2022 Contest Winners

The contest for undergraduate and graduate architecture students challenged each participant to create an innovative metal building design for a fire station and department headquarters.  Scroll down to view presentations from the 2022 award winners.

“We congratulate Bobby Buttrick and his advisor Stephen Schreiber on earning the top prize in the 2022 MBMA Student Design Competition,” says MBMA General Manager Tony Bouquot. “We had 48 entries from eight schools, including one from Guatemala. It’s exciting to see a variety of schools and students submitting such impressive entries, and we thank all of the faculty sponsors for their work as well.”

“In its second year, the design competition continues to introduce metal building systems to students across the country and beyond,” says MBMA Director of Research and Engineering Lee Shoemaker, PhD, PE. “It’s exciting to see the creativity and enthusiasm of these students from schools large and small.”

The five-member panel of judges included: Eric Pros, AIA, director of design for DS Architecture in Cleveland, Ohio; Terri Meyer Boake, LEED AP, professor at the University of Waterloo’s School of Architecture, Cambridge, Ontario; Lauren Gwaltney, AIA, senior associate with Williams Blackstock Architects in Birmingham, Alabama; John Underwood, consultant to Behlen Mfg. Co., Columbus, Nebraska; and Robert Tiffin, national accounts manager with Silvercote in Greenville, South Carolina, and chair of the MBMA Architecture Committee.

Bobby’s Design:

Pranav’s Design:

Tree City’s Design:

Brianna & Elias’ Design:

2021 Contest Winners

The contest for undergraduate and graduate architecture students was to create an innovative metal building design for a one- or two-story elementary school to house approximately 200 students. Scroll down to view presentations from the 2021 award winners.

“I am pleased to congratulate Brittney Sawyer and her advisor Kristina Yu on winning first place in the inaugural MBMA Student Design Competition,” notes Tony Bouquot, MBMA’s general manager. “With a total of 64 entries, the contest was a great success. All of the nine finalists had impressive designs to the extent that we added two awards of merit to recognize these students and their faculty advisors.”

Judges for the contest were Eric F. Pros, AIA, Director of Design for DE Architecture in Cleveland, Ohio; Terri Meyer Boake, LEED AP, Professor, School of Architecture, University of Waterloo, Cambridge, Ontario; Lauren Gwaltney, AIA, Senior Associate with Williams Blackstock Architects in Birmingham, Alabama; John Underwood, Behlen Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Nebraska; and Robert Tiffin with Silvercote in Greenville, South Carolina.

“Our goal with this competition was to introduce architecture students to metal building systems,” said Lee Shoemaker, MBMA Director of Research and Engineering. “But we at MBMA were introduced to how creative, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic all of the students were with their designs.”

Brittney’s Design:

Jade’s Design: