Fourth-Year Integrative Design Competition

On Wednesday, student work from five Integrative Design Labs across four campus locations was exhibited in the Cowgill Lobby. Taught during the 4th-year in many different studios, the Integrative Design Lab challenges students to develop works of architecture that balance the poetic and the technical – the needs of both human spirit and human occupation.

The scale, site, and program of the projects varies across the studios and the jury is challenged to recognize projects that offer strong architectural propositions which are highly resolved and compellingly presented. This fall, the work was reviewed by Professor Jessica Hernandez, and architects Lisette Stone, AIA and Matt Young, AIA – both alumni of the School of Architecture.

Congratulations to all the students and faculty for completing Integrative this semester – and high-fives all around to those whose work was recognized.

FA2024 Integrative Design Faculty:
Blacksburg – Edward Becker
Blacksburg – Bryan Green
WAAC – Andy Linn
Chicago Studio – Chip von Weise + Kathryn Albright
OpenLAB Boston – Kevin Sullivan, Laurie Booth, Shelley Martin, Robert Dunay

Outcome
The jury recognized (3) projects equally with merit awards and (2) projects equally with honorable mentions.

Merit Award
“Machine + Grove” // Matthew Krmpotich + Min Kim // CDR OpenLAB Boston

Merit Award
“Multiplicity” // Emily Grimaldi + Dane Sosna // Chicago Studio

Merit Award
“Ascend” // Jenny Huang + Alexander Dau // OpenLAB Boston

Honorable Mention
“Modular Straw” // Austin Hamilton // Blacksburg – Becker Lab

Honorable Mention
“Eco-Community: Biophilic Modules” // Maddie Haley // Blacksburg – Becker Lab