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vado retro

How many prizes have you won?

 
Aug 10, 05 8:37 pm
lletdownl

i got second in a track meet when i was 12, so just that one

Aug 10, 05 9:22 pm  · 
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I won the 'best presentation' prize for my thesis project. And, er.... well, I got the "most improved" and "highest GPA" award from my fraternity one semester. Do those count?

Oh, and bunches of scholarships. Out of them, I'd say that two or three would qualify as 'awards', i.e. they had specific criteria, and were only awarded to one person, as opposed to others which distributed dribbles of money among the poor masses of architecture students.

Aug 10, 05 9:34 pm  · 
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A Center for Ants?

I won a $400 prize for the NCAA March Madness pool that I participated in 2000. (I accurately predicted the entire final four and finals game to skyrocket in the points). I also have won a drawing for a few DVDs and a t-shirt from Surfer Magazine recently. In addition, an office raffle netted me a great Pentium3 500mhz computer that they were tossing out. I also won a random drawing from an online evaluation company for $100. I have also won numerous awards throughout elementary school. I was a two time recipient of the second grade "Greatest 2nd Gator" award. I also won a 1st and 2nd place in the FMEA State competition for violin duet and solo respectively. My team tied for 2nd overall in the US K-8 National Chess Championships (the chicks dig it). And to top it off, I won "Best Attitude" award at tennis camp in 6th grade.

i think that's 10.

Aug 10, 05 9:49 pm  · 
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mdler

I was voted 'dirtiest' and 'most likely to gross you out' out of my senior architecture class. Also, I apparently won a prize on Archinect yesterday

http://www.archinect.com/forum/threads.php?id=23025_0_42_0_C

Aug 10, 05 10:04 pm  · 
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mdler

Oh, I also won a dictionary in 6th grade from the local garden club

Aug 10, 05 10:05 pm  · 
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mdler

Portfolio question -

if I apply to OMA, should I include black / white or color photos of all of my prizes. Seeing how the ribbons that I won in 2nd grade track and field were color coded (Blue - 1st, red - second, etc) I feel that I should have color photos of these. However, the rest of my images are black and white.

What should I do???

Aug 10, 05 10:10 pm  · 
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best dressed in model UN.

Aug 10, 05 10:36 pm  · 
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e

i got first place in the charles county fair for a painting i did of a race car when i was six years old.

mdler, i was also voted dirtiest too. the award was for the one who was most likely to be dirty/worst dressed at a crit.

Aug 10, 05 10:43 pm  · 
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anti

5th place in the annual "Handsome Boy Modeling Contest" with a compliment from Nathaniel Merriweather.

Aug 10, 05 11:08 pm  · 
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Living in Gin

I won first place at my high school and in my region for a science fair project in which I designed a skyscraper (and built a 6-foot-tall scale model of it).

I got a $50 "Employee Recognition Award" from a former firm for my work on a complicated project with a schizophrenic client.

Oh, and I won a 10-speed bicycle in a raffle at a local grocery store in 7th grade.

Do I get to work for Rem now?

Aug 10, 05 11:15 pm  · 
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liberty bell

In my household I am recognized as Supreme Grand Master of Led Zeppelin Trivia. In all other matters, my husband knows more than me about everything, and our two-year-old makes us both look like idiots.

Aug 10, 05 11:16 pm  · 
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WonderK

mdler, is your goal to make a vicious circle of all your archinect posts for today? You are mischievous! And dirty, apparently.

I don't really like to talk about my awards, prizes, whatever. A few scholarships and GPA things here and there. A few spelling bees. Some academic gold medals from competitions. Last year when I was moving I found a 3rd place trophy in a box, I had no idea what it was from. Must have been pretty good if I was only 3rd place and I still got a trophy.

Aug 11, 05 12:41 am  · 
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brian buchalski

i won a free 12-oz coca-cola today...i guess that is a prize.

Aug 11, 05 12:45 am  · 
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WonderK

Come to think of it I don't know why I responded to this. I wish we had "delete" buttons. I have this strange compulsion to respond to every generic thread that gets posted nowadays. Amusing, all, but why? I win the award for most self-correcting...

Aug 11, 05 12:46 am  · 
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senior architecture class: "Most Likely to Return as Department Head"
I also got a gift certificate (which I used on architecture books) to the Boston MFA bookstore for having the best over all thesis project in my section.

Aug 11, 05 6:28 am  · 
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inkwray

I guessed the right amount of jellybeans in the jar at the bank and won a toy.

Aug 11, 05 7:57 am  · 
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MysteryMan

* My car won a prize for being 'Granny's Choice'
* 3rd place in a High School Chess Tournament
* $107 total from lottery scratch-off tickets (only bought about 3, yayy!)
* A steak dinner, I think
* A cake in a cake walk in 1974

Plus, via spam, about 2-10 times a day, I win timeshares, money, viagra & other goodies .

Aug 11, 05 8:06 am  · 
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cynic

in life before architecture, i was salesman of the month of july 1989 at Roger's Used Motors, inc

Aug 11, 05 8:47 am  · 
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Ms Beary

several good chess players here - we should set something up

2nd place chess champ, 6th grade (this was a huge deal, the seniors knew about it)
1st place for my amazing picasso-esque marker drawings at the county fair (6 yrs old) $10 prize.
MVP high school volleyball, and best defensive player stats, best hit/error ratio on hitting and most kills.
regional (?) spelling bee (7th grade)
National Geographic regional geography bee 6th grade (I won a game and a beach ball that looks like a globe)
regional fiction writing contest (with the friend who is now an author) 7th grade
4th grade: (the only year I ever participated in a vote as such) - best dressed, smartest girl, three way tie for fastest runner, and something else I forget - I had 4 prizes.

