AFSF High School Design Competition 2024
Congratulations to prize winners, and to ALL participants!!
2024 AFSF High School Design Award Winners
156 Participants from
24 High Schools
4 States
· California (52)
· Massachusetts (1)
· Ohio (1)
· Maine (1)
10 Countries
· United States (55 )
· China (1)
· Costa Rica (1)
· India (1 )
· Malaysia (2)
· Nigeria
(1)
· Republic of South Korea (6 )
· Taiwan (5)
· Thailand (1)
· United Kingdom (3 )
24 Schools
· Anderson High School
(Cincinnati, OH) – (1) – N/A
· BC Collegiate Seoul (Republic of Korea) – (1) – N/A
· Branksome Hall Asia (Republic of Korea) – (2) – N/A
· Brooks School (Republic of Korea) – (1) – N/A
· Burlingame High School (Burlingame, CA) – (38) – Anna
Liu – Teacher (class assignment)
· Canyon Crest Academy (San Diego, CA) – (1) – N/A
· Caterham School (Caterham, Surrey, England) – (2) – N/A
· Falmouth High School (Maine) Falmouth, Maine – (1) – N/A
· Garden International School Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) – (1) –
N/A
· King’s College School Wimbledon (London, United Kingdom) – (1) – N/A
· Lick Wilmerding High School (San Francisco, CA) – (6) – Goranka Poljak-Hoy- Teacher
· Lincoln School (Costa Rica) – (1) – N/A
· Modellink Comprehensive College (Nigeria) (1) – N/A
· Phillips Academy Andover (Woburn, MA) (1) – N/A
· Redwood High School (Larkspur, CA) – (1) – Tim Bingham – Teacher
· Seoul Foreign School (Republic of Korea) – (1) – N/A
· St. Mark’s School (Republic of Korea) – (1) – N/A
· Taipei American School (Taipei City, Taiwan) – (5) – Andre Huang – Teacher
· Tamalpais High School (Mill Valley, CA) – (5) – Peter Parish – Teacher
· The International School Bangalore (Bengaluru, Karnataka, India) – (1) – Anandu Shaji – ICS
· The Malay College Kuala Kangsar (Malaysia) – (1) – N/A
· University High School (Irvine, CA) – (1) – N/A – online
· United World College Thailand (Thailand) (1) – N/A
· Yungu High School (Zhejiang, China) – (1) – N/A
78 Entries
· 17 individual
· 47 group
· 14 design process
Jurors:
Richard Hannum –
CEO, Forge Development Company
Glenn Katz – Stanford University
Tara Ogle – Gensler
Tyler Pew – LMNOP Design
Zachary Gately – Grant
Manager · Plumas County
High School Design Competition Chair and Author:
Ryan Lee – Woods Bagot, Chair & Author
Number Project Name School
Best Individual Design,
Overall Superiority ($200+CCA Scholarship, $150, $100)
- # 31 “Parkrium” Richard Jay Kim St. Mark’s School, South Korea
- # 4 “The SMILE” Woori Shin Branksome Hall Asia, South Korea
- # 2 “Folium Spei” Kae Chuang (10) Taipei American School
3. # 79 “Slate” Jayden Wan (11) Burlingame High School
Honorable Mention
# 73 “The Yucca Pavilion” Desmond Zee (11) King’s College School Wimbledon
Best Group Presentation
($200, $150, $100)
- # 77 “RTR Community Center” Lucas Leeds (12) Lick Wilmerding
High School Sean Green
(12)
- # 62 “IMPRINT” Masai Hack (11) Lick Wilmerding High School
Briana Mancuso (11)
- # 24 “Greenville Commons” Francesca Caban (10), Burlingame High School
Ivannah Gutierrez (12)
Honorable Mention
# 81 “Ponderosa” Saskia Lee (11) Lick-Wilmerding High School
Salihah Cann-Polentz (11)
Kaimana Apana-Chan (11)
# 85 “Grounded” Sophie Bongiorn Lick-Wilmerding
High School
Caitlin Kane
Kiana Smith
Best Design Process
Presentation ($100, $75, $50)
- # 58 “Potc’ode Maidu Justin Chang (9) Taipei American School
A Winged Odyssey”
- # 52 “Greenville Community Xuanyue Zhao (11) Yungu High School, China
Resilience Center”
- # 33 “Neta Pohki” Matthew Bae (10) UWC Thailand
1. BEST INDIVIDUAL DESIGN Awards for overall superiority in design solution, model, and graphic presentation:
1st Place $200.00 & CCA Summer Design scholarship
2nd Place $150.00
3rd Place $100.00
2. BEST GROUP PRESENTATION Separate category, Awards for best group submitted design solution:
1st Place $200.00
2nd Place $150.00
3rd Place $100.00
3. BEST DESIGN PROCESS PRESENTATION Separate
category, Awards for best design process describing solution:
1st
Place $100.00
2nd
Place $75.00
3rd
Place $50.00
Design Challenge
Design a Community Resilience Center for a
small town rebuilding after a devastating wildfire.
Greenville, CA is an unincorporated community in Plumas
County, California, 150 miles north of Sacramento, the state’s capital.
Surrounded by rugged mountains, it is the largest community in Indian
Valley, and totals 8 square miles (21km²) of land area with a population of 785
as of the 2020 census.
About 75% of Greenville’s buildings were destroyed in 2021
by the Dixie Fire, including its fire department, library and most downtown
homes.
