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dreamArchitecture

dreamArchitecture: The Event

August 2, 2014

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dreamArchitecture 2014

May 31, 2014

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Kindergarten First Place: Olive Freeman Advent Episcopal School Leslie Youngson
Kindergarten Second Place: Shepard Wingo Advent Episcopal School Leslie Youngson
Kindergarten Third Place: Kira White W.J. Christian Jennifer Jones “My building is very tall, so I thought it would be fun to be on top. There is a slide and a rain cover. I also drew a lamp in case it gets dark. There is a garden and it grows raspberry bushes. I gave my house a face because I thought it would be pretty.”
Kindergarten Honorable Mention: Arthur LyublinskiyNE Miles Jewish Day SchoolMarsha Henderson“My dream house has bricks and rectangle windows. I drew my house like I remember my house is.”
Kindergarten Honorable Mention: Whittaker Bourne Evangel Classical Christian School Beth Dorough “My dream house is a white mansion with lots of windows.”
First Grade First Place: Liam Crenshaw Highlands School Anna Clare Culp/Ashley Sams “It has 11 houses. It has an 8-foot swimming pool.”
First Grade Second Place: Emily Wilson Rocky Ridge Elementary Judy Davidson “This is called the Shape House. The house has wings so it can fly.”
First Grade Third Place: Hannah Thornton NE Miles Jewish Day School Marsha Henderson “My house is in Rainbow Rock Hills. There’s a lot of snow there. The house is made to keep the warm air in and the cold air out. This is an orphanage house.”
First Grade Honorable Mention: Austin Lewis Valley Elementary Jimmy McGowan “My dream house is a happy, happy, happy, happy, happy place!!!!”
Honorable Mention: Brandon Molina Meadow View Elementary Jesse Cunningham “This is real, but in the future.”
Second Grade First Place: Raul Juarez Valley Elementary Jimmy McGowan “My dream house is a whale house.”
Second Grade Second Place: Tyler Mason Valley Elementary Jimmy McGowan “My dream house is made of steel and glass.”
Second Grade Third Place: Tori Adams Cornerstone Paige Larson “This is my dream house. My house makes me fill happy. My house is under water and it is a fish house.”
Second Grade Honorable Mention: Rodney Holt Robinson Elementary Rebecca Gibb “I like my house because there’s a lot of snow around it.”
Second Grade Honorable Mention: Mikiaj Clarke W.J. Christian Jennifer Jones “My architecture is cool to me because it’s colorful. My architecture is like a colorful temple with wings. I also like this because it has so many details.”
Third Grade First Place: Scarlett Daibes Rocky Ridge Elementary Judy Davidson “My dream house is haunted and as I started to build it, it became more & more creative.”
Third Grade Second Place: Jaida Bazemore W.J. Christian Jennifer Jones “Hi! I was inspired by the Empire State building and the Willis Tower in Chicago. I have different colors and patterns. It’s called June’s Tower, and I wanted to be creative.”
Third Grade Third Place: Annikah Mishra Advent Episcopal School Lee Stayer “Come live in a tree house with me. We’ll have so much fun. Let us take a swim.”
Third Grade Honorable Mention: Madison Peller NE Miles Jewish Day School Marsha Henderson “My house is a swirl house. It has a doggie door. Also, it has an aquarium. I made a swirl house because I like swirls.”
Third Grade Honorable Mention: Martellius McCall Robinson Elementary Rebecca Gibb “I got a round house, circle windows, a circle attic door, basement, and circle steps. It’s in North Carolina. Different colors.”
Fourth Grade First Place: Faith Pennino Vestavia Hills Elementary Central Susie Caffey “I like art and nothing says art like the moon.”
Fourth Grade Second Place: Tully Mitchell Advent Episcopal Cathy Vance “This is my dream house. I tried to make it huge and fun. It is near the beach, and I like colors—so I splashed on more than just a splash of color. The best part is friends are never too many for this house!”
Fourth Grade Third Place: Rohan Karthik Rocky Ridge Elementary Judy Davidson “My home is a happy home. When you come in sad, you’ll come out happy!! That’s how my home is happy.”
Fourth Grade Honorable Mention: Elle Squires Vestavia Hills Elementary School Central Susie Caffey “This is my dream house tree house.”
Fourth Grade Honorable Mention: Jamon Pugh Robinson Elementary Rebecca Gibb “I have a scary house.”
Fifth Grade First Place: Abby Byrd Rocky Ridge Elementary Judy Davidson “My treehouse is a fun place to go and hang out with friends. The family would have 4 bedrooms, which includes the master above the kitchen. A large kitchen that you can cook in, a secret swing and a TV room plus a lookout. Come and enjoy the fun in my tree house.”
Fifth Grade Second Place: Ella Pharo St. Rose Academy Annette Taylor “My house is a tree house. I chose a tree house because I think they are really cool.”
Fifth Grade Third Place: Marie Harris Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights Katie Hicks “This is my dream house because I love the mountains. I also made it the shape of to top of the mountain! Usually in the mountains there are lots of wood cabins and a very rustic feel so I feel I combined the two!”
Fifth Grade Honorable Mention: Jamerya Wallace Hemphill Elementary Jerry Griffies “1. My house is in Florida. 2. My house is a fancy dream. 3. And my house is a cupcake, with my puppy and I. And a rainbow sidewalk.”
Fifth Grade Honorable Mention: Andrew Couture St. Rose Academy Annette Taylor “My dream house is very futuristic. It is also full of stuff that I like.”
3RD OVERALL Miciah Johnson, Kindergarten Robinson Elementary Rebecca Gibb “I colored my house.”
2ND OVERALL Edith Kaplan, First Grade NE Miles Jewish Day School Marsha Henderson “My dream house is behind a lake. My sister lives in the house with me and we have a little cat. I designed my house with colored wood. My house is slanted.”
1ST OVERALL Natalia Gomez Sandoval, Second Grade Rocky Ridge Elementary Judy Davidson

