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Architecture & Interior Design Awards and Recognitions

Students in the Architecture and Interior Design Department often participate in design contests and real projects that expose students to the requirements, limitations and problems associated with the "real world." Our students have won local, regional, state and national awards, often beating out students at a higher level in a university program. Our community service projects allow students the unique opportunity to interact with members of the community while applying their skills learned in class. In the case of the college's monumental entrance sign, the college's Board of Trustees sponsored a design contest for an Architectural Design 2 class. The winning design by Lawrence Kuper was built and can be seen on Ritchie Highway.

2004 CTE Program of the Year Award to the Architecture and Interior Design Department
Students designed and created the HCAT Culinary Dining Theatre on the AACC Arnold campus
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.Architecture Department wins top state award!
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  • Architecture and Interior Design Program – Best in the State! Our program was selected for the Maryland State Department of Education’s highest award for best college or university postsecondary program in the state!
  • Sarah's HouseWins County Award! The Volunteer Center for Anne Arundel County awarded our student chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers the “Innovation Award of 2007” for the work completed at Sarah’s House; a shelter for battered, homeless women and their children. Sarah’s House is one of three facilities of its kind nationwide and is located in former army barracks at Fort Meade.
  • ASID Chapter Win National Awards! The American Society of Interior Designers honored our ASID chapter with their “Fundraiser of the Year” award. This is a national award only given to one university or community college interior design program in the country. Our students won for their “$ensible $howhouse” project they created and installed for Habitat for Humanity. ASID stated that the project was “innovative, creative and worthwhile.” Our student chapter president was also honored as being the best representative in the nation to a state board. Community college interior design programs seldom receive national ASID awards – so these awards are a very high honor. 
  • AACC Entrance Sign (Built Design) Our student designed the college’s new main entrance sign on Ritchie Highway.
  • Habitat for Humanity “$ensible $howhouse” Our interior design students designed and installed a complete showhouse (all rooms) using donated furnishings. Their project was honored by being named as “Home of the Week” and won a national award from ASID.
  • Habitat for Humanity (Regional Design Competition Our architecture students won both top awards against other community college programs, four-year schools and graduate/intern entries.
  • ASID Design Contest (Statewide Design Competition) Our students won four out of the five top awards (including first place!) for interior design students in community colleges and four-year universities.
  • BSO Show House (Regional Design Competitions) Our student’s designs have been rated better and selected over other professional interior designer’s proposals for two consecutive years in a row.
  • HCAT Culinary Theatre, AACC (Built Design) Our student’s proposed design for the college’s Hospitality, Culinary and Tourism Programs new “Culinary Theatre” was approved, managed and installed by the students.
  • Logo Park Sign, Glen Burnie Town Center (Built Project) Student design contest, monetary awards to student and program.
  • Rosslare Community Entrance (Built Project) Student design, monetary awards to student and program.
  • Department of Natural Resources Grant for Sustainable Design Donated money for support of the department and awarded money to students for a design contest highlighting green design.
  • Habitat for Humanity Furniture Drive Our students coordinated a used furniture drive for Habitat for Humanity, including a design proposal.
  • Leading Edge (National Design Competition) National Green Design contest that students submitted projects.
  • Hospice of Talbot County Our students decorated a designer holiday tree that was auctioned off as a fundraiser and raised over a thousand dollars.
  • Providence Center Project Community service project for student chapter of ASID
  • Mausoleum Project Student design contest, monetary awards to student and program.
  • Millennium Gate (National Design Competition) National design contest that students submitted projects.

Other Special Projects:

  • Millersville Fire Training Center
  • Spalding High School
  • AACC Science Building Interior
  • St. Mary's Mission Church
  • College's Western Core - Fine Arts Building

Last Updated: Nov 26 2007 2:06PM