The winning proposal, titled “Housing a Million.” Image: Estefania Barajas and Jorden Gomez
Estefania Barajas. Image: UTSA CACP
Jorden Gomez. Image: UTSA CACP
The American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment (AIA COTE) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) awarded UTSA undergraduates Estefania Barajas and Jorden Gomez a national COTE Top Ten for Award for their proposal Housing a Million.
The competition jury, composed of national sustainability experts, considered hundreds of projects submitted from 38 schools in the United States and Canada, recognizing just ten. The winning projects will be on display at the 2017 AIA Annual Convention in Orlando, FL and the 2018 ACSA Annual Meeting in Denver, CO.
Barajas and Gomez developed the “Housing a Million” proposal last fall in a joint design studio led by UTSA assistant professors Ian Caine and Rahman Azari. This is the second year in a row that ACSA COTE has honored a student project from Caine and Azari’s studio with a national award. Congratulations to Stephanie and Jorden!