2008 Design/Build Contest Winner

On Friday, May 9, 2008, the Greater PA Regional Council of Carpentershosted the seventh Annual Design/Build Contest. Each year theCarpenters hold the competition in partnerships with the AmericanInstitute of Architects' Pittsburgh Intern & Young Architects Forumand the Master Builders' Association Young Constructors.

The Design/Build Contest randomly pairs one carpenter apprentice, oneyoung architect and one young contractor to construct a project on siteduring the day of the contest – May 9, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Thisyear's theme was to construct a transportation object that must includea sandbox.

This year's winning project team:

Darin Curtis of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson; Jill Rukavina of Nello Construction Company; and Jacob Gillen of Carpenters Local #84.

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