2024-04-27T21:26:26-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149978462/geofutures-master-of-science-in-architecture-program-at-rensselaer-architecture-student-project-wins-second-place-in-archinect-s-dry-futures-competition Sponsor 2016-11-16T09:00:00-05:00 >2016-11-22T22:45:30-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d5/d5r0q2zfmng8jyuf.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><a href="http://www.arch.rpi.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/uploads/bb/bbs2n0l9dxq9myyb.png"></a><em><strong>This post is brought to you by <a href="http://www.arch.rpi.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rensselaer Architecture</a></strong></em><br>&nbsp;<p>A Rensselaer student project from the <a href="http://geofutures.arch.rpi.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Geofutures Master of Science in Architecture</a> program at <a href="http://www.arch.rpi.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rensselaer Architecture</a> was selected as the second-place winner in the speculative category of the <a href="http://dryfutures.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dry Futures</a> competition, sponsored by Archinect in 2015. The competition was designed to address the unfolding drought crisis in California. Archinect launched the competition in the summer of 2015, the fourth year of California&rsquo;s ongoing drought, asking for bold design proposals that could mitigate the over-consumption of water.</p><p>The competition was divided into two categories: one for speculative projects and the other for pragmatic responses. The Geofutures <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/136804920/urban-swales-subterranean-reservoir-network-for-los-angeles-2nd-place-winner-in-dry-futures-speculative-category" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">&ldquo;Urban Swales&rdquo;</a> project received second place in the speculative category. The project was conceived by Muhammad Ahmad Khan, a graduate student in the Geofutures Master of Science in Architecture program at Rensselaer Architecture as part of an advanced design studio conducted by <a href="http://geofutures.arch.rpi.edu/2011/10/perry-chris/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris ...</a></p>