Cal Poly Graduates Place Third at International Ideas Competition

SAN LUIS OBISPO - Cal Poly architecture alumni Dominic Leong and Brian Price were recently awarded third place at the Biennial International Ideas Competition in New York City .

The 2006 competition "Southpoint: From Ruin to Rejuvenation" was sponsored by Emerging New York Architects (ENYA) and the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

The event challenged participants to develop a visual/performing arts center on Roosevelt Island , New York , keeping in mind issues of universal design and historic rejuvenation.

The competition included more than 40 jury-selected entries from around the world.

Leong and Price, both New York residents, took third place with their mobile art park design.

The winners and jury selections will remain on display at the Center for Architecture in New York from March 31 to June 17. Entries may be viewed online at http:// www.aiany. org / .

For more information, contact Dominic Leong at dleong@tschumi.com or Ray Ladd, College of Architecture and Environmental Design, (805) 756-7432; rladd@calpoly.edu .

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