dreamArchitecture 2013: The Artwork!

June 3, 2013

dreamArchitecture is a community outreach program sponsored by AIA Birmingham and the Birmingham Architectural Foundation. Open to kindergarten through 5th grade students in the greater Birmingham area, the contest encourages children to think about the built environment. This year’s theme was “Draw your dreamPark!”  Students were asked to submit an 8” X 11” drawing and a brief “dreamStatement” describing their park. In August of 2012 the dreamArchitecture committee presented to the art teachers of Jefferson County schools to explain the competition and theme. There was another teacher workshop held in January of 2013 during which architects and landscape architects worked with teachers on the different varieties of parks. There were close to 800 entries from 16 Birmingham area schools: Advent Episcopal Day School, Brown Elementary, Center Point Elementary, Evangel Christian Academy, Highlands Day School, Lipscomb Elementary, Meadow View Elementary School, NE Miles Jewish Day School, North Highland Elementary, Robinson Elementary, Rocky Ridge Elementary, Shades Cahaba Elementary, Trace Crossings School, Valley Elementary, Vestavia Hill Elementary Central, and WJ Christian School.

Submissions were juried in April of 2013, and the awards ceremony was held May 3rd at Saw Works Studio in downtown Birmingham.  Proud students, families, teachers and architects flocked to view the winning artwork, chow down on hot dogs, and receive their prizes.  Winning students from 3rd through 5th grades were invited to a “Hands on Workshop” the following Saturday at Architecture Works, during which they got a glimpse into the architectural profession. The competition would not have been possible without the generous support of the Alabama Power Foundation, Cohen Carnaggio Reynolds, Dungan Nequette Architects, Gresham Smith & Partners, Hendon + Huckstein, and Rob Walker Architects. Winning artwork and dreamStatements are below. (click the artwork to see the larger artwork.)

To see all the photos from the ceremony, click here.