The Architectural Foundation of San Francisco
55th Annual AFSF High School Design Competition!
All High School students in both public & private schools in the greater San Francisco Bay Area and globally are encouraged to participate.
For the 2024 challenge, participants designed a Community Resilience Center for a small town rebuilding after a devastating wildfire.
Greenville, CA is an unincorporated community in Plumas County, California, 150 miles north of Sacramento, the state’s capital. Surrounded by rugged mountains, it is the largest community in Indian Valley, and totals 8 square miles (21km²) of land area with a population of 785 as of the 2020 census.
About 75% of Greenville’s buildings were destroyed in 2021 by the Dixie Fire, including its fire department, library and most downtown homes.
While the town rebuilds and heals from the traumatic 2021 wildfire season, a number of special community spaces have popped up. Frequented by community members, these have become places for residents to naturally gather, talk, eat, socialize and celebrate.
The proposed Community Resilience Center will incorporate three types of programming: daily life, emergency events, and communal recovery
Proposed by community members, spaces within the Center should emphasize youth activities, community-building, and gathering. As part of Greenville’s Town Center Site Plan, the Center should be a primary anchor that both supports and celebrates the community, ushering Greenville into its bright new future.
The competition had an online submission process with three options:
1) Individual Entry
2) Group Entry
3) Design Process Entry (as either an individual or as a group)
All deliverables (drawings, model, and design description) must be captured in a Google Slides deck for presentation. To explain your thinking to the judges, we also require the submission a brief video describing the project (2 minutes maximum). In previous years, what many entrants have enjoyed most about the challenge is this opportunity to talk about the overall goals and aspirations for their design and their design process.
Find the complete design brief for the 2024 High School Design Competition here.
Feel free to copy or share the brief as needed.
Teachers, note that the brief PDF includes live links to resources and contacts, so distributing a digital copy to your students will likely benefit them.
Final entries were submitted on FRIDAY, May 17th
The awards presentation reception was SUNDAY, May 19th.
E-mail info@afsf.org to be added to the list for program updates.
This year we awarded prizes in 3 categories:
1) Best Design (single entrant),
2) Best Group entry, and
3) Best Digital entry.
Note that the option you chose to enter determined which awards you are eligible for.
In addition to the standard prizes, the first place winner in the overall superiority category receives a four-week Summer Pre-college Scholarship at the California College of the Arts.
Ryan Lee of Woods Bagot is once again the Competition Chair and Author. He is available to discuss the program with students and teachers.
Contact him directly with questions: 415-277-3041 Ryan.Lee@woodsbagot.com
Thank you for your interest in the HSDC. We eagerly anticipate your creative participation next year as well!
Highlights from the 2023 ~ 54th Annual AFSF High School Design Competition
Special congratulations to the 2023 HSDC winners!
The 54th installment of the AFSF High School Design Competition challenged students to design a Park Space and a PDR Collective next to existing wetlands along Islais Creek in San Francisco. ‘PDR’ stands for Production, Distribution and Repair. The PDR Collective will be an opportunity to grow the local business presence and provide space for artists, makers, nonprofits, and other bedrocks of the community. The location of this new space will increase public access to the waterfront and create a new gathering space for the community.
Students from 21 high schools in 3 US States and 8 countries (US, China, Germany, India, Pakistan, Romania, South Korea, and Taiwan) submitted a total of 71 entries.
Awards:
Best Individual Design, Overall Superiority
“Pier 94 Ecocentre” – Feronia Liang – Taipei American School
. “WAVEFORM” – Griffin Reese – Burlingame High School
“The Terrace, Pier 94” – Devin Chang – Taipei American School
Honorable Mentions
“The CORE Museum” – JongHyun Yang – Korea International School
“Seascape Haven” – Royden Zhao – Temple City High School
” Mossy Rock” – Ian Primer – Flower Mound High School
” EMBRACE” – Divit Garg – International School Bangalore
Best Group Presentation
- “The Nest” – Amelie Maltz, Bruno Kai Ong – Lick Wilmerding High School
- “The Preserve at Islais Creek” – Nandor Leszko, Sydney Peer, Liam Shields – Westlake High School
- “Nexum” – Enoch Lee, Lee Porter, Nicholas Zinn – Henry M. Gunn High School
Honorable Mentions
“Bridge to the Bay” – Purev-Chang Ariunbold, Huang Anthony, Deniz Rodi – Burlingame High School
“Panoramic Park” – Olivia Medina, Anya Malhotra, Izabella Karanov – Burlingame High School
“The Nougat Creek Center” – Yue Chen, Ziqi Lin – Vanke Meisha Academy, Shenzhen Middle School
“PIER 94” – Eric Sretavan, Ryan Ip – Redwood High School
Best Design Process Presentation
- Avian Harmony” – Mandy Zhong – Riverside STEM Academy High School
1. “Jazz” – Hung-Hsun Huang, Edward Shuoyen Chao, Bryan Lin – Kang Chiao International School (Taiwan)3. ” Wawe” – Jenesse Lo – Taipei American School (Taiwan)
Honorable Mention
“Flower Stream” – Rebaz Sinjary – Burlingame High School
“Aartii Park” – Yuxin He, Shuqi Zhang – Shenzhen College of International Education
“The Wave” – Krishna Nagarajan, Alexander Winter, Maxwell DiLaura – Burlingame High School
Thank you again to all our participants, their families, and our jurors and sponsors!