AIA Houston Sandcastle Competition
Saturday, August 12, 2023
Event is free and open to the public
East Beach parking is $15 (CASH ONLY; NO ATM)
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Congratulations to the Winners of the 36th AIA Sandcastle Competition
GOLD BUCKET (1st Place)
SYDNEY LENOIR PUBLIC FAVORITE
Kirksey + Tellepsen + MGC: "Bug Television" | Site #16
SILVER SHOVEL (2nd Place)
Jacobs + JE Dunn + Estudio: "Archipelago: The Road to the Throne" | Site #24
BRONZE SHOVEL (3rd Place)
Gensler + Harvey: "Bower's Booytcamp" | Site #22
ANNUAL AIA COLLEGE CHALLENGE
University of Houston AIAS: "Barbie's Beach Haus" | Site #39
OPTICAL ILLUSIONS
EDI and Friends: "Donuts" | Site #12
BEST ARCHITECTURAL ICON
Stantec + Brookstone: "The Last Gaudi" | Site #8
BEST KIDTASTIC: CHILDHOOD TOYS
PGAL + Archer Western: "Mario Block Party" | Site #28
BEST POP CULTURE: BEST OF THE 90s
GLMV + DEC + WPI + RS&H: "Party Lik its 95" | Site #15
BEST TRADITIONAL CASTLE
SWA Group: "Everything but the Castle" | Site #46
TEXAS PRIDE
Cre8 + Durotech + Matrix + CMTA + Indeco: "Whataboom" | Site #11
EPIC FAIL
Kendall Heaton + Gilbane: "The Climb" | Site #33
BEST TEAM SIGNAGE
Cre8 + Durotech + Matrix + CMTA + Indeco: "Whataboom" | Site #11
BEST TEAM T-SHIRT
Goree: "Pokemon-Gotta Save 'em All!" | Site #36
811 PRESENTS: MOST SUSTAINABLE TEAM
Perkins&Will + DPR Construction: "Attack of the Pac" | Site #26
LESS IS MORE / BEST SMALL TEAM
Huckabee + IEG + Skanska: "Andy's Coming" | Site #42
