| The Third Annual Berkeley Undergraduate Prize for Architectual Design Excellence 2001 | |
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Winning EssaysRepresenting undergraduate students in American, Australian, and Canadian schools of architecture, 6 winners were selected from the 9 finalists by the Berkeley Prize Jury
2001 Berkeley Prize Competition Commentary First PrizeChristopher Holmes, Faculty of Architecture, Dalhousie University, Canada Second PrizeAshley Paine, School of Architecture, Interior and Industrial Design Queensland University of Technology, Australia Third PrizeAlix Ogilvie, College of Architecture and Planning, Ball State University, United States Honorable Mentions
David Foxe, Department of Architecture, School of Architecture Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
John Sharpe, Facility of Built Environment Queensland University of Technology, Australia Sara Stevsen, Architecture Department, Rice University, United States Berkeley Undergraduate Prize for Architectural Design Excellence Competition 2001 Winners Announced
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY (May 14, 2001) The prizes were given for the best essays written on this year's topic, "Considering what has been, and contemplating what might be, what principles and objectives should guide architects committed to the concept that Architecture is a Social Art?" Undergraduates studying architectural design in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States were invited to participate in the competition via the Internet. This year's competition was dedicated to Aldo van Eyck (1918-1999), the Dutch architect, teacher and writer who exemplified the commitment to architecture as a social art. First place ($2000.00) is awarded to Christopher Holmes, a fourth-year student in the Faculty of Architecture, Dalhousie University (Canada) for his essay on a call for balance in the world of architecture. Second place ($1000.00) goes to Ashley Paine, a fifth-year undergraduate in the School of Architecture, Queensland University of Technology (Australia), for his essay "Architecture as a Collaborative Philosophy (or Why Architecture is not a Social Art)." Alix Ogilvie, a fifth year student in the College of Architecture and Planning at Ball State University (United States), places third ($500.00) for her essay describing the social art of architecture as a question of values. The three winning essays will be posted on the website. Three honorable mentions, and a copy of Francis Strauven's Aldo van Eyck: The Shape of Relativity (1998), go to David Foxe, MIT (United States), John Sharpe, Queensland University of Technology (Australia), and Sara Stevens, Rice University (United States). The winners were chosen from a group of nine Finalists by a Jury comprised of Professor Roberta Feldman, University of Illinois, Chicago Circle; Professor Emeritus Peter Prangnell, University of Toronto, and Professor Anthony Schuman of the New Jersey Institute of Technology. There were 74 eligible entries for the BERKELEY UNDERGRADUATE PRIZE 2001 representing a total of thirty-four academic institutions. To qualify, students submitted an abstract of their papers. Twenty-four Semifinalists were selected, and asked to expand their statement into a 1500 word essay. Additional Help and InformationAre you in need of assistance? Please email info@berkeleyprize.org. |
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