2022 Design Challenge

2022 Design Challenge Division and Grand Winners were announced during the Competition Event in Golden, Colorado, April 22–24, 2022.

The students from 55 Finalist Teams represented 38 collegiate institutions during the 2022 Design Challenge. Teams competed in one of six divisions: New Housing, Retrofit Housing, Attached Housing, Multifamily Building, Office Building, or Education Building.

For team deliverables, explore the BuildingsNEXT Deliverables Table.

Learn more about the jurors for the 2022 Design Challenge >

2022 Design Challenge Grand Winners

Residential Grand Winner: Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Georgia)

Commercial Grand Winner: The University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona)

2022 Design Challenge Division Results

New Housing Division

1^st Place: University of Technology Sydney (Ultimo, Australia)

2^nd Place: University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, Wisconsin) & University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

3^rd Place: University of Alaska Fairbanks (Fairbanks, Alaska)

Retrofit Housing Division

1^st Place: Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Georgia)

2^nd Place: University of Canterbury (Christchurch, New Zealand)

3^rd Place: The Pennsylvania State University (State College, Pennsylvania)

Attached Housing Division

1^st Place: Ryerson University (Toronto, Ontario) 

2^nd Place: Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana)  

3^rd Place: University of Central Florida (Orlando, Florida)

Multifamily Building Division

1^st Place: The University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona)

2^nd Place: University of North Texas (Denton, Texas)

3^rd Place: Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois)

Office Building Division

1^st Place: Myongji University (Seoul, South Korea)

2^nd Place: Ryerson University (Toronto, Ontario)

3^rd Place: Tehran University of Art (Tehran, Iran)

Education Building Division

1^st Place: University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio)

2^nd Place: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Alexandria, Virginia)

3^rd Place: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico City, Mexico)

Collegiate Institutions Represented in the 2022 Design Challenge

• Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
• Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario
• Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan
• Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
• Howard University, Washington, D.C.
• Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
• Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi
• Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
• Myongji University, Seoul, South Korea
• Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
• Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
• Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario
• Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
• Tehran University of Art, Tehran, Iran
• Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee
• The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York City, New York
• Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
• The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania
• The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
• The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee
• The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
• Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
• University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska
• University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
• University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
• University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
• University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
• University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
• University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
• University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
• University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia
• University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Alexandria, Virginia
• Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts

Key Dates from the 2022 Design Challenge

Complete details are available in the 2022 Design Challenge Rules. 

• July 2021: Registration opened; 2022 Design Challenge Rules released
• October 2021: Team application deadline
• February 2022: Project proposal deadline
• April 2022: Finalist teams competed with presentations to industry leaders and awards were presented to winners