Awards celebrate Architecture student success
Victoria’s School of Architecture recognised its top students last night at the Schools annual awards evening.
Victoria’s School of Architecture recognised its top students last night at the Schools annual awards evening.
Awards were presented to students in the schools four main programmes - Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Architecture and Building Science - recognising academic performance, design excellence, sustainability, heritage work and risk management.
In congratulating the students on their success, Head of School Joanna Merwood-Salisbury said ‘These awards recognise the student’s hard work and time, which has resulted in the highest quality design and research into issues facing the built environment’.
Overall it has been an excellent year for the school, with two students winning acclaimed awards. Masters student Tom Dobinson won the top award from the New Zealand Institute of Architects Graphisoft Student Design Awards and Fourth Year student Rachel Murray won the Supreme award from the Team Architects Scholarship Distinction Awards. These awards are presented to the top student from the three Schools of Architecture in New Zealand.
Joanna also thanked the various industry sponsors in attendance: 53 awards were on offer from 17 different organisations. She noted these organisation’s support of the School encourages the students to strive for success and in turn, advances architectural knowledge.