Mississippi State students compete in industry-sponsored interdisciplinary student design project
Contact: Christie McNeal
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擲tudents from each major in 小黄书sity鈥檚 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 nation鈥檚 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.聽
This year, 10 collaborative teams鈥攅ach comprised of nine to 10 students鈥攚ere 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 Environmental聽Design鈥擫EED鈥攊n line with the university鈥檚 initiatives.
Hallie Gipson, an interior design student from Ridgeland, said the biggest challenge her team faced was the time constraint.
鈥淲e really had to hone in on what was required while also incorporating aspects that went above and beyond the client's intent,鈥 she said.
Gipson said working with different majors as a team was very insightful.
鈥淪eeing the overlap between all of our disciplines was equally exciting and eye-opening,鈥 she said. 鈥淓ach team member brought so much to the table, and I learned something new from all of them.鈥
Gipson said the competition also is helping prepare her for her future career.
鈥淣ot only did I learn about how each discipline contributes to the design process, but I was able to sharpen my communication and organizational skills,鈥 she said. 鈥淭his project is great exposure to what鈥檚 to come, and I鈥檓 so thankful that it is a part of our curriculum.鈥澛
Honorees included, by hometown and major:
FIRST PLACE 鈥 Team 2, Project 鈥淎MP鈥
COLUMBUS鈥擫ilian Barlow, interior design
GREENWOOD鈥擩eremiah Richards, architecture
HATTIESBURG鈥擪atherine Nause, art
LUCEDALE鈥擜nna Leigh O鈥橞rien, interior design
MADISON鈥擶illiam Hunter, building construction science
MOBILE, Alabama鈥擜bigail Boles, interior design
NOXAPATER鈥擭ona Wilkes, interior design
OLIVE BRANCH鈥擟harles Bearden, building construction science
RIVERSIDE, Illinois鈥擳ess Bruno, architecture
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama鈥擟ooper Smith, building construction science
SECOND PLACE 鈥 Team 7, Project 鈥淰ESL鈥
ARLINGTON, Tennessee鈥擵ictoria Henderson, architecture
BATESVILLE鈥擜llyssa Swindle, interior design
CLINTON鈥擡mily Hammons, architecture
COLUMBUS鈥擫eighann Pounders, interior design
FENTON, Missouri鈥擩ordan Beseda, interior design
HATTIESBURG鈥擜lexander West, building construction science
JACKSON鈥擯aige Wigant, art
LOUIN鈥擟hristopher McNeil, building construction science
MCGREGOR, Texas鈥擳anner Fromm, interior design
SPRINGFIELD, Missouri鈥擝rayden Emmert, building construction science
THIRD PLACE 鈥 Team 9, Project 鈥淎PEX鈥
FLORA鈥擶illiam Pace, building construction science
MARIETTA, Georgia鈥擩ames Harper, architecture
MOUNT OLIVE鈥擲abra Hubbard, interior design
NESBIT鈥擱aul Zaragoza, building construction science
RIDGELAND鈥擧allie Gipson, interior design
SALTILLO鈥擫ily Cate King, interior design
STARKVILLE鈥擜da Fulgham, architecture
TUPELO鈥擮livia Dickey, art
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama鈥擡lizabeth Garcia, building construction science
HONORABLE MENTION 鈥 Team 1, Project 鈥淣EXUS鈥
BARTLETT, Tennessee鈥擜aron Shankle, building construction science
BILOXI鈥擠aniel Hardy, art
BOGUE CHITTO鈥擩onathan Allbritton, building construction science
COLUMBUS鈥擥rayson Jones, interior design
GREENVILLE鈥擡lvis Scott, architecture
JACKSON, Tennessee鈥擟hloe Burnette, interior design
OXFORD鈥擜nna Barnes, architecture
MADISON鈥擜den Wright, interior design
RICHARDSON, Texas鈥擝en Hayes, building construction science
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