Two Master of Architecture students have won a Maxwell Taylor Prize for thesis work that emphasizes building technology.
Frank Hinoporos takes home the First Place award of $3,000 for his thesis: Disrupting the Global Supply Chain in Architecture: A Hyper-local Approach to the Built Environment. His thesis supervisor is Associate Professor Sheryl Boyle.
Nadia Kriplani has won $2,000 as the Second Place winner for her thesis: [Re]Integrating Rammed Earth: Regulatory and material challenges and opportunities of rammed earth construction in Ontario. Her thesis supervisor is Associate Professor Lisa Moffitt.
The jury members were Director Anne Bordeleau and Associate Professors Lisa Moffitt, Johan Voordouw, and Manuel Baez.
The Maxwell Taylor Prize goes to students in their final year of the Master of Architecture program whose thesis work reflects rigor and excellence in research and design, emphasizing building technology. A bequest from the estate of the late Mabel Leona Taylor endowed the annual award in 1998.
First Place($3,000)
Frank Hinoporos
Project Title: Disrupting the Global Supply Chain in Architecture: A Hyper-local Approach to the Built Environment