In his fifth-year undergraduate thesis project, entitled "Hybrid Typology," Alec Yuzhbabenko (B.Arch. 2015) designed a mixed-use development centered on a surf park on the "Dome site" on the Virginia Beach oceanfront. Now, with the support of local developers and city officials, as well as music superstar Pharrell Williams, Alec's thesis project is becoming a reality.

Read the full story about Alec's project in a news article in The Virginian-Pilot...

 

Finalist presentation, Pella Prize for best 5th-year thesis, April 2015