Carnegie Mellon Architecture is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the Spring 2024 Awards. Applications are due on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 11:59pm ET.
Over $44,000 of funding is available to support undergraduate students and graduate students (Master’s and PhD). Awards recognize student work in public interest design, design and representation, sustainability, and real estate, as well as professional promise. More information is available on the Awards page.
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Mark your calendar for the following important dates:
Applications Due: Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 11:59pm ET
Anderson Award Finalists Pecha Kucha Presentations: Monday, March 25, 2024 from 12:30-1:30pm in MMCH 303
Spring 2024 Awards Ceremony: April 2024 (Details TBD)
PUBLIC INTEREST DESIGN AWARDS
George W. Anderson, Jr. Award
Graduate Student Award
This award recognizes graduate students who demonstrate through their work an exceptional level of attention to detail or dedication to beneficially impacting the community. Award finalists will present a Pecha Kucha presentation to fellow students and faculty on Monday, March 25, 2024 from 12:30-1:30pm in MMCH 303.
Spring 2024 Jury: Joshua Bard (Chair), Nina Baird, Hal Hayes, Kristen Kurland
Spring 2024 Award Amount: $1,500 to $2,500 (multiple available)
David Lewis Community Engagement Design Scholarship
Student Award
This award provides financial support to students who demonstrate a commitment to working within diverse communities through participatory architectural design processes and who demonstrate commitments to social justice and community service.
Spring 2024 Jury: Stefan Gruber (Chair), Tuliza Sindi, Francesca Torello, An Lewis
Spring 2024 Award Amount: $2,500 (one (1) available)
PROFESSIONAL PROMISE AWARD
Stewart L. Brown Memorial Scholarship
Fourth-Year B.Arch Student Award
This award recognizes professional promise in terms of attitudes and scholastic achievement. It is awarded each year to a student interested in pursuing professional practice after graduation.
Spring 2024 Jury: Pittsburgh AIA chapter leadership
Spring 2024 Award Amount: $10,000 (one (1) available)
DESIGN & REPRESENTATION AWARD
John Knox Shear Award
Fourth-Year B.Arch Student Award
This award recognizes exceptional design and representation as demonstrated through studio work in the Bachelor of Architecture program.
Spring 2024 Jury: Laura Garófalo (Chair), Jongwan Kwon, Jackie McFarland, Vernelle A. A. Noel
Spring 2024 Award Amount: $14,000 (one (1) available)
SUSTAINABILITY AWARD
Payette Prize in Building Science
Fourth-Year B.Arch Student Award (eligible students invited to apply)
This award recognizes the accomplishments of a student who has achieved exceptional performance by integrating the fundamentals of building science in their design work.
Spring 2024 Jury: Azadeh Sawyer (Chair), Nina Baird, Anne Chen, Kristen Kurland
Spring 2024 Award Amount: $4,500 (one (1) available)
REAL ESTATE AWARD
Deller Prize in Sustainable Architecture and Real Estate
Fourth-Year B.Arch Student Award (eligible students invited to apply)
This award encourages architecture students to pursue non-traditional career paths, specifically to grow their skills in the specialty of design, construction and sustainability under the umbrella of the real estate business.
Spring 2024 Jury: Azadeh Sawyer (Chair), Nina Baird, Anne Chen, Kristen Kurland
Spring 2024 Award Amount: $4,500 (one (1) available
GRADUATION AWARD
Alumni Design Award
Fifth-Year B.Arch Student Award
This award is granted by the faculty to a graduating student in the Bachelor of Architecture program. The award recognizes exceptional design and representation as demonstrated through studio work within the last two years of the program.
Spring 2024 Jury: Mary-Lou Arscott (Chair), Heather Bizon, Gerard Damiani, Jeremy Ficca, Laura Garófalo, Jackie McFarland, Tommy CheeMou Yang, Heather Workinger, Omar Khan (ex-officio), Kai Gutschow (ex-officio)