Past winners of Student Award for Excellence in Architectural Technology | Report

Winner

Killian Collins ACIAT for A Design Decision Support Tool to Visualise Embodied Carbon at Early Design Stage

Highly Commended

Gabor Villanyi for Investigating Existing Computational Design Methods and Applying Them in an Irish Location’s Context

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Billy Cripps for Harnessing Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) for Surface Water Management

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Jack Buckley ACIAT for Reconstructing the Façade: An Investigation into the Fire Issues Surrounding Ventilated Rainscreen Cladding

Highly Commended

Saif Wasim ACIAT for An Investigation into Improving Communication to Students with Enhance Remote Learning Experiences

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Jack Fleming ACIAT for Hemp Lime Composite as a Natural Building Material for Proposed Walls in Irish Construction

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Eilis O'Hare for The Potential for Digital Construction Technologies to Advance Fire Evacuation Procedures

Highly Commended

Ebony Napier for Noise Reduction and Soundscape Design in Urban Green Spaces (UGS)

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Sarah Ball for Determining Optimal Diffuser Geometry and Application Strategies to Enhance Acoustic Performance Within a Concert Hall

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Josephine McGoldrick ACIAT for Space Layout Design: Developing a Workflow to Enable Communication to Those With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Investigating the Potential Use of Augmented Reality

Highly Commended

Aaron Richardson for A Pairs Comparison and Analysis of Current 3D Printing Construction Technologies in Coherence with Industry Defined Innovation Value Drivers

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Daniel Green for A Technical Study Exploring the Use of Re-Purposed Aggregates and Cement Along with Curing Techniques to Create Concrete to Different Design Strengths For Use in a Theatre
 

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Adeliia Papulzan for Early Design Computational Simulation Tools for Net Zero Energy Buildings

Highly Commended

Stuart Cully for GenerATive Design – Redefining Roles within the Design Process

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Shehzadi Mohammed for Intelligent Assets Tracking with Circular Economy and Blockchain Technology in the Construction Industry to Solve Urban Problems for Sustainable and Equitable Futures
 

Winner

Kirsten Adjei-Attah for Timber Lattice Columns

Highly Commended

Michael Daly for Verifying the Positioning of Passive Fire Protection in the Ventilated Rainscreen Building Wall Envelopes

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Catriona Slane for Wayfinding Design: An Investigation into Wayfinding Design Techniques Employed in Healthcare Facilities in Northern Ireland and the Need for Wayfinding Standards

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Darren Nelson for In Situ Reinforcement of Timber Beams in a Conservation Setting

Highly Commended

Simone Gray for Special Educational Needs Facilities — An Analysis of the Necessities for Inclusion

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Erin O'Kane for Mind the (Peformance) Gap — Embracing Technology to Enhance On-site Performance

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Daniel Black for Sharrow Nursery and Community Centre — An Integration of Renewables, Efficiency and High-performance Materials

Highly Commended

Sunil Singh Seera for The Importance of Soil Analysis Prior to Frame Construction

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Isabelle Foster for Building a Safe and Therapeutic Hospice: An Evaluation of Structural and Thermal Properties in Structural Insulated Panels

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Sean Knight, Coventry University for Integrating New Structures Within Historic Buildings

Highly Commended

Naomi Clare, Sheffield Hallam University for Woodland Works - Greater Sustainability Through Intelligent Design

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Nathan Saulle, Sheffield Hallam University for Design Integration, Product Information and Performance Within a Mixed-Use Timber Building

Winner

Joshua Slingsby, Sheffield Hallam University for A Critical Evaluation of Cross Laminated Timber Construction

Highly Commended 

Petra Schwarczova, Sheffield Hallam University for Investigation into the Use of Prefabricated Straw Bale Panels with Glulam Structural Frame in a Public Urban Building

Commended 

Samuel Trevor, Sheffield Hallam University for Massive Timber Construction

Winner

Tom Wragg, Sheffield Hallam University for Modified Wood: Investigating the Properties of Modified Wood for Use in External Cladding

Highly Commended 

Magdalena Blazusiak, The Robert Gordon University for Preserving the Existing Built Environment Through Building Refurbishment of Residential Sector Utilising Low Carbon Strategy

Commended 

Jacob Handford, University of Plymouth for Significance of Thermal Comfort in a Passivhaus School: A Case Study of Montgomery School, Exeter
 
Daniel Owen, Anglia Ruskin University for Passivhaus Standards: A Comparative Study into the Cost of Passivhaus in the UK

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Andrea Obremski, Sheffield Hallam University for Building Integrated Transparent Photovoltaic Cell

Highly Commended 

James Daw, The Robert Gordon University for Insulating Solid masonry Wall

Commended 

Michael Ricardo Freeman, The Robert Gordon University for The Improvements in the Accuracy of Digital Recording

Highly Commended 

Daniel Bates, University of Derby for Investigation into the Buildability and Cost-Effectiveness of Passivhaus Refurbishment

Joanne Hopper, Cardiff Metropolitan University for Evaluating the Installation of Retrofitted External Wall Insulation

Shakirat Owolabi-Dada, University of Central Lancashire for Waste to Shelter: Case Study of Plastic Bottle as Wall Element in Building Construction