February 6, 2007

Winning work of two UPP students on exhibit in Toronto

The winning charrette competition entries of UPP students Philip Kramer and Zara Kadkani-Schmitt have been placed on exhibit in Toronto at the Canadian Design Exchange (http://www.dx.org).

Philip and Zara placed first and second in November's Massive Change design charrette sponsored by the City Design Center. Six international teams of students, two each from planning, architecture, and landscape architecture, competed to design sustainable, youth-oriented solutions for the East Garfield Park neighborhood. The winning entries were selected by an international jury of design experts.

Please join me in extending congratulations to Philip and Zara!

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