 

Kindergarten 3rd Place: Kamryn Thames Rocky Ridge Elemetnary Judy Davidson
Kindergarten 2nd Place: Hannah Thornton NE Miles Jewish Day School Marsha Henderson “My park has a splash pad. There’s also a bridge over a lake and kids can splash in the lake. There’s a hiking trail. It’s pet friendly because I like pets. The name of the park is Fun Time Park.
Kindergarten 1st Place: Connie Duong Rocky Ridge Elementary School Judy Davidson “My park is pretty. You play at this park”
Kindergarten Honorable Mention: Anna Catherine Harris Evangel Classical Christian School Beth Dorough “I like my park because it is a plain park and has lots of colors”
Kindergarten Honorable Mention: Christian Helmers Advent Episcopal Leslie Youngson
First Grade 3rd Place: Jeremiah Billups W.J Christian Jennifer Jones “I have a cool rollercoaster and a waterfall. My park has lots of people visiting and having fun outside”
First Grade 2nd Place: Michael Chavar Shades Cahaba Elemtary Mary Jane Coker “Once upon a time all the dinosaurs were crowding around the Dino Park eating birds, as they always do. The big dino felt funny because he ate his nose! Oh no big dino! So he went to get a cast. The next day Dino was good. The end!”
First Grade 1st Place: Albert Tang Rocky Ridge Elementary school Judy Davidson “My park is fun because it has a playground. My park has a snack machine if you are hungry. My park has a picnic place if you’re eating your lunch”
First Grade Honorable Mention: Ava Fleisig NE Miles Jewish Day School Marsha Henderson “My park is called Montgomery Park. You can do the monkey bars and slide down on the slide. It is very cool because there are hills and you get to roll down. There’s a pool near the park that has lanes for swimming laps and a zoo near it.
First Grade Honorable Mention: Arthur Langley Shades Cahaba Elementary Mary Jane Coker “My park has a boy and a girl in a seat and they are swinging high in the air. And there is a jet carrying balloons and it is about to land. And there is a huge three house where kids go in it and write and draw and read. And there is an electric sun also a tunnel and it has balloons on it. And there is a big ladder that leads you to the tree house. My park is fun because you can play all you want. And I get to play with my friends in my park.
Second Grade 3rd Place: Enrique Madiz Valley Elementary Mr. McGowan “My dream Park is fire and water”
Second Grade 2nd Place: William Edberg Advent Episcopal Judy Dewitt “My park is when you can eat any chocolate you want. You can get any donut any Hershy any Kit Kat any Snickers”
1st Place: Maddie Massie Shades Cahaba Elementary Mary Jane Coker “Rainbow Park is an awesome park because there are four super heroes and two super dogs. Also there is a chocolate building, there is a lot of chocolate in there! Also a rainbow rollercoaster that is your personalities and at the end it squirts you with water! You also can climb a tree house that is really cool inside! Also when you’re on the rollercoaster the big robot will give you something in its bucket. That is why I like Rainbow Park!”
Second Grade Honorable Mention: Preslei Coleman Robinson Elementary Rebecca Gibb “My dream park has a swan, and a moon and a dolphin. My dream park is beautiful!!!”
Second Grade Honorable Mention: Legion Gaston Advent Episcopal Judy Dewitt “Christmas tree park: My park you can swing on trees you can fly on trees. My park is a park where you can make memories and spend time with your family.”
Third Grade 3rd Place: Ella Harper Shades Cahaba Elementary Mary Jane Coker “This is an amazing park! There is a slide that ends in an ice-cream bowl. There is also trampolines that gets higher in the sky. Another fun thing is there is a zip line that never ends. And there is an amazing pool. And that is the amazing park!”
Third Grade 2nd: Jeremy Elgavish NE Miles Jewish Day School Marsha Henderson “My park is in the ocean. It is a sports park. You can get a lot of salami sandwiches. You can watch baseballs games and play soccer games. There is a big fountain in the middle that shoots out salami sandwiches. There is lots of space to run.”
