NSAD Awards
DESIGN AWARDS
2012: Two NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) teams received honorable mentions in the 2011–2012 ACSA/AISC Steel Design Student Competition. Their noteworthy designs of a hypothetical culinary arts college in San Diego placed them in the top 2% of more than 300 designs submitted nationally.
2012: A team of NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) students won the award for "Most Adaptable Structure" for their cube-based design during the Cal Poly Design Village competition in San Luis Obispo April 13–15, which drew a total of 50 student teams.
2012: A NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) team won the MCM Group Mock Firms International Skyscraper Award, the highest honor in the international 2012 Mock Firms Competition collegiate division held in Chicago May 3–4.
2011: Student teams from NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) earned three of the six first-place awards, four of the six second-place awards, and two of the six third-place awards at the annual Cal Poly Design Village competition in San Luis Obispo.
2011: A team of 10 NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) students won the top prize of Juror's Favorite at the CANstruction San Diego competition, held Oct. 20–23. The winning design depicts a toppled bull partially covered by a grass-colored road meant to signify prosperity for all while recognizing the cultural relevance of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
2010: Three NSAD students win the inaugural competition in sustainable tensile architecture sponsored by the California Center for Sustainable Energy and SKYShades of Southern California. The regional contest challenged architecture students to integrate tension fabric shade structures with renewable energy technologies.
2010: Student teams from NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) earned three of the five awards at the annual Cal Poly Design Village competition in San Luis Obispo. It was the third time in the past four years that NSAD teams came home with the top prizes. Fifty-five teams representing 20 California colleges and universities competed at the April 16-18 event.
2010: NSAD students awarded three Merit Awards by the California Architectural Board, Off Grid Competition.
2009: Top honors at the 2009 Orchids and Onions Awards Ceremony, sponsored by the San Diego Architectural Foundation. Students were recognized for their design of an intermodal transportation center at San Diego International Airport.
2012: OUTSTANDING DESIGN AWARDS
Undergraduate: Brendan P. Coen
Graduate: Zachary Smith
2011: OUTSTANDING DESIGN AWARDS
Undergraduate: Christina Franklin
Graduate: David Wadez
2010: OUTSTANDING DESIGN AWARDS
Undergraduate: Jesus Reyna Carrascosa
Graduate: David Lam and Jonathan David Massie
ALPHA RHO CHI MEDAL
2012
Undergraduate: Lauren Pasion
2011
Undergraduate: Laura Duhachek
Graduate: Paul Davis
2010
Undergraduate: Stephen Neil Russell
Graduate: Paul Leonard Davis
2009
Undergraduate: Brian Macias
Graduate: Brandon Hubbard
2008
Undergraduate: Lauren Garza
Graduate: Holly Meyer
2007
Undergraduate: Nate Hudson
Graduate: Michael Watts
STUDENT CENTER DESIGN COMPETITION AWARDS
1st Place Honors: The Lounge, by Jason Molgren
2nd Place Honors: The Nest, by Matt Greco, Sydney Solberg-Finkle, and Kyle Preish
Honorable Mention: The CoOp (the Cooperative Opportunity) by Lauren Pasion and Jared Basler
ARCHITECTURE DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS
2012 GRADUATE DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS
First Year: Scott Hook and Quinn McCarron
Second Year: Philip Auchettl and Liz Marie Oyas
2012 UNDERGRADUATE DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS
First Year: Miguel Escobar-Evans and Morgan Blaydes
Second Year: Anthony Salamone and Ramiro Martinez
Third Year: Alexander Pisch and Brenda Licea
Fourth Year: Scott Bales and Gary Lewis
2011 GRADUATE DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS
First Year: Paul Taylor
Second Year: Robbie Bennet and David Ortiz
2011 UNDERGRADUATE DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS
First Year: Tony Salomone and Mary Taylor
Second Year: Ashley Evans and Jared Barrios
Third Year: Carla Wijaya and Hadi Radwan El-Abiad
Fourth Year: Ed Leonard and Ryan Raymundo
2010 GRADUATE DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS
First Year: Nancy Tariga and Paul Taylor
Second Year: Robbie Bennett and David Ortiz
2010 UNDERGRADUATE DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS
First Year: Michael Knowlton and Jared Ramirez
Second Year: Hadi Radwan El-Abiad and Carla Wijaya
Third Year: Lauren Pasion and Allen Ghaida
Fourth Year: Amin Espandiari and Carlos Diaz Gutierrez
DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS – OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD
2012: Tara Avery
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT – OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD
2012 – upper division: Robert Smith
2012 – lower division: Ba Le
| AIA JUSTICE RESEARCH SCHOLAR | |
| 2012 | Erin Costino |
|
STAFF MEMBER OF THE YEAR | |
| 2012 | Laura Wilson |
| 2011 | Ellyn Lester |
| 2010 | Ernesto Vega |
| 2009 | Nate Hudson |
| 2008 | Karen Kinney |
| 2007 | Terre Cortez- Farah |
| 2006 | Charlene Alsbaugh |
| 2005 | Barbara Wingate |
| 2004 | Victor Parga |
| 2003 | Charlene Alsbaugh |
| 2002 | Angela Rowley |
| 2001 | Errol Munro |
| FACULTY MEMBER OF THE YEAR | |
| 2012 | Bruce Matthes |
| 2011 | Linda Thomas Mobley |
| 2010 | Len Zegarski |
| 2009 | Alan Rosenblum |
| 2008 | Chuck Crawford |
| 2007 | Ali Ghamarain |
| 2006 | Joe Nicholson |
| 2005 | Hussein Munaim |
| 2004 | Ed Holakiewicz |
| 2003 | Matt Whittaker |
| 2002 | Len Zegarski |
| ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR | |
| 2012 | Christopher Bittner, AIA |
| 2011 | Bruce T. Fallon |
| 2010 | Duane Hagewood |
| 2009 | Dr. Shari Grant, AIA |
| 2008 | Richard W. Jennings, FAIA |
| 2007 | David Pfeifer, AIA |
| 2006 | Not Awarded |
| 2005 | Richard Licata |
| 2004 | John Ainkel |
| 2003 | Rene Peralta |
| 2002 | Rick Espana |
| 2001 | Claudia Salazar |
| LAUREATE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS | |
| 2010 | Len Zegarski |
| HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS | |
| 2010 | Gilbert D. Cooke, AIA, Dean Emeritus |
| 2009 | R.Wayne Drummond, FAIA, Dean of Architecture, University of Nebraska |
| 2008 | Dr. LuisVasquez, Founder, Yantalo Peru Foundation Hon. Lori Saldana, Assembly Member, 76th District |
| 2007 | F.Wayne Donaldson, FAIA, California State Historic Preservation Officer |
| 2006 | Tom Anglewicz, FAIA, Austin Veum Robbins Partners Emanuel Rosen, FAIA, Professor Emeritus |
| 2005 | Gordon Chong, FAIA-President, AIA National, CEO Chong Partners, Architects |
| 2004 | John Eberhard, FAIA, founding President, Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture |
| 2003 | Fred Gage, Ph.D., Scientist, The Salk Institute Alison Whitelaw, FAIA, Practice recognized for sustainable design |
| 2002 | Harold R. Hay, Research Chemist and Solar Energy Pioneer Michael Stepner, FAIA, FAICP, FIUD, City of San Diego Architect |
| 2001 | Dr. Gordon Bishop, President, NewSchool of Architecture |
| 2000 | John Fowler, Former Assistant City Manager, City of San Diego |
| 1999 | Robert Imber, Executive Director, Museum of Architecture John Moores, Owner, Padres Baseball Team, CEO, Peregrine |
| 1998 | Peter Hall, Executive Director, Center City Development Corp. |
| 1997 | Ann Jarmusch, Architecture Editor, Union-Tribune |
| 1996 | Werner von Gundell, Former Dir. Director of Planning, City of Oceanside |
| 1995 | Stanley Foster, CEO, Foster Investment Corporation |
| 1994 | Dr. John MacDonald, SD San Diego Board of Supervisors (Retired) President Emeritus, Mira Costa College |
| 1993 | Harriet Gill, Founder, Friends of Architecture |
| 1992 | Malcolm Leland, Sculptor |
| 1991 | Adele Naude Santos, AIA Dean, UCSD Graduate, School of Architecture |
| 1990 | Dr. Jonas Salk, Medical Scientist |
| COMMUNITY PLANNING AWARD | |
| 2003 | FrankWolden, FIUD, Planning and Urban Design |
| 2002 | S. Gail Goldberg, AICP, Planning Director, City of San Diego |
| 2000 | Walter Rask, AIA, Director, Urban Design and Planning, Centre City Development Corp. |
| 1999 | Candice Lopez, Urban Art Trail |
| 1998 | Wayne Buss, Architect, Reincarnation Project |
| 1997 | ByronWear, San Diego City Councilman |
| 1996 | Manuel Rodriguez, Professor, NewSchool of Architecture (awarded posthumously) |
| 1995 | James Engelke, AIA, AICP, Principal, Circa9Studios |
| 1994 | Susan Golding, Mayor, City of San Diego |
| 1993 | Max Schmidt, Center City Development Corp. |
| 1992 | Michael Stepner, FAIA, FAICP, The City Architect of San Diego |
| 1991 | Ron Roberts, AIA, San Diego City Councilman |
| RICHARD WELSH DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD | |
| 2012 | Charlene Alsbaugh and Victor Parga |
| 2011 | Roesling Nakamura Terada Architects |
| 2010 | Roger Showley |
| 2008 | William J. Klettke, President and CEO, ForeFront Education, Inc. |
| 2007 | JamesT. Frost, AIA, Architect and Board Member, NewSchool of Architecture and Design |
| 2006 | Gilbert D. Cooke, AIA, Dean, NewSchool of Architecture and Design |
| MANUEL AND LAURA ROSEN PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AWARD | |
| 2012 | Joseph O. Wong, FAIA, NCARB |
| 2010 | Jack Carpenter, FAIA |
| 2007 | Rob Wellington Quigley, FAIA |
