Award Recipients

2021 Recipients

* Due to COVID-19 Travel Restrictions, each institution awarded up to 2 smaller prizes of $10,000 for domestic sites only.

Isaac Haynes [Aydelott Prize Winner]

Auburn University, School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture

Begich Towers, Anton Anderson,
Whittier, AK
The Bowery Mission, William Jose,
New York, NY
Epicenter, Maria Sykes, original architect unknown,
Green River, UT
Grow Dat Youth Farm, Small Center,
New Orleans, LA

Mentors:
Jennifer Pindyck, Carla Keyvanian, Emily McGlohn

Meagan Mitchell

Auburn University, School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture

The Neiman Marcus Department Store, Philip Johnson,
San Francisco, CA
The Chinati Foundation, Donald Judd,
Marfa, TX
The MuseumLab, KoningEizenberg Architects,
Pittsburg, PA
The Massachusetts Museum of Cotemporary Art, Bruner/Cott & Associates,
North Adams, MA

Mentors:
Matthew Hall, Mark Blumberg, Jennifer Pindyck

Jacquelin Lee

Mississippi State University, College of Architecture, Art, & Design

Colorado State Capitol Building, 
Denver, CO
The Armory Annex, 
Portland, OR
The Cobb Building, 
Seattle, WA
Trinity Church, 
Boston, MA

Mentor:
John Poros

Jane Kent

Mississippi State University, College of Architecture, Art, & Design

John W. Olver Design Building, Leers Weinzapfel Associates,
Amherst, MA
Thorncrown Chapel, Fay Jones,
Eureka Springs, AR
U.S. Naval Air Station Tillamook Hanger B, U.S. Bureau of Yards and Docks,
Tillamook, OR
Old Faithful Inn, Robert C. Reamer,
Yellowstone National Park, WY

Mentor:
Jacob Gines

Gabriel Laos

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Architecture + Design

Pueblo Bonito, Chacoan People,
Nageezi, NM
Arcosanti, Paolo, Soleri,
Yavapai County, AZ
Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright
Scottsdale, AZ
Dr. Franz Alexander House, Walter White,
Palm Springs, CA

Mentor:
Gregor Kalas

Josie Tunnell

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Architecture + Design

Monks Mound, Mississippian architects
Collinsville, IL
Pueblo Bonito, Ancestral Puebloan architects,
Nageezi, NM
Wupatki Pueblo, Ancestral Puebloan architects
Flagstaff, AZ
Athabascan Home, Athabascan architects,
Anchorage, AK

Mentor:
Gregor Kalas

2020 Recipients

Arden Gillchrest [Aydelott Prize Winner]

University of Tennessee, College of Architecture + Design

Washington National Cathedral, 
Washington, D.C.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, 
New Mexico and Colorado
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, 
San Antonio, TX
Byodo-In Temple Memorial Park, Kahaluu,
O’ahu, Hawaii

Mentor:
Avigail Sachs

Adam Davis

Auburn University, School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture

Ballard Branch Library, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson,
Seattle, WA
East Boston Branch Library, William Rawn Associates,
Boston, MA
William O. Lockridge Bellevue Neighborhood Library, Adjaye Associates,
Washington, D.C.
Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library, Polk Stanley Wilcox,
Little Rock, AR

Mentor:
Margaret Fletcher

Nada Abdel-Aziz

Mississippi State University, College of Architecture, Art, & Design

National Museum of Roman Art, 
Merida, Spain
Grand Mosque of Rome, 
Rome, Italy
Sagrada Familia, 
Barcelona, Spain
Igualada Cemetery, 
Igualada, Spain

Mentor:
Hans Herrmann

Rachel Cruzan

University of Arkansas, Fay Jones School of Architecture + Design

Teatro Olimpico, Andrea Palladio and Vicenzo Scamozzi,
Vicenza, Italy
Bayard-Condict Building, Louis Sullivan,
New York, NY
Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright,
Scottsdale, AZ
Brion Cemetery, Carlo Scarpa,
San Vito d’Altivole, Italy

Mentor:
John Folan

2019 Recipients

David Sweere [Aydelott Prize Winner]

University of Arkansas, Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design

Therme Vals, Peter Zumthor,
Vals Switzerland
Steilneset Minnested, Peter Zumthor & Louise Bourgeois,
Varde, Norway
Can Lis, Jørn Utzon,
Mallorca, Spain
Bait Ur Rouf Mosque, Marina Tabassum,
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Mentor:
Marlon Blackwell

Henry Savoie

Auburn University, School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture

Cologne Cathedral, Various,
Cologne, Germany
Neviges Mariendom, Gottfried Böhm,
Velbert-Neviges, Germany
Saint Peter of Klippan, Sigurd Lewerentz,
Klippan, Sweden
Grundtvigs Church, P.V. Jensen-Klint,
Copenhagen, Denmark

