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\"AA project that started out with a simple L-shaped building led to international recognition for three University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture & Community Development students.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dolin Diaz \u201923, Farah Ossaimee \u201921, \u201923 and\u00a0Marcus Puste \u201923\u00a0were among the winners of this year\u2019s American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment (AIA COTE) Top Ten for Students Competition.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"DolinHeld in partnership with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), the competition recognized 10 student design studio projects that were environmentally sustainable. Winning projects received a cash prize of $1,350.\u00a0More than 1,100 projects were submitted for this year\u2019s competition.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Puste, Ossaimee and Diaz\u2019s project, Timber Integrative Means + Biophilic Resilience (TIMBR), was a proposal for a 100,000-square-foot mixed-use building in Detroit\u2019s Rivertown District. Timber construction products were used in both the interior and exterior of the five-story building to achieve net zero emissions while being a good neighbor along the Detroit River.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe started this whole project with just a little L shape that was extruded,\u201d said Ossaimee. \u201cBut as the project went along, we added little details and the climate constraints, working with those details to attest for glare issues, day lighting and making sure that we\u2019ve got the view in and keeping an eye on the Dequindre Cut. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt came out to be a beautiful project.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTIMBR was our response to the challenge of creating a high-performance building that addresses energy use and sustainability of mass timber construction,\u201d added Puste,\u00a0a graduate student at UDM.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

TIMBR was initially designed as the semester-long project for UDM\u2019s Integrated Design Studio course, taught by Associate Professor Kristin Nelson<\/a> and Assistant Professor James Leach<\/a>. The course is one of two capstone courses that Architecture students take during their senior year.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Integrated Design Studio\u2019s project aligns well with the AIA COTE Top Ten Competition but doesn\u2019t cover all 10 of its measures, Nelson said. To enter the competition, students need to continue working on their projects beyond the course.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Positive feedback garnered from both inside and outside of the studio classroom \u2014 TIMBR received two awards in the School of Architecture & Community Development\u2019s design competition \u2014 led Diaz, Ossaimee and Puste\u00a0to take their project a step further.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Seeing their project be recognized among projects representing institutions from the United States and Canada to Puerto Rico, Bolivia and the United Arab Emirates is something the UDM group still talks about today.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"A\u201cI think my group and I were surprised we were awarded as finalists for the competition. We still text each other about how surreal this has been,\u201d said Diaz, who is finishing her master\u2019s degree at UDM. \u201cIt amazed us on how we stood out, considering that we come from a smaller educational institution.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Nelson and Leach,\u00a0Diaz, Ossaimee and Puste\u00a0are planning to share their experience and advice with the students in this year\u2019s Integrated Design Studio.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think it should give them some confidence to see that it\u2019s possible with the work that they do in school,\u201d Leach said.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nelson believes that opportunities like the AIA COTE Top Ten Competition can be quite empowering for students, who can see their work recognized on an international stage.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt gives them that additional vote of confidence that it\u2019s not just here that people think what they\u2019re doing is very good, it\u2019s in this broader context of all of academic architecture,\u201d she said.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The project and competition were a learning experience for Diaz, Ossaimee and Puste.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ossaimee said she learned about sustainability and simplicity in architecture, whereas Puste learned the value of collaboration.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I design my work for my portfolio, I like to go a little bit out of the box and go extravagant,\u201d said Ossaimee, who is pursuing a Master of Architecture at the University of Michigan. \u201cBut this project, and even working with Marcus and Dolin, they helped me tone it down and appreciate simplicity, and how simplicity can take you a long way.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The experience taught Diaz to never be afraid to take a leap of faith.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI learned that no matter how big and intimidating a competition, conference or interview may appear, it\u2019s always worth taking the chance,\u201d she said. \u201cAt the end of the day, it\u2019s better to be recognized than to remain unnoticed. I am very grateful for my professors\u2019 support at University of Detroit Mercy. I\u2019m confident they are cheering me on and ready to provide their support.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To learn more about Detroit Mercy\u2019s School of Architecture & Community Development, please visit <\/span>https:\/\/architecture.udmercy.edu<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2014\u202fBy\u00a0Ricky Lindsay<\/a>.\u00a0Follow Detroit Mercy on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>. Have a story idea? Let us know by\u00a0submitting your idea<\/a>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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