Three Graduate Architecture Students Earn Top Honors in MBMA Student Design Competition

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Three students in the Department of Architecture received top honors in the recent Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) Student Design Competition: Jamie Jang was named overall winner, taking home the top prize of $5,000; Mohamed Ashik Mubarak Ali earned second place in the graduate division with a prize of $2,500; and Xiaoyan Lang earned an honorable mention, also in the graduate division.

All three students were advised by Stephen Schreiber, professor and chair of the Department of Architecture. The contest challenged each participant to create an innovative metal building design for a new nature center and environmental research facility.

“Congratulations to Jamie Jang and his advisor Stephen Schreiber on earning the top prize in the 2023 MBMA Student Design Competition,” says MBMA General Manager Tony Bouquot. “This year’s competition had 33 entries from six schools across North America, with a total of 46 students and 8 faculty sponsors participating. Faculty sponsors play a large role in the competition, and we thank them for their work.”

This marks the second consecutive year graduate students in the Department of Architecture have received top awards in the MBMA competition.

“It was an honor to work with these talented students on this important project,” Schrieber says.

The competition took place during the 2023 fall semester, with entries due Jan. 5, 2024. The contest for undergraduate and graduate architecture students challenged each participant to create an innovative metal building design for a new nature center and environmental research facility.

Founded in 1956, MBMA serves manufacturers and suppliers as it works to promote the metal building systems industry. MBMA also provides graduate and undergraduate educational resources at MBMAeducation.org.