Mississippi State students compete in industry-sponsored interdisciplinary student design project
Contact: Christie McNeal
STARKVILLE, Miss.āStudents from each major in Ļć½¶Ö±²„ās College of Architecture, Art and Design launched the fall semester with an interdisciplinary student design competition.
Seniors majoring in architecture, art, building construction science and interior design have been competing in the Brasfield & Gorrie Student Design Competition for top honors, including a cash prize, since its inception in 2011. The competition sponsor, , is one of the nationās largest privately held construction firms based in Birmingham, Alabama.
Simulating real-world design processes, the goal of the competition is to engage students in collaborative design and construction solutions to help them overcome preconceived ideas of the roles traditionally assumed by the various disciplines in the college.Ā
This year, 10 collaborative teamsāeach comprised of nine to 10 studentsāwere tasked with developing an overall design and construction plan for a satellite wellness center on the south side of campus. Students had to work together to develop a cohesive, constructible design that included branding as well as aspects of Leadership in Energy and EnvironmentalĀ DesignāLEEDāin line with the universityās initiatives.
Hallie Gipson, an interior design student from Ridgeland, said the biggest challenge her team faced was the time constraint.
āWe really had to hone in on what was required while also incorporating aspects that went above and beyond the client's intent,ā she said.
Gipson said working with different majors as a team was very insightful.
āSeeing the overlap between all of our disciplines was equally exciting and eye-opening,ā she said. āEach team member brought so much to the table, and I learned something new from all of them.ā
Gipson said the competition also is helping prepare her for her future career.
āNot only did I learn about how each discipline contributes to the design process, but I was able to sharpen my communication and organizational skills,ā she said. āThis project is great exposure to whatās to come, and Iām so thankful that it is a part of our curriculum.āĀ
Honorees included, by hometown and major:
FIRST PLACE ā Team 2, Project āAMPā
COLUMBUSāLilian Barlow, interior design
GREENWOODāJeremiah Richards, architecture
HATTIESBURGāKatherine Nause, art
LUCEDALEāAnna Leigh OāBrien, interior design
MADISONāWilliam Hunter, building construction science
MOBILE, AlabamaāAbigail Boles, interior design
NOXAPATERāNona Wilkes, interior design
OLIVE BRANCHāCharles Bearden, building construction science
RIVERSIDE, IllinoisāTess Bruno, architecture
TUSCALOOSA, AlabamaāCooper Smith, building construction science
SECOND PLACE ā Team 7, Project āVESLā
ARLINGTON, TennesseeāVictoria Henderson, architecture
BATESVILLEāAllyssa Swindle, interior design
CLINTONāEmily Hammons, architecture
COLUMBUSāLeighann Pounders, interior design
FENTON, MissouriāJordan Beseda, interior design
HATTIESBURGāAlexander West, building construction science
JACKSONāPaige Wigant, art
LOUINāChristopher McNeil, building construction science
MCGREGOR, TexasāTanner Fromm, interior design
SPRINGFIELD, MissouriāBrayden Emmert, building construction science
THIRD PLACE ā Team 9, Project āAPEXā
FLORAāWilliam Pace, building construction science
MARIETTA, GeorgiaāJames Harper, architecture
MOUNT OLIVEāSabra Hubbard, interior design
NESBITāRaul Zaragoza, building construction science
RIDGELANDāHallie Gipson, interior design
SALTILLOāLily Cate King, interior design
STARKVILLEāAda Fulgham, architecture
TUPELOāOlivia Dickey, art
TUSCALOOSA, AlabamaāElizabeth Garcia, building construction science
HONORABLE MENTION ā Team 1, Project āNEXUSā
BARTLETT, TennesseeāAaron Shankle, building construction science
BILOXIāDaniel Hardy, art
BOGUE CHITTOāJonathan Allbritton, building construction science
COLUMBUSāGrayson Jones, interior design
GREENVILLEāElvis Scott, architecture
JACKSON, TennesseeāChloe Burnette, interior design
OXFORDāAnna Barnes, architecture
MADISONāAden Wright, interior design
RICHARDSON, TexasāBen Hayes, building construction science
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