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WELCOME TO MOCK FIRMS STUDENT-BASED CAREER-FOCUSED COMPETITIONS
The 5th Annual Int'l Skyscraper & Nat'l Home Design Competition CHICAGO, APRIL 26, 2013
2013 Class of International Mock Firms Competition Participants
RESULTS FOR THE 2013 COMPETITION
"Rediscover the Future"
Friday, April 26th witnessed the conclusion to the 5th annual International Mock Firms Competition as the Awards Presentation brought the weekends' festivities to a close. Chicago's iconic Congress Hotel on South Michigan Avenue once again served as host to over 90 students representing 30 amateur "firms" from elite architectural design programs from all over the United States in addition to mock firms from Sweden and Spain. With a theme of "Rediscover the Future," 2013 participants were challenged to conceive, construct and commercialize specific commissions which included super-tall towers with healthcare programs for Chicago and Amman, Jordan in addition to multi-occupancy housing for college students.
For a period of 8 months, aspiring young architects collaborated with each other, instructors and outside professionals to produce tall building and residential housing projects to present before some of Chicago's top design professionals. Each year with 2013 being no exception, these industry leaders serving as jurors express surprise at the level of quality they see especially among the high school programs in attendance. On behalf of Chicago Architecture Today, we would like to say congratulations to each finalist who through dedication and perseverance followed through to produce conceptual buildings which we and I believe many Chicagoans and Jordanians would be proud to have erected in their respective cities. A special thanks also to each instructor at the high school and collegiate level who without which none of this would be possible. Finally, on behalf of the students, teachers and sponsors, a heartfelt thank you to each design professional who volunteered their time and talent to make this experience one of great meaning and value! All the best to all of the above in their continued academic and career pursuits. Congratulations Seniors! Hope to see all the rest of you again next year!
2013 International Skyscraper and Mock Firm Champion First Place: Azahar, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain Runner Up: Studio F7, Lund University, Lund, Sweden 2013 International Marketing Mock Firm First Place: Azahar, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain Runner Up: Futura 13, Lund University, Lund, Sweden 2013 Top Architecture Mock Firm First Place: Azahar, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain Runner Up: Studio F7, Lund University, Lund, Sweden # # # 2013 National Mock Firms Champion First Place: Studio 2102, Grand Haven H.S., Grand Haven, Michigan Runner Up: 5S Designs, Lemont H.S., Lemont, Illinois
2013 Mock Firms Midwest Regional Champion 5S Designs, Lemont H.S., Lemont, Illinois 2013 Mock Firms South Regional Champion Terrier Architecture & Engineering, Carbondale Comm. H.S., Carbondale, Illinois 2013 Mock Firms West Regional Champion Reflex Designs, Olathe East H.S., Olathe, Kansas 2013 Mock Firms East Regional Champion Studio 2102, Grand Haven H.S., Grand Haven, Michigan 2013 Mock Firms Illinois State Champion Skyscraper 5S Designs, Lemont H.S., Lemont, Illinois 2013 Mock Firms Illinois State Champion Home Design Naperville North Architecture, Naperville North H.S., Naperville, Illinois 2013 (High School) National Skyscraper Challenge First Place: 5S Designs, Lemont H.S., Lemont, Illinois Runner Up: Reflex Designs, Olathe East H.S., Olathe, Kansas 2013 Top Marketing Mock Firm First Place: JLR Architecture, North Garland H.S., Garland, Texas Runner Up: Reflex Designs, Olathe East H.S., Olathe, Kansas 2013 Top Construction Mock Firm First Place: Studio 2102, Grand Haven H.S., Grand Haven, Michigan First Place: 5S Designs, Lemont H.S., Lemont, Illinois First Place: Reflex Designs, Olathe East H.S., Olathe, Kansas Runner Up: JLR Architecture, North Garland H.S., Garland, Texas 2013 Top Organization Mock Firm Skyscraper (Tied) First Place: 8va Architects, North Garland H.S., Garland, Texas (Tied) First Place: Millennium, North Mecklenburg H.S., Huntersville, North Carolina Runner Up: TBD Designs, St Charles North H.S., St Charles, Illinois