Mentors:
Margaret Fletcher, Carla Keyvanian, Matthew Hall

Micheal Lidwin

University of Tennessee, College of Architecture + Design

Sikandra (Akbar’s Tomb), Emperor Akbar and Emperor Jahangir,
Agra, India
Yokohama International Passenger Terminal, Foreign Office Architects,
Yokohama, Japan
La Valletta City Gate, Renzo Piano Building Workshop,
Valletta, Malta
Arnhem Central Station, UNStudio,
Arnhem, Netherlands

Mentor:
Brian Ambroziak

Sarah Hoing

Mississippi State University, College of Architecture, Art, & Design

The Parish of God the Merciful Father, Richard Meier,
Rome, Italy
Louvre Abu Dhabi, Jean Nouvel,
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
City Hall, Foster + Partners,
Suzhou, China
City of Arts and Sciences, Santiago Calatrava,
Valencia, Spain

Mentor:
Hans Herrmann

2018 Recipients

Lauren Ballard [Aydelott Prize Winner]

Auburn University, School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture

Constitución Cultural Center, ELEMENTAL Architects,
Constitución, Chile
Transitional Cathedral, Shigeru Ban Architects,
Christchurch, New Zealand
Shipping Container Housing, Shigeru Ban Architects,
Onagawa, Japan
Soma Home for All, Klein Dytham Architects,
Soma, Japan

Mentors:
Danielle Willkens, Carla Keyvanian

Anna Morris

University of Arkansas, Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design

Trenton Bath House, Louis Kahn,
Ewing Township, New Jersey
First Unitarian Church of Rochester, Louis Kahn,
Rochester, New York
Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Louis Kahn,
La Jolla, California
Library at Exeter Academy, Louis Kahn,
Exeter, New Hampshire

Mentor:
Jeff Shannon

Maria Ory

Mississippi State University, School of Architecture

Chapel of St. Ignatius, Steven Holl,
Seattle, Washington
Cuadra San Cristóbal Luis Barragán,
Los Clubes, Mexico City, Mexico
Haus Portois & Fix, Max Fabiani,
Vienna, Austria
Casa Batlló, Antoni Gaudí,
Barcelona, Spain

Mentor:
Alexis Gregory

Cullen Sayegh

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Architecture and Design

Trollstigen Visitor Center, Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter,
Trollstigen, Norway
Ouvrage Hackenberg, Paul Painleve and C.O.R.F.,
Vekring, France
Humble Administrator’s Garden, Wang Xianchen and Wen Zhengming,
Suzhou, China
Angkor Wat, Unknown,
Angkor Archaeological Park, Cambodia

Mentor:
Dr. Gregor Kalas

2017 Recipients

Dillon Dunn [Aydelott Prize Winner]

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Architecture and Design

Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Various,
Jerusalem, Israel
Borobudur, Unknown,
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Itsukushima Shrine, Unknown,
Hiroshima, Japan
Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church, Renzo Piano Building Workshop,
San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

Mentor:
Dr. Avigail Sachs

Tim Smela

Auburn University, School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture

Berlin Philharmonic, Hans Scharoun,
Berlin, Germany
Elbphilharmonie, Herzog and de Meuron,
Hamburg, Germany
Harpa Concert Hall and Convention Center, Henning Larsen Architects,
Reykjavik, Iceland
Norwegian National Opera House and Ballet, Snøhetta,
Oslo, Norway

Mentors:
Kevin Moore, Carla Keyvanian, Margaret Fletcher

Daniel Smith

Mississippi State University, School of Architecture

Museu de Arte de São Paulo, Lina Bo Bardi,
São Paulo, Brazil
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche (Memorial Church), Egon Eiermann,
Berlin, Germany
Chapelle Notre Dame du Haut, Le Corbusier,
Ronchamp, France
Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban (National Assembly Building of Bangladesh), Louis Kahn,
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Mentor:
Fred Esenwein, Ph.D.

2016 Recipients

Josiah Brown [Aydelott Prize Winner]

Auburn University, School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture

Villa Verde, ELEMENTAL Architects,
Consticutción, Chile
Post-Tsunami Housing, Shigeru Ban,
Kirinda, Sri Lanka
Buchheimer Weg, ASTOC Architects and Planners,
Cologne, Germany
Social Housing in Sa Pobla, RIPOLLTIZON Architects,
Mallorca, Spain

Mentors:
Margaret Fletcher, Carla Keyvanian, and Kevin Moore

Lara Lynn Waddell

Mississippi State University, School of Architecture

Church of Cristo Obrero, Eladio Dieste,
Atlántida, Uruguay 1958
International Schools of Art, Ricardo Porro, Roberto Gottardi and Vittorio Garatti,
Havana, Cuba 1962
Casa Baldi, Paolo Portoghesi,
Rome, Italy 1959
Experimental House, Alvar Aalto,
Muuratsalo, Finland 1953

Mentor:
Dr. Michael Fazio