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Several Firsts at the Fifth Annual CIRT-ACE National Design Competition Finals
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(l to r) Charlie H. Thornton, Chairman/Founder of ACE, along with the presenters for the three winning teams; Joseph Chang (Peninsula Team 1, Palo Alto, CA), Malini Nambiar (Frederick, MD), and Shanna Ramsmooj (Team 8, New York, NY). Followed by Mark Casso, CIRT President. |
The Construction Industry Round Table-ACE National Design Competition set new records in 2011. The number of competition entries almost doubled from the previous year. Thirty-seven entries, the most ever, were received from 21 affiliates, several of which participated for the first time.
Nine teams won awards, six runners-up and the three finalists from Frederick, Maryland, New York City, and the Palo Alto, California branch of the San Francisco Bay Area Affiliate. The 2011 competition marked the first time that all top three contenders were repeat finalists from earlier competitions.
Until now never before in competition history has the same affiliate earned top honors twice. After its win in 2008, Frederick walked away this year with another first place and a $3,000 prize for its design of the Serenity Health Clinic in Baltimore. The highly green facility is designed to help alleviate the anxiety and boredom which patients feel when they visit a doctor.
In its second appearance in the competition finals, the Palo Alto team totally reconceived their school, Mountain View High
School. This project won second place and a $2,000 award. The third-place winner, Team 8 of New York City which placed first in 2009, designed a master plan for “Aquila Village,” a military retirement community situated in Waco, Texas.
One student from each of the three top teams presented their project to a seven-person jury composed of CEOs from leading construction and design industry companies. Jurors posed probing questions to the student presenters.
Linda Figg, one of the competition jurors and CEO of Figg Engineering Group, found the students impressive. "The National Design Competition demonstrates the incredible talent, creativity and passion of students who will design and construct tomorrow’s built environment. It is inspiring to see the knowledge they gained from this experience."
Teams from Nashville, Washington, DC, and Connecticut (New Haven) were named first runners-up in the preliminary judging round. Chicago, Connecticut (Greater Bridgeport) and San Diego teams were second runners-up
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Check Out the Winning Team's Presentation Boards |
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1st Place Winner |
2nd Place Winner |
3rd Place Winner |
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Frederick, MD |
Peninsula Team 1, Palo Alto, CA |
Team 8, New York, NY |
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Health Clinic Design Challenge |
“Ideal” School Design Challenge |
Military Retirement Village Design Challenge |
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Maryland/Eastern Shore |
ACE Hawaii |
ACE/K.C., MO |
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ACE Los Angeles/Orange County |
ACE Baltimore |
ACE Washington, DC/Washington-Lee HS |
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ACE CT/New Haven |
ACE CO/Pueblo |
ACE Washington, DC/W.T. Woodson HS |
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ACE San Diego |
ACE Washington DC/Hayfield HS |
ACE CT/Bridgeport |
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ACE NJ/Middlesex |
ACE/Washington, DC |
ACE SE-Pennsylvania (Suburban) |
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ACE Frederick, MD |
ACE/NYC-Team #16 |
ACE Frederick, MD |
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ACE Baltimore |
ACE CO/Denver |
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ACE/Chicago |
ACE CO/Denver |
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ACE/Nashville-Team#5 |
ACE CO/Denver |
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ACE CT/Bridgeport |
ACE Frederick, MD |
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ACE S.F. Bay Area/Palo Alto-Peninsula Team #2 |
ACE CO/Denver |
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ACE/NYC-Team #21 |
ACE/NYC-Team #7 |
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ACE/St. Louis |
ACE S.F. Bay Area/Palo Alto |
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ACE/Los Angeles |
ACE Rhode Island/Providence |
