by Jonathan McGaha | January 31, 2009 12:00 am
The American Institute of Architecture Students, Washington, D.C., and Kawneer Co. Inc., Norcross, Ga., announced the winners of the third annual National Student Design Competition. The competition challenged students to learn about building materials, specifi cally 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 competition in more than 20 years. Matthew Kuser of Arizona State University took second place with Monsoon Library and Justin S. Thompson of North Dakota State University finished third with A New Boerne Library. The jury awarded honorable mentions to Adam Wagoner of Kansas State University for Kansas City Mediatheque, Giuseppe Giuliano of Arizona State University for A 21st Century Library and Ki Myung Kim of the University of Pennsylvania for Hollywood Film Library. The winning projects will be featured at the 2009 AIA Convention and Design Exposition in San Francisco, April 30-May 2. Winning projects can be viewed on the AIAS Web site at www.aias. org/kawneer.
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