NWTC Architectural “Trash to Treasure” Scholarship Competition

In March 2005 , Architectural Technology students at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) competed for $350 in scholarships y displaying their architectural treasures made from recycled materials or “trash.”

The students, working individually or in teams of up to three members, had three weeks to create their final project “treasure.” In order for their project to be considered “architectural,” the final project needed to be made from recycled materials that would be found in the CSI Masterformat divisions 1 - 16 regardless if the final project could be classified into any of the divisions, or their final project, regardless of materials used, must be classified into one of the 16 divisions when completed. Al l projects needed to contain at least 90 % recycled, reused or salvaged materials and no more than $ 20.00 could be spent to make the project.

The competition was sponsored by AIA Northeast Wisconsin and AIA Wisconsin. The scholarships were awarded to the top three entries. There were a total of 20 entries and 33 student participants. The judging was done by AIA Wisconsin members; and final selections were based on creativity, use/reuse of materials and overall appearance.

Greg Douglas, AIA, DePere, AIA Northeast Wisconsin President commented, “AIA Wisconsin's most renewable resources are people that keep our profession alive. A key emphasis for the AIA has been renewable resources applied to our designs—‘green architecture.' This competition seemed like a way to connect with our future resources and promote green architecture.”

After the competition, NWTC students Jason Leick and Andy Starks took on Greg Douglas and William Babcock, AIA Wisconsin executive director, in a ping-pong tournament. The NWTC students prevailed and earned free registration to the 2005 AIA Wisconsin Convention & Expo.

1st place	2nd Place
	3rd Place

 

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