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Challenge extended – entries accepted through June 15th!

Do you dream of building green skyscrapers, creating the ultimate energy-efficient home, or designing museums that rival the Met? Enter the Architecture category of the Autodesk Student Design Challenge where you get the opportunity to win great prizes, while building designs for your future career portfolio. Submit your designs of the Ultimate Campus Buildings using Revit Architecture® (and Autodesk 3ds Max® if you'd like) software.

Revit® Architecture software works the way you think. Created specifically for building information modeling (BIM), the building design and documentation system mirrors the real world of buildings, helping you explore a variety of design options. Extend your Revit Architecture Building Information Model to 3ds Max® 2008 for advanced visualization and rendering. Better communicate your design intent and create rich and complex design visualization by streamlining the process of working with complex scenes. Give your student union some “cool factor” today… and try making it “green” while you're at it!

Getting Started:

  1. Download the free Student Edition of Revit Architecture.
  2. Explore the Revit Architecture Education Curriculum.
  3. Get started using Revit Architecture with E-learning Resources.
  4. Review the U.S Green Building Council LEED Resources to help you create a sustainable design.
  5. Submit your design

All entries will be judged based on overall architecture design, innovation, and creativity. Autodesk professionals, along with industry experts will judge your work. One first place winner will be selected and will then be eligible to win the Grand Prize.

And that's not all! If you've applied sustainable design principles to your Campus Building design, you may also submit your design to the bonus category and be eligible for a chance to win an additional Grand Prize being awarded for the best Sustainable Design.

*Required Files:

  1. The original Revit Architecture source file (.RVT)
  2. ZIP file with 3 photorealistic renderings in JPG format (1 must be the final design).
  3. One .DWF file of the final design . Please include the following views in your .DWF:
    1. Floor Plans
    2. Reflected Ceiling Plans
    3. Elevations
    4. Sections
    5. Details
    6. 3D Views
    7. Door Schedule
  4. The original 3ds Max source file (.MAX). *Optional, only if product was used.

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Architecture Judging panel:

HOK             Jana Revedin         Autodesk
  • HOK – Casey Visintin, RA, LEED® AP
  • Jana Revedin, Architect, PhD
  • Autodesk (Global) – Phil Bernstein*, Vice President, AEC Industry Strategy and Relations, FAIA, RIBA, LEED AP (Trustee of the Emma Willard School of Troy, NY; a Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council, a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, and former Chair of the AIA National Documents Committee)
  • Autodesk (Global) – Jon Pittman, Senior Director, Strategic Research, Strategic Planning and Operations
  • Architecture and Sustainable Design Consulting – Jana Revedin, Architect, PhD

*Phil Bernstein will represent architecture in the sustainable design judging with support from Lynelle Cameron, Director WW Sustainability, Autodesk.