Michael G. Meyers Design Competition
For more information about MGMC please contact
Tanvi Solanki at tanvis@kirksey.com
Chair
Tanvi Solanki
Kirksey Architecture
tanvis@kirksey.com
Staff Liaison
Jennifer Ward
Architecture Center Houston
jennifer@aiahouston.org
2025 MGMC SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
The 2025 Michael G. Meyers Design & Scholarship Competition awarded $26,000 in scholarships and prizes to 11 Houston-area high school students. The jury and committee were impressed with the amount of consideration and time put into each application and appreciated the students’ creative solutions to the 2025 design challenge. Each year the competition is open to Houston area high school students and hosted by Architecture Center Houston in partnership with the Houston Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
The MGMC design competition emphasizes creative problem-solving and graphic presentation. This year students were challenged to design a skyscraper in downtown Houston. Students were asked to consider how their tower would relate to its site, how public and private spaces are expressed, and how the form pushes boundaries.
In previous years, students have been asked to design an education center with a focus on sustainability, a community center, an animal shelter, a soccer stadium, and a high-speed rail station. The MGMC Committee hosted a competition workshop and a project site tour to help the students learn basic architectural skills and understand the competition requirements.
1st Place Individual Entry
Houston Risings (model not featured)
Andrew Davidow
Guthrie Center
Memorial High School
2nd Place Individual Entry & AIA Dedication to Architecture Award
Aquavora (model not featured)
Aplolonio Jacobo
Porter High School
Mr. Jacobo will be attending Texas A&M University College of Architecture in the Fall.
3rd Place Individual Entry
In Tandem (model not featured)
Zanli Morris
The Guthrie Center
1st Place Group Entry
Monarch Towers (model not featured)
Yusra Azim, Hafsa Yousfzai, Angie Zheng
Jordan High School
2nd Place Group Entry
Andozera Gateway (model not featured)
Meera Karthikeyan, Ayden Monroe, Gabriella Zapata
Jordan High School
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2026 MGMC Student Workshop & Competition Kick-Off
Architecture Center Houston 902 Commerce St., Houston, TX, United StatesThe 2026 competition program will be announced at the workshop. An annual ideas competition with an emphasis on creative problem solving and graphic presentation, the Michael G. Meyers Design & […]
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Clays for College
Greater Houston Sports Club 6700 McHard Rd, Houston, TX, United StatesJoin us for the 5th Annual Clays for College shooting event, a fundraiser supporting the MGMC Scholarship Fund, on Monday, March 30. What a fun way to help raise scholarship […]
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