Keene, NH – The New Hampshire Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIANH) has announced the results of its 2015 High School Design Competition. Awards were distributed at the AIA New Hampshire/Keene State College Architecture Department Annual Meeting held at Keene State College, April 30.
The AIANH Design Competition is a program that requires students to work on a theoretical project under the guidance of their teachers. AIANH volunteers visit the schools when possible to explain the project and give critiques before the submissions are due. The program involves a design solution, a three-dimensional model, and a graphic plan of the project.
AIANH created the program for high school students to increase awareness of the relationships between space, human scale, and function; gain experience in recognizing the various challenges in planning and designing indoor and outdoor spaces for specific uses; exercise analytical abilities and creativity in solving the problems; and gain experience in communicating planning and design ideas using scale drawings and models.
The competition gives students a fun opportunity to develop these skills and to learn about the various aspects of planning and design. This year’s project was for a welcome center at Monadnock State Park. Students could work individually or in teams of two.
The following winners received cash awards:
Best Design, Overall Superiority, in all aspects of Design Solution, Model, and Graphic Presentation:
- Patrick Chan, Salem High School, Salem.
- Amanda Gladys and Christina Rose, Pinkerton Academy, Derry.
Best Model describing Design Solution
- Derick Johnson, Kingswood Regional High School, Wolfeboro.
Best Graphic presentation describing Design Solution
- Ian Farr-Szep and Patrick Joseph, ConVal Regional High School, Peterborough.
Jurors’ Special Award for Best Concept
- Tim Tamulonis, Milford High School, Milford.
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Tom Mansfield from NH DRED was part of the program planning team and served as a juror. Other jurors were Chris Kennedy AIA, UK Architects, Hanover, ; Dennis McNeal AIA, Autodesk, Inc., Manchester; and Susan Phillips-Hungerford AIA, Susan Phillips-Hungerford Architects, Peterborough.
The four jurors represent relatively diverse professional backgrounds, which made for an interesting exchange of ideas and complimentary assessments. Consequently, the work was considered from a variety of perspectives and the submissions benefited by a more diverse consideration of their merits. The winning students’ teachers are also to be commended, as this competition requires guidance and support. They are Rolfe Voltaire, Pinkerton Academy; Karen Fabianski, ConVal Regional High School; Glenn Wilson, Kingswood Regional High School; Scott Kukshtel, Salem High School; and Frank Xydias, Milford High School.
The 2015 AIANH High School Design Competition program was sponsored in part by the Keene State College ArchitectureDepartment and a grant from the AIANH Architecture Foundation.
The 2016 AIANH High School Design Competition details will be released in September.
