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Dec.
9, 2002 |
Student Architects Win International Design
Acclaim
Two Rensselaer architecture students have received
awards in an international juried competition for their original
design of a mobile HIV/AIDS health clinic to be used in sub-Saharan
Africa. The competition, sponsored by Architecture for Humanity,
sought designs for a fully equipped, mobile medical unit and treatment
center that could be used for testing, prevention, and treatment
of HIV/AIDS, and to disseminate information and provide basic
health-care services.
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A representation of the interior
of a B.O.C.S.M.E.D.S unit.
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The design submitted by Brendan Harnett and Michelle
Myers, fifth-year architecture students at Rensselaer, was named
"Best Student Entry" and was awarded second place overall.
They were the only student team and the only U.S. entrants to
win in the competition.
Their unit, called B.O.C.S.M.E.D.S (Basic Operable
Container System for Medical Equipment Distribution and Supply),
was selected from more than 522 teams representing 50 nations
by an international jury of architects and medical professionals.
All fifth-year students in Rensselaer's architecture
program submitted designs to this international competition as
part of their final senior project, said Alan Balfour, dean of
the School of Architecture.
"This is the third year running the Rensselaer
students have had success in professional competitions nationally;
note that this time they were literally competing against the
world," said Balfour. "Michelle and Brendan's entry
represents the strength and uniqueness of design teaching at Rensselaer.
These qualities so impressed the organizers that seven other Rensselaer
submissions will be included in the exhibition."
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