2013 Top Architecture Mock Firm Skyscraper First Place: JLR Architecture, North Garland H.S., Garland, Texas First Place: 5S Designs, Lemont H.S., Lemont, Illinois First Place: Reflex Designs, Olathe East H.S., Olathe, Kansas Runner Up: TBD Designs, St Charles North H.S., St Charles, Illinois 2013 Top Sustainable Mock Firm First Place: Driven Architects, Loyola Academy, Wilmette, Illinois First Place: Studio 2102, Grand Haven H.S., Grand Haven, Michigan Runner Up: Reflex Designs, Olathe East H.S., Olathe, Kansas # # # 2013 National Regional Home Design Champions First Place: Studio 2102, Grand Haven H.S., Grand Haven, Michigan Runner Up Naperville North Architecture, Naperville North H.S., Naperville, Illinois 2013 Top Marketing Mock Firm Home Design First Place: Studio 2102, Grand Haven H.S., Grand Haven, Michigan Runner Up: Ecorama, St Charles North H.S., St Charles, Illinois 2013 Top Organization Mock Firm Home Design First Place: Elemental Design, Bolingbrook H.S., Bolingbrook, Illinois First Place: EBHM & Associates, Sabin-Schellenburg Center, Milwaukie, Oregon 2013 Top Architecture Mock Firm Home Design First Place: Studio 2102, Grand Haven H.S., Grand Haven, Michigan Runner Up: Naperville North Architecture, Naperville North H.S., Naperville, Illinois
RECAP OF THE 2012 MOCK FIRMS COMPETITION
CORPORATE RENAISSANCE HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR H.S., FLOSSMOOR, IL
May 10, 2012 (Chicago) The historic Congress Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Chicago was once again the setting for the 4th Annual Mock Firms International Skyscraper and Regional Home Design Competition. Over 100 participants from 20 collegiate and secondary academic institutions across 7 states converged on the city Thursday and Friday, May 3 & 4, 2012 to dodge the rain and enjoy exceptionally beautiful weather. Student "firms" from out-of-state and one in-state were treated to a personalized tour of BSA LifeStructures - a design firm specializing in healthcare and academic institutions based in Indianapolis but with offices in Chicago and elsewhere. Visiting participants were also given opportunities to experience Chicago's world class architecture through walking-based excursions throughout the day.
Friday, May 4th begin with an outdoor orientation and continued onto a diverse project exhibition of 26 conceptual designs of a mixed-use supertall sited for Beijing, China, a mixed-use supertall sited for Detroit, MI and a single-family home programmed for an aging and disabled homeowner. The theme this year was versatility and designs reflected flexibility in programs, context, architecture and sustainability. This year the competition was graced by a record 9 jurors from various firms and institutions and included the following:
MAXIMIS ARTIFEX, NORTH GARLAND H.S., GARLAND TEXAS
Student firms were expected to "pitch" their design concepts and marketing plans to 6 of these top industry professionals who were present to juror their presentations as well as their projects. The event concluded by evening with the Mock Firms Awards Presentation also hosted by the Congress Hotel. The results are listed below.
Thank you to our distinguished jury for the sacrifice of time and effort they put in to held make this event a success. Also, a special thanks to our esteemed sponsor - the MCM Group of Long Beach, California which sponsor our top collegiate award and to architect and representative from MCM Group, Daniel Shirk who flew in from California to take part in this event. Additionally, a word of thanks to all of the first time and returning programs. Finally, a word of appreciation to the Congress Hotel and Sales Associate Debra Sample for making our 3rd consecutive stay there a successful one.
