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2025 Gingerbread Build-Off Winners

B.A. Riesner Grand Prize
The Japanese House
Ted Trout Architects & Associates Ltd.

First Runner-Up
Scenes from Middle Earth
Jackson & Ryan Architects

Second Runner-Up
Neighborhood from Edward Scissorhands
Powers Brown Architecture

Best High School
The Grinch that Stole Christmas
Klein Forest High School

Lights, Camera… Confection!
Christmas at Shrek’s Swamp
Arcadis

Best Architectural Icon
Godzilla vs. Houston
Kirksey Architecture

Best Houston-Centric
Houston Rodeo at the NRGingerbread
Gage Architecture

Best Holiday Themed
Christmas at Shrek’s Swamp
Arcadis

Best Non-Holiday Themed
The Graham Canyon
Cannon Design

Most Creative Use of Materials
Scenes from Middle Earth
Jackson & Ryan Architects

Tallest
Die Hard Nakatomi Tower
ACI Consulting Architects

Public Favorite
The Graham Canyon
Cannon Design