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Graduate Studio Excellence Awards

The Graduate Studio Excellence Award recognizes excellence in architectural design among students in the Master of Architecture Program at the University of Illinois.  The awardees are determined through a special jury of design projects nominated by faculty from each graduate studio at the end of each semester.  The school's nomination to the Chicago Prize awards judging each year is chosen from those recognized by this award.

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Kabir Dole (1st Place, Material Studies & Small/Medium Scale)

Kabir Dole (1st Place, Material Studies & Small/Medium Scale)

Harshini image

Harshini Rama Shankari Jaya Varanasi (1st Place, Material Studies & Small/Medium Scale)

Harshini Rama Shankari Jaya Varanasi (1st Place, Material Studies & Small/Medium Scale)

Michael Chan image

Michael Chan (1st Place, Large Scale)

Michael Chan (1st Place, Large Scale)

Urvi Varma Image

Urvi Vinay Varma (1st Place, Large Scale)

Urvi Vinay Varma (1st Place, Large Scale)

Zoya image

Zoya Chaudary (1st Place, Urban Scale & Master Planning)

Zoya Chaudary (1st Place, Urban Scale & Master Planning)

Shrinidhi image

Shrinidhi Murugavel (1st Place, Urban Scale & Master Planning)

Shrinidhi Murugavel (1st Place, Urban Scale & Master Planning)

Kabir Dole image

Kabir Dole (1st Place, Material Studies & Small/Medium Scale)

Kabir Dole (1st Place, Material Studies & Small/Medium Scale)

Harshini image

Harshini Rama Shankari Jaya Varanasi (1st Place, Material Studies & Small/Medium Scale)

Harshini Rama Shankari Jaya Varanasi (1st Place, Material Studies & Small/Medium Scale)

Michael Chan image

Michael Chan (1st Place, Large Scale)

Michael Chan (1st Place, Large Scale)

Urvi Varma Image

Urvi Vinay Varma (1st Place, Large Scale)

Urvi Vinay Varma (1st Place, Large Scale)

Zoya image

Zoya Chaudary (1st Place, Urban Scale & Master Planning)

Zoya Chaudary (1st Place, Urban Scale & Master Planning)

Shrinidhi image

Shrinidhi Murugavel (1st Place, Urban Scale & Master Planning)

Shrinidhi Murugavel (1st Place, Urban Scale & Master Planning)

Graduate Studio Excellence Award - 2023 Fall Semester

  • Karbi Dole (1st Place, Material Studies & Small/Medium Scale)
  • Harshini Varanasi (1st Place, Material Studies & Small/Medium Scale)
  • Michael Chan (1st Place, Large Scale)
  • Urvi Varma (1st Place, Large Scale)
  • Zoya Chaudary (1st Place, Urban Scale & Master Planning)
  • Shrinidhi Murugavel (1st Place, Urban Scale & Master Planning)
Raj Indhana (1st Place, 57X Building Scale)

Raj Indhana (1st Place, 57X Building Scale)

Raj Indhana (1st Place, 57X Building Scale)

Chandana Mahale image

Chandana Mahale (1st Place, 57X Building Scale)

Chandana Mahale (1st Place, 57X Building Scale)

Chawin Wongsrisoontorn image

Chawin Wongsrisoontorn (2nd Place, 57X Building Scale)

Chawin Wongsrisoontorn (2nd Place, 57X Building Scale)

Sree Vanadana image

Sree Vandana Bedalam (2nd Place, 57X Building Scale)

Sree Vandana Bedalam (2nd Place, 57X Building Scale)

Kara O'Hearn image

Kara O’Hearn (3rd Place, 57X Building Scale)

Kara O’Hearn (3rd Place, 57X Building Scale)

Hayley Metz image

Hayley Metz (3rd Place, 57X Building Scale)

Hayley Metz (3rd Place, 57X Building Scale)

Adam Czapla image

Adam Czapla (3rd Place, 57X Building Scale)

Adam Czapla (3rd Place, 57X Building Scale)

Raj Indhana (1st Place, 57X Building Scale)

Raj Indhana (1st Place, 57X Building Scale)

Raj Indhana (1st Place, 57X Building Scale)

Chandana Mahale image

Chandana Mahale (1st Place, 57X Building Scale)

Chandana Mahale (1st Place, 57X Building Scale)

Chawin Wongsrisoontorn image

Chawin Wongsrisoontorn (2nd Place, 57X Building Scale)

Chawin Wongsrisoontorn (2nd Place, 57X Building Scale)

Sree Vanadana image

Sree Vandana Bedalam (2nd Place, 57X Building Scale)

Sree Vandana Bedalam (2nd Place, 57X Building Scale)

Kara O'Hearn image

Kara O’Hearn (3rd Place, 57X Building Scale)

Kara O’Hearn (3rd Place, 57X Building Scale)

Hayley Metz image

Hayley Metz (3rd Place, 57X Building Scale)

Hayley Metz (3rd Place, 57X Building Scale)

Adam Czapla image

Adam Czapla (3rd Place, 57X Building Scale)

Adam Czapla (3rd Place, 57X Building Scale)

Garduate Studio Excellence Award - 2023 Spring Semester

Raj Indhana (1st Place, 57X Building Scale)

Chandana Mahale (1st Place, 57X Building Scale)

Chawin Wongsrisoontorn (2nd Place, 57X Building Scale)

Sree Vandana Bedalam (2nd Place, 57X Building Scale)

Kara O’Hearn (3rd Place, 57X Building Scale)

Hayley Metz (3rd Place, 57X Building Scale)

Adam Czapla (3rd Place, 57X Building Scale)

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