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2020 Design Challenge Division and Grand Winners were announced during the virtual Competition Event, April 17–19, 2020.
The students from 48 Finalist Teams represented 36 collegiate institutions during the 2020 Design Challenge. Teams competed in one of six divisions: Suburban Single-Family Housing, Urban Single-Family Housing, Attached Housing, Mixed-Use Multifamily Building, Elementary School, or Office Building.
For team deliverables, explore the BuildingsNEXT Deliverables Table.
2020 Design Challenge Grand Winners
Commercial Grand Winner: University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon)
Residential Grand Winner: Miami University (Oxford, Ohio)
2020 Design Challenge Division Results
Suburban Single-Family Division
1st Place: Monash University (Melbourne, Australia)
2nd Place: Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica (Quito, Ecuador)
Honorable Mention: The Pennsylvania State University (Centre County, Pennsylvania)
Urban Single-Family Division
1st Place: The University of British Columbia (Vancouver, British Columbia)
2nd Place: University of California Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California)
Honorable Mention: Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana)
Attached Housing Division
1st Place: Miami University (Oxford, Ohio)
2nd Place: Southeast University (Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China)
Honorable Mention: Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Mixed-Use Multifamily Division
1st Place: The University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona)
2nd Place: Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Honorable Mention: Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, Illinois)
Honorable Mention: State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (Syracuse, New York) and Syracuse University (Syracuse, New York)
Elementary School Division
1st Place: University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon)
2nd Place: Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana)
Honorable Mention: The University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona)
Office Building Division
1st Place: Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, Illinois)
2nd Place: Ryerson University (Toronto, Ontario)
Honorable Mention: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, Virginia)
Collegiate Institutions Represented in the 2020 Design Challenge
- Alexandria University (Alexandria, Egypt)
- Atlanta University Center Consortium (Atlanta, Georgia)
- Auburn University (Auburn, Alabama)
- Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana)
- Colorado School of Mines (Golden, Colorado)
- Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Colorado)
- Daytona State College (Daytona Beach, Florida)
- Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture for Women (Pune, India)
- Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, Illinois)
- King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia)
- Miami University (Oxford, Ohio)
- Missouri University of Science and Technology (Rolla, Missouri)
- Monash University (Melbourne, Australia)
- Morehouse College (Atlanta, Georgia)
- Pennsylvania College of Technology (Williamsport, Pennsylvania)
- Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana)
- Ryerson University (Toronto, Ontario)
- Southeast University (Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China)
- State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (Syracuse, New York)
- Syracuse University (Syracuse, New York)
- The Pennsylvania State University (Centre County, Pennsylvania)
- The University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, Alabama)
- The University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona)
- The University of British Columbia (Vancouver, British Columbia)
- Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica (Quito, Ecuador)
- University of California Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California)
- University of Central Florida (Orlando, Florida)
- University of the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.)
- University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (Madison, Wisconsin)
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
- Vermont Technical College (Randolph, Vermont)
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, Virginia)
- Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center (Alexandria, Virginia)
- Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, Missouri)
Key Dates from the 2020 Design Challenge
Complete details are available in the 2020 Design Challenge Rules.
- July 2019: Applications open
- November 5, 2019: Applications close
- September 2019 to March 2020: Webinars and building science trainings offered
- April 17–19, 2020: Finalist teams complete project submissions and compete with presentations to industry leaders