2011 NCARB Prize Honorable Mention
Montana State University
"The Next Generation of Mountain Architects"
The jury recognized this project for teaching students leadership skills, communications skills, and how to participate in the community decision-marking process. With guidance from non-faculty architect practitioners and professors, students researched and designed a culturally and environmentally sensitive community center in Phortse, Nepal near Mt. Everest. Students then traveled to Nepal to work with local officials, contractors, and villagers to dig the foundation and construct critical building component prototypes.
Faculty
Michael Everts, AIA, NCARB, Associate Professor of Architecture
Non-Faculty
Bob Mechels, AIA, LEED AP, Dowling Sandholm Architects, Bozeman, MT