2009 Build Challenge Winners

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Students of Team California, celebrate after taking third place

2009 Build Challenge Overall Winners

  • 1st Place, Team Germany (Technische Universität Darmstadt)
  • 2nd Place, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • 3rd Place, Team California (Santa Clara University, California College of the Arts)
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2009 Build Challenge Contest Winners 

To see the materials submitted by the teams, such as architectural drawings, project summaries, jury narratives and more, explore our team deliverables table.

Architecture 

  • 1st Place, Team California
  • 2nd Place, Rice University
  • 3rd Place, Virginia Tech  


Market Viability

  • 1st Place, University of Louisiana 
  • 2nd Place, Rice University
  • 3rd Place, Team California 


Engineering 

  • 1st Place, University of Minnesota  
  • 2nd Place, Team California
  • 3rd Place, Penn State 


Lighting Design

  • 1st Place, University of Minnesota
  • 2nd Place, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • 3rd Place, Team Germany  


Communications  

  • 1st Place, Team California   
  • 2nd Place, Team Ontario/BC
  • 3rd Place, Cornell University 


Comfort Zone  

  • 1st Place, Team Germany  
  • 2nd Place, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • 3rd Place, Team Ontario/BC 
     

Hot Water 

  • 1st Place, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • 2nd Place, Team Germany
  • 3rd Place, Team California  


Appliances 

  • 1st Place, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • 2nd Place, Team California
  • 3rd Place, University of Minnesota  
     

Home Entertainment

  • 1st Place, Illinois  
  • 2nd Place, Team California
  • 3rd Place, Minnesota 
     

Net Metering 

  • 1st Place, Team Germany
  • 2nd Place, Illinois
  • 3rd Place, Team Ontario/BC