The USC Architectural Guild has announced the winners of the 11th annual Design Charrette.
Past challenges have addressed pressing issues such as homelessness, climate change, and the need for the city to rapidly adapt ahead of its bid as host of the 2028 Summer Olympics, among other themes. Each entry in this year’s Charrette had the unique opportunity to create an important piece of infrastructure which could serve as a weapon in the fight against one of the greatest public health challenges in the past century.
Responding to the 2022 theme of Catalytic Community Space, entries from fourth-year, fifth-year, and graduate students answered a two-fold challenge to design a pop-up Covid-19 testing site that can later be repurposed into a community-oriented amenity.
Twenty teams of three each had five days to complete a concept and video presentation which demonstrated both an elevation of the overall experience of the facility and the ability to prioritize diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community building.
Six awards were handed out, including the Grand Prize, which comes with a one-time cash reward of $6,000. All others received a $2,4000 sum. This year’s Charrette committee was chaired by Gabrielle Bullock, FAIA, NOMAC, IIDA, LEED AP, the Principal Director of Global Diversity of Perkins & Will’s Los Angeles office.
Following is the complete list of the student winners.
Video presentation of SUPERBLOOM by Sam Anderson, Stephanie Saunders, Raul Menezes.
Video presentation of Industrial Oasis by Seth Calmes, Mira Davis, Farah Alqallaf.
Video presentation of Under the Bridge by An An Lee, Zheng Cao, Yuan Yang Zhou.
Video presentation of Plug N Care by Mohammed Dadabai, Aditya A. Bahl, Debdeep Dam.
Video presentation of Organic Community by Naira Petrosian, Saloni Pandit, Kimia Bonyadi.
Video presentation of Boyeling Point by Madeleine Crouch, Tishya Rao, Samantha Shann.
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