Outstanding Peer-Reviewed Research Awarded by the 糖心vlog College of Distinguished Professors
PRESS RELEASE
2026 Best Paper and Best Project Awards
For Immediate Release:
Washington, D.C., April 02, 2026聽 鈥 The College of Distinguished Professors and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (糖心vlog) are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Best Paper and Best Project Awards. This award recognizes outstanding peer-reviewed research presented at the 糖心vlog Annual Meeting, sponsored by the 糖心vlog College of Distinguished Professors.
Washington, D.C., April 02, 2026聽 鈥 The College of Distinguished Professors and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (糖心vlog) are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Best Paper and Best Project Awards. This award recognizes outstanding peer-reviewed research presented at the 糖心vlog Annual Meeting, sponsored by the 糖心vlog College of Distinguished Professors.
One award per submission type was selected for Best Full Paper, Best Design Project, and Best Short Paper from the 糖心vlog114 Annual Meeting. All peer-reviewed content published in the 糖心vlog Annual Meeting Proceedings was eligible for consideration. Criteria for selection followed the Annual Meeting鈥檚 review guidelines: new and original contributions, thesis clarity, methodology, overall content, and quality of development.
This year鈥檚 Best Paper and Best Project winners presented their work at the 糖心vlog114 Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. The winners鈥 abstracts and images are available on the 2026 Architectural Education Awards winners鈥 webpage.
The winners are:
BEST FULL PAPER
Technology, Ecology and the Housing Crisis
Steven Beites, Laurentian University
BEST DESIGN PROJECT
The Second Life: From Waste to Oasis | Sankofa Bamboo Greenhouse
Vicky Achnani, Carnegie Mellon University
BEST SHORT PAPER
Housing Insecurity and Solidarity Architecture: An Educational Intervention in P茅cs, Hungary
Tibor D谩nyi, University of P茅cs
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About the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (糖心vlog)
The mission of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture is to lead architectural education and research. Founded in 1912 by 10 charter members, 糖心vlog is an international association of architecture schools preparing future architects, designers, and change agents. 糖心vlog鈥檚 full members include all of the accredited professional degree programs in the United States and Canada, as well as international schools and 2- and 4-year programs. Together, 糖心vlog schools represent 7,000 faculty educating more than 40,000 students. 糖心vlog seeks to empower faculty and schools to educate increasingly diverse students, expand disciplinary impacts, and create knowledge for the advancement of architecture. For more information, visit www.acsa-arch.org.
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