The Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) announced the winners of the 2018 AEI Student Design Competition on April 6, 2018 at the biennial AEI Forum 2018, hosted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction. The Pennsylvania State University earned the top award for building integration and the award for Outstanding Achievement in Innovation – Disaster Response Planning. The Outstanding Achievement in Innovation – Enclosure was awarded to Lawrence Technological University.
The AEI Student Design Competition attracts the top architectural engineering students from the country's leading academic institutions offering architectural engineering degrees. The goal of the annual competition is to provide a unique venue for students to showcase the knowledge and skills of the future of the architectural engineering profession. The competition encourages collaboration, research, innovation, and peer review. This year, students were challenged to address the design, integration, and construction issues associated with the Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha, NE.
This year eighteen teams registered for the 2018 competition. Eight teams from eight different architectural engineering programs participated in the submittal portion of the competition. Five teams were invited to present at the finals for the competition before a volunteer panel of practitioner jurors. Congratulations to all the winners!
- Building Integration
Winner: Team 2, The Pennsylvania State University
Runner-Up: Team 11, Lawrence Technological University - Construction Management and Development
Winner: Team 5, Kansas State
Runner-Up: Team 2, The Pennsylvania State University - Electrical Systems Design
Winner: Team 16, Milwaukee School of Engineering
Runner-Up: Team 11, Lawrence Technological University - Mechanical Systems Design
Winner: Team 2, The Pennsylvania State University
Runner-Up: Team 3, University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Structural Systems Design
Winner: Team 2, The Pennsylvania State University
Runner-Up: Team 3, University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Special Award: Outstanding Achievement in Innovation — Disaster Response Planning
Winner: Team 2, The Pennsylvania State University - Outstanding Achievement in Innovation — Enclosure
Winner: Team 11, Lawrence Technological University
Members of the Winning Teams
Team 2: The Pennsylvania State University
Team 3: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Team 5: Kansas State University
Team 11: Lawrence Technological University
Team 16: The Milwaukee School of Engineering
Presentations
Team 2: The Pennsylvania State University
Building Integration, Mechanical Systems Design, Structural Systems Design, and the Special Award: Outstanding Achievement in Innovation - Disaster Response Planning
View the written submission (PDF)
Team 5: Kansas State
Construction Management and Development
View the written submission (PDF)
Team 16: Milwaukee School of Engineering
Electrical Systems Design
View the written submission (PDF)
Team 11: Lawrence Technological University
Outstanding Achievement in Innovation - Enclosure
View the written submission (PDF)