Philadelphia design college students explored how structure and inside design can present sanctuary for immigrants arriving of their metropolis.

HOK’s Philadelphia studio not too long ago held the seventh version of its HOK Futures Design Problem. Greater than 70 groups from seven space universities participated on this yr’s contest.

College students had been requested to supply design ideas that welcome and help immigrants and refugees in Philadelphia’s Outdated Metropolis neighborhood. The structure competitors included a residential element. The interiors competitors requested members to design a expertise workshop for brand new arrivals to the U.S.

“We had been blown away by all of the exhausting work the scholars put into the competitors,” mentioned Julia Keohane, an inside designer in HOK’s Philadelphia workplace and a former HOK Futures winner. “Their concepts present how design could make cities in all places extra welcoming and aware of the hundreds of thousands of individuals compelled to flee their properties every year attributable to battle, violence, famine and environmental disasters.”

Winners of the structure program had been:

First place: Taely Freeman and Regina Gonano of College of Pennsylvania
Second place: Jorge Couso and Clayton Monarch of College of Pennsylvania
Third place: Rachel Seto and Sharlene Yulita of College of Pennsylvania

Winners of the interiors program had been:

First place: Kavita Patel and Raj Shah of Drexel College
Second place: Manvi Jain and Jeel Kathiriya of Drexel College
Third place: Celia Armstrong and Andrew Scheetz of Drexel College

First place winners earned $6,000 per staff and a paid internship alternative at HOK’s Philadelphia studio. Second and third place groups earned $4,000 and $2,000, respectively.

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HOK Futures and its awards program wouldn’t be potential with out help from the next sponsors: McGrory Glass, Shaw Contract, Teknion and Officeworks, Milliken, CFI Workspace, Synergi, Interface and Nora, McKeon, Intech, Bentley, Nolan Manufacturers, DesignTex, CH Briggs, Mannington, Company Interiors, Madison Artwork, Tile Bar, Jopson Associates, OFS, Duet Design, Momentum, Kimball, Cofco, Facility and Design Sources, Illuminations Inc., Knoll Textiles, Mohawk Group, Patcraft, McKenna & Co., and Daltile.

Extra because of the jurors who volunteered their time and experience. This yr’s structure jurors had been John MacCallum (HOK), David Quadrini (Studio 6mm) Jamie Unkefer (DIGSAU) and Tya Winn (Group Design Collaborative). Inside design jurors included Kelly Beamon (Metropolis Journal), Natalie Manrique (Morgan Stanley), Marilyn Simeone (Princeton College) and Jennifer Starbuck (Chubb).