Submission Deadline: January 15, 2020

2020 COTE Competition

COTE Top Ten for Students

Schedule

January 15, 2020

Submission Deadline

Spring 2020

Jury Convenes

Postponed till May 2020

Winners Announced

Winners of the 2020 COTE Top Ten for Students Competition

The American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment (AIA COTE), in partnership with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), have selected the recipients of the 2020 AIA COTE Top Ten for Students Competition. The competition recognizes ten exceptional studio projects that demonstrate designs moving towards carbon-neutral operation through creative and innovative integration of design strategies such as daylighting, passive heating and cooling, materials, water, energy generation, and sustainable systems. The program challenged students to submit projects that use a thoroughly integrated approach to architecture, natural systems, and technology to provide architectural solutions that protect and enhance the environment.

Jury

The jury for the 2020 AIA COTE Top Ten for Students Competition includes:

Elgin Cleckley
University of Virginia

Carly Coulson
COULSON

Michael Horan
Clemson University

Tom Kundig
Olson Kundig

Adrian Parr
University of Texas at Arlington

Winner: ELEVATED INTEGRATION

Students: George Sorbara & Hunter Harwell
Faculty: Ulrike Heine, David Franco, & George Schafer
School: Clemson University

Project Details

Winner: BAZAAR 324

Students: Anannya Das & Connor Mougin
Faculty: Ulrike Passe
School: Iowa State University

Project Details

Winner: LIBRARY OF PLAY

Student: Nicole Andersson
Faculty: Steven Juroszek & Jaya Mukhopadhyay
School: Montana State University

Project Details

Winner: WATERLINE

Students: Cera Yeo & Jingyi Luo
Faculty: Evan Jones & Margaret Ikeda
School: California College of the Arts (CCA)

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Winner: RECLAIM RESILIENCY - DISMANTLE. DREDGE. DWELL.

Students: Ryan Bing & Joe Scherer
Faculty: Ulrike Heine, David Franco and George Schafer
School: Clemson University

Project Details

Winner: COPAIN, COPAIN?

Students: Audrey Rochon, Anton Zakharov, & Melanie Niget
Faculty: Claude Demers & André Potvin
School: Université Laval

Project Details

Winner: UP-LIFT TECHNOLOGY TOWER

Students: Bekim Sejdiu & Devin Waddell
Faculty: Kyoung-Hee Kim & Liz McCormick
School: University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Winner: ROMBERG CENTER FOR ECOLOGY AND RESILIENCE — HIGH-PERFORMANCE HISTORICAL RENOVATION

Students: Pitchayut Kingkaew, Qihui Bao, & Shuang Yan
Faculty: William Leddy, FAIA, Marsha Maytum, FAIA, & Hsin-Hsien Chiu
School: University of California, Berkeley

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Winner: MATRIOCHKAS

Students: Marie-Hélène Cliché, Michael Comtois, & Étienne Vigneau
Faculty: Claude Demers & André Potvin
School: Université Laval

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Winner: BIO TOWER A GREEN MEDICAL RESEARCH HUB

Students: Sophia Bullock, Drake Cecil, & Alex King
Faculty: Kyoung-Hee Kim & Liz McCormick
School: University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Participating Schools

The competition had over 600 participants from the following schools:

Auburn University, Ball State University, California Baptist University, California College of the Arts (CCA), California Polytechnic State University, Carleton University, Catholic University of America, Clemson University, Columbia University, Florida Atlantic University, Harvard University, Illinois Institute of Technology, Iowa State University, Kennesaw State University, Lawrence Technological University, Louisiana State University, Marywood University, Montana State University, Morgan State University, New York Institute of Technology, Prairie View A&M University, Savannah College of Art and Design, Syracuse University, Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University, Université Laval, University of Arizona, University of California, Berkeley, University of Detroit Mercy, University of Florida, University of Idaho, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, University of Oklahoma, University of Oregon, University of Pennsylvania, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at San Antonio, University of Toronto, University of Virginia, University of Washington, Virginia Tech, Washington State University, Woodbury University

Competition Organizers & Sponsors

Edwin Hernández
Programs Coordinator
ehernandez@acsa-arch.org
202.785.2324

Eric W. Ellis
Senior Director of Operations and Programs
202-785-2324
eellis@acsa-arch.org