(above) Kean University architectural studies student Erick Soriano from Kenilworth won a $500 scholarship from AIA Newark & Suburban Architects for his design, The Reconfigurable House, which reimagines our concept of a home.
Kean Students Architecture Students Win Top Design Awards
Submitted by Margaret McCorry
Architecture students in Kean University’s Michael Graves College recently won three out of the four top student design awards from the regional chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The group — AIA Newark & Suburban Architects — also awarded silver medals for design to Kean’s Liberty Hall Academic Center and Hynes Hall buildings.
Erick Soriano, a senior architectural studies major from Kenilworth, received a $500 scholarship for his design, The Reconfigurable House, which reimagines the concept of a home for modern living.
Master of Architecture students Andrew Engelhardt of Chicago and Charles Raimondo of Edison received honorable mentions for their projects — Engelhardt’s design for the Yushuiland Cultural Center in China, and Raimondo’s Mast Remediation design, which offers a way to remediate construction contaminants during the building process.
“Watching the awards virtually with my family and seeing my name as the final winner was simply pure joy,” said Soriano, who transferred to Kean from Union County College. “Enrolling in Kean’s architecture program was a great decision. I have grown as a student, a person and a professional, and expanded my horizons.”
All three students who received AIA recognition said Kean’s architecture faculty have nurtured their design talent and challenged them to push past their limits.
