Designs from the University of Maryland and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign were awarded top prizes in the 2004-05 ACSA/AISC Student Design Competition. The competition is sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and is administered by Association of Collegiate School of Architecture (ACSA). ACSA Press Release
A total of $14,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to winning students and their faculty sponsors.

2004-05 ACSA/AISC Student Winners, Category I – Student Union Building

First Prize - Eduardo Soto, University of Maryland, School of Architecture, Student Union Building, Faculty Sponsor: Amy Gardner and Mark McInturff

Second Prize - Richard Y C Lam, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, Wellesley University Student Center, Faculty Sponsor: Nader Tehrani

Third Prize - Colleen Gove, University of Maryland, School of Architecture, A Place Preserved, A Place of Interaction, A Place of Connection, A Place of Gathering, Faculty Sponsor: Amy Gardner and Mark McInturff

Honorable Mentions
Daekwon Park, University of Illinios at Urbana-Champaign
Todd Costain, University of Minnesota
Robert Tait, University of Tennessee.

2004-05 ACSA/AISC Student Winners, Category II - Open

First Prize - Nathan Charris, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, School of Architecture, Cultural Fortress, Faculty Sponsor: Osman Ataman

Second Prize - Matt Grover, Nate Hudson and John Sardari, New School of Architecture and Design, Transparency: An Interactive Center for Science and Technology, Faculty Sponsor: Mitra Kanaani and Philipp Bosshart

Third Prize - Ha Thanh Pham, New Jersey Institute of Technology, School of Architecture, Your Radio Station, Faculty Sponsor: Pablo Jendretzki