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2006 AIAS/VI BOSTON PARK KIOSK DESIGN COMPETITION WINNERS ANNOUNCED (Download Press Release)
The jury for the 2006 AIAS/Vinyl Institute Boston Park Kiosk Design Competition took place on December 2, 2006. The program challenged students, working individually or in teams, to learn about construction materials, specifically vinyl building products, and their assembly in the design of a park kiosk. The competition was sponsored by the Vinyl Institute (VI) and administered by the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS).
Participants explored the AIAS FORUM 2006 convention theme, “Transitions,” while creating their design concepts. The new Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway in Boston was the perfect location to utilize the “Transitions” theme in the design of a hypothetical kiosk. This Greenway will be composed of a series of parks, resulting from the Big Dig, that extend primarily through the path of the old elevated Central Artery from Chinatown to the Wharf District and the North End to the Fleet Center. Through this project, participants were able to investigate sustainable design concepts and developed an awareness of the recyclable nature of vinyl building materials.
The jury selected the top three winners and three honorable mentions. The winning designs will be displayed and winners honored at the AIAS FORUM 2006 conference in Boston, December 29, 2006 – January 1, 2007. These projects will also be exhibited in the AIAS Student Lounge and Gallery at the 2007 AIA National Convention and Design Exposition in San Antonio May 3-5, 2007. The prizes were awarded to:
Jason Cave and Ryan Cameron – University of Nebraska - Lincoln
First Prize ($2500)
The judges felt that this kiosk had the most attractive presence, drawing in users and engaging the path. This kiosk creates a relationship between itself and the user allowing for the transfer of information to be clean, quick and precise. They were impressed with the night illumination feature and the modular potential for growth in a variety of uses. There was a beautiful sculptural combination of ridged and fluid matter.
Christian Kotzamanis – Cooper Union
Second Prize ($1500)
Jason Stamp and Jakub Galczynski – Montana State University
Third Place ($750)
The judges appreciated the elegant simplicity in this design concept. This fanciful kiosk has a character that changes with both the season and between day and night. The project pushed the limits of the vinyl.
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The AIAS chapter at each school also receives a cash prize.
The jury awarded Honorable Mentions ($500) to the following:
Adelina Tahiri and James Stodgel – Montana State University
Justin Wagner – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Brock Spain, Mary Offerdal and Luke Winter – Montana State University
The six projects will be published in the Spring 2007 issue of Crit, the journal of the AIAS.
The jury gave four merit awards in the following areas: aesthetics, innovation, construction process and usability. Each merit winner will receive a certificate and $50 in prize money. The merit winners are:
Innovation
Song Yi – Cuesta Community College
Construction Process
Shunsuke Nakano and Ana Untiveros – Illinois Institute of Technology
Usability
Ashley Bidwell – Cuesta Community College
Aesthetics
Jared M. Peterson – University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
