Of the 52 students from four of our local schools who registered, forty six were completed; twenty two CAD Designs and twenty four hand drawings.  Cheyenne Mountain, Doherty, and Rampart High Schools of Colorado Springs, Colorado students completed and turned in drawings or designs for the 2009-2010 library project competition. The design problem required that Universal Design be used in all aspects of the drawings/designs. In addition, the students were instructed that the building should be as energy efficient as possible, and were encouraged to use “green” building materials and alternate energy sources. Entries were evaluated for detail, accuracy, and originality of work.

The 2009-2010 Design Problem was a small satellite library in a residential neighborhood that would not only serve the local families, but would be a meeting place for community activities. The nine local judges from the industry had impressive criticisms and valuable insights about the creativity, details and logic of the Brookville Library displayed in the completed projects. The pride, passion and creativity put into the drawings were a recurring topic at the awards ceremony held April 10, 2010 at the Leon Young Center. Students and judges were eager to meet and discuss their ideas during the awards ceremony. The first place winners of the local competition in both divisions (CAD/Drafting) were eligible for the regional competition. Local winners are shown below:

Hand Drafting:

1^st Place   - Kevin Kohl       $200
2^nd Place   - Kaitlyn Kravitz $100
3^rd Place   - Michael Dewar $50

CAD Drafting:

1^st Place    - Ridvan Bruss   $200
2^nd Place   - Jonathon Archibald  $100
3^rd Place   - Damien McCormick  $ 50

May 2010 was the date for the Regional CAD/Drafting awards to be announced and given out at the NAWIC (National Association of Women in Construction) annual Forum meeting. Colorado Colorado Springs student Ridvan Bruss won 1^st place for Hand drafting, and Kevin Kohl, also of Colorado Springs, was the first place regional winner for CAD drafting.  Although our local students were very competitive, they did not win on the National level in which the fourteen regions participated. The 2009-2010 National Competition winners are:

First Place CAD Drafting : Taylor Sealy Chapter 140 Inland Valley in Region 12
First Place Hand Drafting: Austin Haag Chapter 34 Indianapolis, in Region 4

For the design problem this year the students are being asked to design a home for a family of five, the Walkers. They are moving into an older neighborhood in the city. The neighborhood is becoming popular for families to move into because of its accessibility to new commercial developments such as shopping and restaurants as well as public transportation. Your creativity and expertise will give you an opportunity to design additional houses in the area. For a more complete description of the competition rules and current design problem, go to www.nawiceducation.org > K-12 programs > CAD Design.

In 1999, Jason Heard, from Rampart High School, went on to win both the regional and national competitions.  He is currently studying architecture in Wyoming.  In 2002, both of our first place winners, Jessica Hehr of Coronado High School, and Cristina Rustenbach, from Rampart High School, went on to win first place in the Regional Competition and took fourth place in their respective divisions at the national level.  Both of these young women also plan to study architecture.