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SIX Student Awards 2008

The SIX Architecture Awards are presented annually by The Lighthouse to students from Scotland’s six Schools of Architecture.

This year’s SIX Awards were presented to the following students:

RIAS Silver medal for best fifth year student
Winner: James Tait, University of Strathclyde
Highly commended: Emma Bush, University of Edinburgh

Lighthouse award for best third year student
Winner: Fiona MacDonald, University of Edinburgh
Highly commended: Jonathan Black, Glasgow School of Art
Highly commended: Michael Fedak, Glasgow School of Art
Commended: Sara Oxley, University of Edinburgh

Urban Design Award
Winner: Sean Joyce, Glasgow School of Art
Highly commended: Elidh Henderson, Andrew McEwan, Martin Tarnawski, University of Strathclyde

RIAS Drawing Award
Winner: Arman Bahram, Edinburgh College of Art
Commended: Charlotte Hodges, Edinburgh College of Art

Sust. Award
Winner: James Tait, University of Strathclyde
Highly commended: Elidh Henderson, Andrew McEwan, Martin Tarnawski, University of Strathclyde

Sust. Award Winner: James Tait
Judges Comments:
A take on sustainability that takes a local utilitarian resources and makes place form it - sustainability as generator of architecture not a post-justified bolt on.

A project which tackles issues of economic sustainability in the West Islands seriously, whist showing a real sensitivity to place.

The project demonstrates a real understanding of developing a sustainable practice by finding a programme and site that has the possibility to reinvigorate a rural area of Scotland. The project design finds an appropriate language and scale to develop the thesis in a convincing manner.

The judges for the 2008 Awards were:
Morag Bain, Project Director, ACCESS to Architecture
Arnie Dunn, President, RIAS
Ian Gilzean, Chief Architect, Architecture Policy Unit, Scottish Government
Roisin Heneghan, Heneghan and Peng
Charlie Baker, Urbed

The annual SIX Student Awards and Exhibition, is run in collaboration with the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland. The single focus and high profile of the awards provides an excellent chance for the public and profession to view the standard of ideas and student work from Scotland’s most talented, emerging young architects. SIX is part of ACCESS to Architecture, a programme of events and activities informed by Scotland’s Policy on Architecture.

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