“After Bottles” Awarded Honorable Mention by the Architect’s Newspaper_

The “After Bottles: Second Lives” Pavilion has been awarded an Honorable Mention in the Best of Design Awards from the Architect’s Newspaper in the Research Category.

“After Bottles: Second Lives” was produced by Rensselaer students in a vertical design studio during the spring 2018 was featured in the Architect’s Newspaper and in Archinect. The studio was led by Professor Lydia Kallipoliti and included undergraduate students Adam Beres, Bryce Crawford, Amanda Esso, Reed Freeman, Emily Freeman, Jacob Laird, Deegan Lotz, Christopher Michelangelo, Arun Padykula, Raina Page, Abigail Ray, Daniel Ruan, Stefanie Warner and Emily Sulanowski. The studio was sponsored by Friendship Bottles LLC and is part of a larger research project at RPI to reuse plastic bottles as new building materials.

Links:
Architect’s Newspaper | Best of Design Awards for Research
Architect’s Newspaper | Winners of the 2018 AN Best of Design Awards

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