Written by Brianna Rhodes
Eight University of Maryland students were recognized for their visionary architectural projects at the annual AIA Maryland Excellence in Design Awards on Thursday, Sept. 21, at College Park City Hall.
A number of MAPP alumni also won awards this year, including jury citations, merit and honor awards. They were recognized for an array of project designs ranging from complexes to libraries.
The students proudly represented MAPP's built environment by taking home an award in every eligible category. The jury from AIA Connecticut selected the seven student awards based on their innovative architectural designs that integrated sustainable approaches for structures such as plazas, apartments, landscapes and more.
"This felt appropriate given that the awards ceremony was on home turf at the College Park City Hall. It was impressive to see the breadth of work honored, from students in our initial design studio all the way through to Master of Architecture students' thesis projects, said Assistant Clinical Professor Brittany Williams. "It's always inspiring to see the students attend the awards ceremony–they are recognized for their outstanding achievements next to seasoned professionals, including many alumni. It often feels like the start of many students' engagement with the profession."
Review details about the award recipients below:
UMD’s 2023 AIA Maryland Design Excellence Student Winners:
Undergraduate, Beginning Design
Winner: Marlee Berghaus
Project Title: Garden Plaza
Award: Merit
Faculty sponsor: William Kevin Wylie
Undergraduate, Upper Level
Winner: Xuan Vo
Project Title: Building the Landscape - Urban Ecology
Award: Honor
Faculty sponsor: Michael Thaler Ezban
Winner: Alvaro Nunez Alvarez
Project Title: The Deco Apartments
Award: Merit
Faculty sponsor: Brittany Williams
Graduate, Beginning Design
Winner: Maya Mulé
Project Title: Day-Night House - Indigenous American Building Traditions and the Language of All-Wood Fastened Mass Timber
Award: Merit
Faculty sponsor: Brittany Williams
Winner: Chase Deist and Adrian Mora
Project Title: CLEARvoyance
Award: Merit
Faculty sponsors: Amy Gardner, Julie Gabrielli, Mike Binder, Brittany Williams
Graduate, Upper-Level Design
Winner: Upasana Kaku
Project Title: Living with Water
Award: Merit
Faculty sponsor: Brittany Williams
Winner: Yan Konan
Project Title: Banished Into Existence: Agritecture at the Intersection of Architecture and Agriculture
Award: Jury Citation
Faculty sponsor: Michael Ezban
UMD’s 2023 AIA Maryland Design Excellence Alumni Winners
Commercial Architecture
Winner: Ethan Marchant (B.S. Architecture '04, M.ARCH '06)
Project Title: The Packing House
Award: Merit
Firm: Quinn Evans
Winner: Donna Ryu (B.S. Architecture '11)
Project Title: Sandtown Furniture Headquarters
Award: Merit
Firm: PI.KL Studio
Institutional Architecture
Winner: Luis Bernardo (B.S. Architecture '85, M.ARCH '87), Tom Zeigenfuss (B.S. Architecture '94, M.ARCH '00)
Project Title: Union Renovation & Addition
Award: Honor
Firm: Design Collective, Inc. & WTW Architects
Winner: Anthony McAllister (B.S. Architecture '12)
Project Title: Berks Nature The Rookery
Award: Jury Citation
Firm: GWWO Architects
Winner: Ethan Marchant (B.S. Architecture '04, M.ARCH '06)
Project Title: The Creativity Center
Award: Jury Citation
Firm: Quinn Evans
Interior Architecture
Winner: Amanda Strawitch (B.S. Architecture '12)
Project Title: Confidential Tech Client
Award: Merit
Firm: Gensler
Mixed-Use Development
Winner: Luis Bernardo (B.S. Architecture '85, M.ARCH '87), Eric Wohnsigl (B.S. Architecture '91, M.ARCH '00), Fiver Soraruf (M.ARCH '08), Seonhee Kim (M.ARCH '04)
Project Title: University Center Complex
Award: Honor
Firm: Design Collective, Inc. & Wallace Roberts Todd
Winner: Jon Wallenmeyer (B.ARCH '83)
Project Title: Maren
Award: Merit
Firm: SK+I Architecture
Winner: Jon Wallenmeyer, AIA (B.ARCH '83)
Project Title: Modern on M
Award: Merit
Firm: SK+I Architecture
Single Family Architecture
Winner: Mark McInturff FAIA (B.ARCH '72), Peter Noonan AIA (B.S. Architecture '88, M.ARCH '92)
Project Title: Farm to Table
Award: Honor
Firm: McInturff Architects
Winner: Mark McInturff FAIA (B.ARCH '72); Jeffrey McInturff (M.ARCH '14)
Project Title: House in a Clearing
Award: Merit
Firm: McInturff Architects
Winner: Colleen Healey, AIA (B.S. Architecture '04, M.ARCH '06)
Project Title: Clerestory House
Award: Jury Citation
Firm: Colleen Healey Architecture, LLC
Unbuilt Architecture Commissioned
Winner: A. Craig Williams, AIA (B.S. Architecture '94)
Project Title: Duck Creek Regional Library
Award: Merit
Firm: Becker Morgan Group, Inc.
Building the Landscape - Urban Ecology
Xuan Vo received the Honor Award in the 2023 AIA MD Excellence in Design Awards in the Undergraduate, Upper Level category for the “Building the Landscape - Urban Ecology” project.
Day-Night House - Indigenous American Building Traditions and the Language of All-Wood Fastened Mass Timber
Maya Mulé received the Merit Award in the 2023 AIA MD Excellence in Design Awards in the Graduate, Begging Design Category for the “Day-Night House - Indigenous American Building Traditions and the Language of All-Wood Fastened Mass Timber” project.
CLEARvoyance
Chase Deist and Adrian Mora received the Merit Awards in the 2023 AIA MD Excellence in Design Awards in the Graduate, Beginning Design category for the “CLEARvoyance” project.
Creativity Center
Quinn Evans received a Jury Citation in the 2023 AIA MD Excellence in Design Awards in the Professional Awards, Institutional Architecture category for the “Creativity Center” project.