dreamArchitecture

dreamArchitecture had another amazing turnout for the awards ceremony.  There were over 100 people in attendance for the awards ceremony.  The students were so excited about all the attention they received and their art prizes. 

The overall winner, Lilli Gibson designed a livable community and the community was built around a green space. We need more people to think like she does (she is a 3rd grader and she even gets the concept).
Jason Hsu designed a city that is completely underwater and powered by four generators, complete with the Atlantis Airport.

We hope you will be able to attend next year and see all the talented students work. This year’s winner’s are still on display at ArchitectureWorks.

photo gallery of the event

Thank you again to all the firms that sponsored a grade;
CCR, Davis Architects Inc., Giattina Aycock Studios, Gresham Smith & Partners,
HKW Associates, Hendon + Huckestein Architects PC, Herrington Architects PC and
Paul Krebs & Associates. 

click here to learn about previous DreamArchitecture awards.

2007 AIA dreamArchitecture Winners

HONORABLE MENTION:

Jordyn Critchfield
Honorable Mention Kindergarten
Rocky Ridge Elementary
“In my community, people are walking around to shop. Evie, Joshua, and I like to swing at the park.”

Kennedy Baskin
Honorable Mention First Grade
Rocky Ridge Elementary
“I would like to live in this community because the buildings are colorful and away from a lot of traffic. A lot of children play at the park.”

Ben Guerrera
Honorable Mention First Grade
Our Lady of Sorrows
“on my ritht I have the Parck and the Chrach and OLS on my Left I have my home and my nabr and the Aaipout”

Inusah Seidu
Honorable Mention Second Grade
Rocky Ridge Elementary
“My community has 1 school, stores, and homes. I would like to live here because I like Zaxby’s and school.”

Treviz Brown
Honorable Mention Third Grade
Princeton Alternative Elementary
“I like my community because we get to play outside. We get to go to different kinds of places.”

Ray Stowell
Honorable Mention Fourth Grade
Rocky Ridge Elementary

Alexis Smith
Honorable Mention Fifth Grade
Rocky Ridge Elementary
“My school rooms are connected by wavey green hallways and some rooms touch. The school is very unique because it is under water and it is also very colorful and fun to be at. My school has very educated teachers and are happy when any new fish joins.”

THIRD PLACE:

Trey Evans
3rd Place Kindergarten
North Roebuck Elementary
“A lot of trees and flowers”

Olivia Pride
3rd Place First Grade
W.J. Christian
“My community is a little like my community that’s were I got my idea from. My community has lot’s of trees and flowers. I think that my home community is special just like my art work. I work very hard to earn points.”

Delanya Storey
3rd Place Second Grade
W.J. Christian
“In my dream community I have anything you need in dimonds that only cost $5 to $20 dollars. In the malls we have scaning mind machine it reads your fashon and Sandy will click the botton and the cloths will be on you. The food place Delanya Mexican food place DMF in the copany it stands for Decided My Favorite.”

Dorothy Pate Simmons
3rd Place Third Grade
Advent Episcopal Day School
“Sea Blue is a little communitie next to a beach. There is a preschool and a school in the same building. There is one mall one store one park and a naiborhood. On Saturdays the mall goes 50% off.”

Jamie Dodson
3rd Place Fourth Grade
Rocky Ridge Elementary
“You may not be abil to see the houses but they are in the backround. If you look in front of McDonalds you will see a gye in a hamburger suite avrotizing for McDonalds. It has lot of resteronts and pretty nice park.”

Cole Senn
3rd Place Fifth Grade
Advent Episcopal Day School
“The little city is called Shadewood. I drew this because I want people to live better lives in the city and want to go downtown.”

SECOND PLACE:

Jake Carver
2nd Place Kindergarten
Rocky Ridge Elementary
“In my community, some kids are playing at the park and some people are walking their dogs.”

Ellie Guyader
2nd Place First Grade
Advent Episcopal Day School
“I put a soccer feald for children to get excercis. I put a playground for children to play after school. I have two churches because if one brns down thay have a back up and that is why that are colass together.”

Brady Brannon
2nd Place Second Grade
Our Lady of Sorrows
“In my city we don’t need cars. We can walk, fly our jet cars, and ride bikes. It has stores a clock tower, restraunts and forts and last but not least a telloscope on top of the clock tower.”

Olivia Carleton
2nd Place Third Grade
Rocky Ridge Elementary
“People should live in this town, because it has swimming pools, schools, playgrounds, and churches. This town also has top security on every street. The town mayor makes sure everyone is happy.”

Kendall Buckingham
2nd Place Fourth Grade
W.J. Christian
“My dream community is more than the picture. In real life you could hear the wind rustling the leaves on the trees, singing a sweet melody. The birds sing and fly. There are more trees. The creek rushes across bolders, splashing upon the rocks. It is a calming place to be. You might even go for a swim. My community has many other things to do. At the end of the day I’d like to go the library. This is my community.”

Beryl Van Ness
2nd Place Fifth Grade
Trace Crossings School
“My town is a cat town, where cats and dogs (sometimes) thrive.”

FIRST PLACE:

Isaac Barbee
1st Place Kindergarten
W.J. Christian
“I put a house that I would like to be mine. It is a purple house. I put glass windows and blue clouds. I really like my trees. I like the whole thing.”

Ellie Burkhalte
1st Place First Grade
Advent Episcopal Day School
“The church is for people to come and pray to God. The school is for helping everyone learn to read. The houses are for people in the community to live in.”

Olivia Smith
1st Place Second Grade
Rocky Ridge Elementary
“I would like to live in this community because everything is close together. I like this community because it has a park and I like going to the park. I also like this community because it is real calm and cars don’t really come through here a lot.”

James Franklin
1st Place Third Grade
Advent Episcopal Day School
“In my community people who like to walk would like my community because there are no streets.”

Greyson von Hagel
1st Place Fourth Grade
Trace Crossings School
“Dogville Dream Statement – My dream is that someday dogs will RULE the Earth! Here, they can be free to roam and play and work and EAT!!!”

Jack Carlile
1st Place Fifth Grade
Vestavia Hill Elementary Central
“My dream city will be enviormentaly friendly because it is wind powerd and there are no cars, only bikes.”

BEST OF SHOW:

Lilli Gibson
1st Place Overall Third Grade
Advent Episcopal Day School
“Bean Park is a community for any age people. There are shops for everyone. In the park, there is a pool, a baseball field, and a playground. There is a gym and a school. There are three restauraunts. My community is a great place for everybody.”

Jason Hsu
2nd Place Overall Fourth Grade
Vestavia Hills Elementary Central
“Atlantis is completely powered by 4 huge hydroelectric generators. It has plenty of lighting and easy access to the surface.”

Haley Smith
3rd Place Overall Kindergarten
Rocky Ridge Elementary
“My town has a hospital, a church, and a place to get married. The happy people in this town like to walk their dogs.”