This year three SWE-ECI members supported the Iowa Regional Future City Competition again. For the special award, Rowena Aburto and Alyssa Reinhardt were looking for the team that used the most aesthetic diversity in the materials used to build the model of their city.
The judging criteria were based on the diverse use of building materials, colors, shapes, sizes and also successful city zoning. The winning team for this year's SWE-ECI Special Award was Purifica from Turkey Valley Middle School.; The team members are Sadie Nymeyer, John Gossling, Morgen Kuennen, Shelby Reicks, and Emily Luzum. They were supported by their teacher, Sharon Samac, and their mentor, Paul Herold.
“Purifica's city model used all planes for construction; they had solved the problem of storm water runoff by building purification solutions underground, which you can see in the model. They also used mirrors on their backdrop to make partial structures look ‘complete’; this was one of the most creative things we saw across all the competing schools. High construction quality, very diverse shapes, and lighting all lead to their high score.” says Alyssa.
The slideshow above shows all of the special award winners from this year’s competition. This year’s competition had 35 entries from schools across Iowa. Several videos from this year's compeition have been shared on YouTube. There were many very good entries in the competition, and Xaliah from Harding Middle School came out on top. Hannah Peterson, Julia Brewer, Afnan Elsheikh will represent Iowa and the National Future City Competition in Washington D.C.
“Purifica's city model used all planes for construction; they had solved the problem of storm water runoff by building purification solutions underground, which you can see in the model. They also used mirrors on their backdrop to make partial structures look ‘complete’; this was one of the most creative things we saw across all the competing schools. High construction quality, very diverse shapes, and lighting all lead to their high score.” says Alyssa.
The slideshow above shows all of the special award winners from this year’s competition. This year’s competition had 35 entries from schools across Iowa. Several videos from this year's compeition have been shared on YouTube. There were many very good entries in the competition, and Xaliah from Harding Middle School came out on top. Hannah Peterson, Julia Brewer, Afnan Elsheikh will represent Iowa and the National Future City Competition in Washington D.C.
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