Canada, as well as international schools and 2- and 4-year programs. Together, ACSA schools represent 7,000 faculty educating more than 40,000 students. ACSA seeks to empower faculty and schools to educate increasingly diverse students, expand disciplinary impacts, and create knowledge for the advancement of architecture. For more information, visit www.acsa-arch.org.
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