Hmmm, I haven't really won anything since high school. I'll get right on fixing that.

Aug 11, 05 9:05 am  · 
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Ms Beary

OH! And I have won our local annual barkitecture contest (designing dog houses for the humane society) three times in a row. I think that one goes on my resume doesn't it? Rem would like that no doubt.

Aug 11, 05 9:06 am  · 
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JohnProlly

"Best use of Technology in an Architectural Examination" and "One who's work carries over into every aspect of their life" Thesis awards.


"Best improved Gutter Rookie" "most likely to jack your car" and "Dont leave your 18 year old sister around" -

Aug 11, 05 9:15 am  · 
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MysteryMan

yeah, I forgot:
* Food Service Employee of the Month @ Six Flags, 1983

Aug 11, 05 9:38 am  · 
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OMG MysteryMan, you were so RIGHT! I just checked my junk mail folder and Jose Sweet tells me that "15 minutes is enough to make your night amazing!" Is that a prize or what???

Aug 11, 05 10:12 am  · 
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mdler

I won a goldfish at a fair (for throwing a ping pong ball in a fish bowl, or something like that). The damn thing lived for about 15 years.

Aug 11, 05 12:16 pm  · 
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manamana

junior high: 2nd prettiest male eyes
high school: most likely to blow up the local chemical plant.

won a few things in college, but none are funny.

Aug 11, 05 12:30 pm  · 
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jlxarchitect

In order to work for Rem, the Winning price status are essential since most of their jobs are coming from the competition.

Well, I think it is time to do a competition now. No?

Aug 11, 05 12:52 pm  · 
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A Center for Ants?

first one to the flagpole and back. and you can't just TOUCH the flagpole. you have to run AROUND it. and your mom has to pack you good stuff in your lunch so Rem can trade his bologna sandwich and granola bar for your PBJ and fruit rollup

Aug 11, 05 1:05 pm  · 
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s4

ditto on the fair fish, mdler. those things are trooopers.

Aug 12, 05 11:16 am  · 
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norm

7

Aug 12, 05 3:28 pm  · 
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LenaV

my partner and I made it to the finals at the REdesign Recycling Competition in Chicago. Now if we can only complete the prototype by the deadline. . .

Aug 12, 05 5:59 pm  · 
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Israel Kandarian

1000 bonus green points at d'agostinos grocery store (that equals four free bagels).

Aug 13, 05 4:44 am  · 
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BOTS

I won the top design award in secondary school for spending an excesive time in the design / technology department making things. That was the good old days when, as a teenager, the naive creative juices flowed abundantly and I actually made the things I designed with my own hands.

Aug 13, 05 7:16 am  · 
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johndevlin

in grade five I won a trophy and $10 for best English composition

Aug 13, 05 8:45 am  · 
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Bloopox

I won a plastic map of Spain.

Aug 13, 05 11:28 am  · 
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vado retro

since the OMA has a job posting with this caveat, I thought i'd revive this thread. Oh i won a free lunch recently by throwin my business card in a fishbowl.

Mar 14, 07 4:16 pm  · 
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Chili Davis

I won the $1000 door prize at my senior prom and promptly spent it on beer, vodka, pot, and a farmers omlette with hash browns.

Mar 14, 07 4:28 pm  · 
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chupacabra

I won the Iron webmaster competition as SXSW in 2000 something.

Mar 14, 07 4:30 pm  · 
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chupacabra

and I got a gold star in 2nd grade.

Mar 14, 07 4:31 pm  · 
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AP

lb recently referred to me as "urbane and sophisticated."

that's all the award i need.

Mar 14, 07 4:36 pm  · 
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PerCorell

A best of two ,shared 4'th price in a very famous architect competition about a town wanting new visions, all other than the this and the 5'th price was without computers, the 5'the was won by the best digital architect studio of the times in denmark, did I mention that a 4'the are better than a 5'th.
It was my drawings that won.

Mar 14, 07 4:37 pm  · 
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brian buchalski

i feel like i've won a few things...but i can't remember what they were...probably too much champagne at the post-party. typical.

Mar 14, 07 4:39 pm  · 
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meowmeow

i was 1st in a small architecture competition

and once i won a 7' cardboard jarjar binks in a raffle. i didn't pick it up.

Mar 14, 07 4:44 pm  · 
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joshuacarrell

I won the Disney on Ice coloring competition in elementary school and got to ride on the train during intermission.

j

Mar 14, 07 5:13 pm  · 
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ap,
did lb put 'urbane and sophisticated' in quotes? and was it followed by an emoticon that looked sort of like this: ;p ?

Mar 14, 07 5:14 pm  · 
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chupacabra

I won a co2 car competition in my industrial arts class in 6th grade.

and my dogs thinks I am neat because I can open the fridge.

Mar 14, 07 5:14 pm  · 
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(notice how I haven't responded)
Mar 14, 07 5:42 pm  · 
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mightylittle™

$205 playing bingo as a nine year old on a Carnival Cruise in the Bahamas.

Mar 14, 07 5:48 pm  · 
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larslarson

won a poker tourney against 160 people or something like that...
made about $900.

came in the top five in the rotch traveling scholarship two years in a row.

won a bunch of stuff in college...not so much since.

Mar 14, 07 6:05 pm  · 
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guppy

I found a $100 bill on the ground one time.

Mar 14, 07 6:59 pm  · 
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snooker

I won half of a fruit basket in a grade school drawing which came with a bottle of wine. I got the fruit my friend got the bottle of wine.

Mar 14, 07 7:23 pm  · 
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