Drylands Competition

The William Turnbull Competition honors the memory of William Turnbull, FAIA, by exploring ideas about how to sustain and improve the California landscape.

Thinking Water_part II: Water, Energy, and Climate Challenges Facing the U.S. West

This public program was recently hosted by the Arid Lands Institute in partnership with UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES). Featuring a half-day seminar and briefing for designers on the critical water challenges facing the U.S. West. Click here to view videos from the program.

2011-12 CALIFORNIA ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATION WILLIAM TURNBULL COMPETITION

More than 300 entries were submitted under two categories Professional and Student. All entries are now available for viewing. Click here to view entries submitted under the Professional category; click here to view entries submitted under the Student category.

2012 Winners Announced!

The Drylands Design jury met Friday, January 13, and reviewed over 200 entries at Woodbury University in Burbank, California. After much consideration, they selected 9 awards:

Student Merit Award $1,250 #T271 - Chau Nguyen	Student Honor Merit Award $2,500 #T159 - Rebecca Lederer
Professional Merit Award $1250 #T097 - Geeti Silwal	Professional Honor Merit Award $2500 #T020 - Tom Kosbau

In addition to the William Turnbull Prizes, the Arid Lands Institute at Woodbury University awarded research grants of $10,000 each to 5 projects. Research awards will be used to advance each proposal technically, and to develop public policy tools, between January and March 2012. Award-winners will be paired with policy mentors and technical advisors from multiple disciplines. In March, award-winners will present their design research and the policy implications they suggest at ALI’s International Drylands Design Conference (March 22-24, 2012).

Research Award Winners: $10,000 each

#T178 - Meghan Storm	#T016 - Gini Lee
#T249 Robert Lamb, AIA	#T161 - Laurel McSherry
#T218 - Ye Hua

We greatly appreciate the efforts put into all of the submissions and hope that you will continue to advocate on behalf of design as a crucial aspect in addressing water issues. Thank you again for helping to make this competition a resounding success.