The purpose of the competition held in 2005 was to facilitate the involvement of younger architects, architectural interns and students in the design of one or more of the houses at Urban Reserve.
The program was a speculative house: 2,000 square feet, two bedrooms, 2-1/2 baths, study or third bedroom, utility, two-car garage or carport. The developers chose a 5,000 square foot lot at Urban Reserve. Designs were guided by the Urban Reserve design criteria manual.
Sixty-five entries were judged by a panel of noted architects: Rand Elliott FAIA of Oklahoma City, Dan Shipley FAIA of Dallas, and Eurico Francisco, Associate AIA of Dallas. Robert L. Meckfessel AIA served as professional adviser. Entrants in the professional category were architects within ten years of graduation; current architecture students competed in a student category.
Rand Elliott noted how pleased the jury was with the caliber of the entries. "We were surprised and encouraged by the quality of the students' concepts and ideas," he said.
WINNING ENTRIES
Professional Category