Third Grade 1st Place: Jordan Kretzer Shades Cahaba Elementary Mary Jane Coker “My park is called tree-mazing park. The reason it is named that is because a giant tree just grew right in the middle of open space. My favorite thing to do in my park is swing on the tire swing and play in the fluffy cloud. And as your play you will realize this is no park, it always has sunshine day and night. It is in a cloud and neon bouncy balls fall out of the sky. So come on down to my tree-mazing park!”
Third Grade Honorable Mention: Will Van Wezel Advent Episcopal Lee Stayer “I made this park because I think it would be cool to have a park on a skyscraper.”
Third Grade Honorable Mention: Mary Hunter Nelson Shades Cahaba Elementary Mary Jane Coker “Welcome to Candy Out of this World, where you can enjoy while you’re in space- what’s more better? Well I bet you’re asking how do you get to my park because it’s in space? Well, all you have to do is ride on a slide from where you live to space. When you get there you can enjoy a trampoline made of Jello! My favorite thing to do is swing on no ordinary swing but a swing made of one gumdrop and two Twizzlers. There is a super way cool seesaw made of a giant Hershey bar and jelly beans. So come on in and enjoy Candy of out this World!
Fourth Grade 3rd Place: Ceione Reaves Robinson Elementary Rebecca Gibb “My picture is about birds. My picture has color and lots of leaves”
Fourth Grade 2nd Place: Leila Scott Robinson Elementary Rebecca Gibb “I have a roller coaster, hot air balloon, water fall and a river. I have people, animals, sunbathing, and cars!”
Fourth Grade 1st Place: Daria Lane Advent Episcopal Cathy vance “My park is a water park where you can play games in the water. You can also ride the water-coaster. That is what I did for my park”.
Fourth Grade Honorable Mention: Callie Grissom Advent Day School Cathy Vance “This park is full of friendly wild animals. Even the predators will let you pet their fur. It is called Jumble Bee National park”
Fourth Grade Honorable Mention: Marlie Thompson NE Miles Jewish Day School Marsha Henderson “My park is called Sheep of the Air Park. It is a sheep themed park in the air. It’s a park of scenery, playing, relaxing and just feeling warm and fuzzy. It’s about the clouds of Ole Miss, Alabama. It’s about 15 acres long and it’s pretty popular. I did this park because I think all people should feel warm and fuzzy and on top of the world. How do you get there? You go to the south of Railroad Park and you see bricks, there is a train that will take you up.
Fifth Grade 3rd Place: Jay R. Gauger Vestavia Hills Elementary Susie Caffey “It’s out of this world! Literally!”
Fifth Grade 2nd Place: Natalie Plourde Rocky Ridge Elementary Judy Davidson “My park has a slide that goes to a trampoline, monkey bars that when you grab them, you fall on springs and swings that go all the way around. You can swim in the river and play sports”.
Fifth Grade 1st Place: Taniya Dyer Robinson Elementary Rebecca Gibb “My world is about all girls. I have only skating, laser tag, and water park. I also have a little girls work for little girls all around”.
Fifth Grade Honorable Mention: Jadaris Hooper Lipscomb Elementary Lauren Williams “My dream park has a lot of fun things to do such as riding trains or het, playing basketball, fishing, rock climbing, swimming or playing football. You also read or walk the track. It’s a great place to hang out with friends of meet new ones.”
Fifth Grade Honorable Mention: Ashley Starks Robinson Elementary “My park is a nature park and there’s a water park in the center of the park!”
3rd Place Overall Sophie Akhtar, 5th Grade Vestavia Hills Elementary Central Susie Caffey “A completely music themed park with even a iPod shuffle hot air balloon!”
2nd Place Overall Madison Peller, 2nd Grade NE Miles Jewish Day School Marsha Henderson “My Park has mountains that are three different colors because mountains are never the same colors. Also, my park has a food stand that people LOVE to go to. I also tried to make my lake 3D but it didn’t work. There is also a petting zoo.
Best in Show Sam Carey, 3rd grade Rocky Ridge Elementary Judy Davis “This park is full of wildlife. It is full of neat artifacts.”

dreamArchitecture 2013

June 1, 2013

dreamArchitecture 2013 Teacher Workshop

February 3, 2013

dreamArchitecture 2012 Ceremony

May 7, 2012

dreamArchitecture Awards 2012

May 7, 2012

dreamArchitecture 2012 Artwork

May 6, 2012

dreamArchitecture Jury 2012

May 6, 2012

dreamArchitecture Workshop 2011

June 6, 2011

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