2012 Mock Firms Award Designations
BOREALIS, WAUBONSIE VALLEY H.S., AURORA, IL (Collegiate) International Skyscraper Challenge First Place: Capsule ArchitectureLab, NewSchool of Architecture + Design, San Diego, CA Runner Up: ANDO, Higher Technical School of Architecture-Seville, Seville, Spain 2012 Top Marketing Mock Firm First Place: Vector Collaborative, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA (Tied) Runner Up: Re-Flex, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Tied) Runner Up: Capsule ArchitectureLab, NewSchool of Architecture, San Diego 2012 Top Construction Mock Firm First Place: Ando, Higher Technical School of Architecture-Seville, Seville, Spain Runner Up: The Way Associates, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, New York 2012 Top Organization Mock Firm First Place: Re-Flex, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Runner Up: Vector Collaborative, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2012 Top Engineering Mock Firm First Place: Vector Collaborative, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Runner Up: The Way Associates, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, New York 2012 Top Architecture Mock Firm First Place: Capsule ArchitectureLab, NewSchool of Architecture, San Diego (Tied) Runner Up: The Way Associates, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, New York (Tied) Runner Up: ANDO, Higher Technical School of Architecture-Seville, Seville, Spain 2012 Top Sustainable Mock Firm First Place: Capsule ArchitectureLab, NewSchool of Architecture, San Diego Runner Up: ANDO, Higher Technical School of Architecture-Seville, Seville, Spain 2012 National Mock Firms Champion First Place: InFocus, Olathe East H.S., Olathe, Kansas Runner Up: Skyline Design, Olathe East H.S., Olathe, Kansas 2012 Mock Firms Midwest Regional First Place: Borealis, Waubonsie Valley High School, Aurora, Illinois Runner Up: 4KDesigns, St. Charles North High School, St. Charles. Illinois 2012 Mock Firms South Regional First Place: Classic City Architecture, North Oconee High School, Bogart, Georgia Runner Up: Verde Design, North Oconee High School, Bogart, Georgia 2012 Mock Firms West Regional First Place: InFocus, Olathe East H.S., Olathe, Kansas Runner Up: VelVont, North Garland High School, Garland, Texas 2012 Mock Firms East Regional First Place: Trinity Architecture Cooperative, Trinity Prep School, New York, New York Runner Up: QC Architecture, North Mecklenburg High School, Mecklenburg, North Carolina 2012 Mock Firms Illinois State Champion First Place: Borealis, Waubonsie Valley High School, Aurora, Illinois Runner Up: 4KDesigns, St. Charles North High School, St. Charles. Illinois (High School) National Skyscraper Challenge First Place: Skyline Design, Olathe East H.S., Olathe, Kansas Runner Up: VelVont, North Garland High School, Garland, Texas 2012 Top Marketing Mock Firm First Place: Borealis, Waubonsie Valley High School, Aurora, Illinois Runner Up: Skyline Design, Olathe East H.S., Olathe, Kansas 2012 Top Construction Mock Firm First Place: Maximis Artifex, North Garland High School, Garland Texas Runner Up: MASCINENBAU, Bolingbrook H.S., Bolingbrook, Illinois 2012 Top Organization Mock Firm (Tied) First Place: Young Architecture, Lemont H.S., Lemont, Illinois (Tied) First Place: Innovations, Benton H.S., Benton, Arkansas Runner Up: Skyline Design, Olathe East H.S., Olathe, Kansas 2012 Top Engineering Mock Firm First Place: Skyline Design, Olathe East H.S., Olathe, Kansas Runner Up: VelVont, North Garland High School, Garland, Texas 2012 Top Architecture Mock Firm First Place: Maximis Artifex, North Garland High School, Garland Texas Runner Up: VelVont, North Garland High School, Garland, Texas 2012 Top Sustainable Mock Firm First Place: VelVont, North Garland High School, Garland, Texas Runner Up: MASCINENBAU, Bolingbrook H.S., Bolingbrook, Illinois
(High School) National Regional Home Design Challenge First Place: InFocus, Olathe East H.S., Olathe, Kansas Runner Up St. Charles North High School, St. Charles. Illinois 2012 Top Marketing Mock Firm First Place: 4KDesigns, St. Charles North High School, St. Charles. Illinois Runner Up: Nordic Lights, St. Charles North High School, St. Charles. Illinois 2012 Top Construction Mock Firm First Place: InFocus, Olathe East H.S., Olathe, Kansas Runner Up: Dynamic National Architecture (DNA), White Knoll H. S., Lexington, SC 2012 Top Organization Mock Firm First Place: Dynamic National Architecture (DNA), White Knoll H. S., Lexington, SC Runner Up: InFocus, Olathe East H.S., Olathe, Kansas 2012 Top Engineering Mock Firm (Tied) First Place: Architecture M.A.C., Naperville North High School, Naperville, Illinois (Tied) First Place: InFocus, Olathe East H.S., Olathe, Kansas Runner Up: Trinity Architecture Cooperative, Trinity Prep School, New York, New York 2012 Top Architecture Mock Firm First Place: InFocus, Olathe East H.S., Olathe, Kansas Runner Up: 4KDesigns, St. Charles North High School, St. Charles. Illinois 2012 Top Sustainable Mock Firm First Place: InFocus, Olathe East H.S., Olathe, Kansas Runner Up: 4KDesigns, St. Charles North High School, St. Charles. Illinois
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