Michael G. Meyers Design Competition
For more information about MGMC please contact
Megan Kohler MeganK@kirksey.com
Chair
Mitzi Jimenez, AIA
Kirksey Architecture
mitzij@kirksey.com
Staff Liaison
Jennifer Ward
Architecture Center Houston
jennifer@aiahouston.org
Scholarship Recipients
AIA Houston and Architecture Center Houston Foundation award over $40,000 in scholarships annually to local area high school students who compete in the Michael G Meyers Competition.
Eligibility
All Houston area high school students are eligible to participate regardless of class affiliation or age. Entrants are requested to enter only once per year as a member of a team or as an individual. Teachers and Counselors are encouraged to promote this scholarship competition with an emphasis on creative problem solving and graphic presentation.
Previous Winners
2020 MGMC Award Winners
1st Place Individual Entry and Special Recognition for Sustainability – Kirsten Angela Reyes (The Woodlands High School)
2nd Place Individual Entry – Kenia Solis Argueta (Klein Forest High School)
3rd Place Individual Entry – Tatsuki Maeda (Memorial High School)
3rd Place Individual Entry – Jessica Bucek (The Guthrie Center)
1st Place Team Entry – Leo Chen and August Peper (The Guthrie Center)
AIA Dedication to Architecture Scholarship* – Jessica Bucek (The Guthrie Center)
*This scholarship is funded in part by a grant from AIA National.
2019 MGMC Award Winners
1st Place Individual Entry – Belen Reyna (The Guthrie Center)
2nd Place Individual Entry – Sasha Alexander (The Guthrie Center)
3rd Place Individual Entry – Adriana Haces Dorantes (The Woodlands High School)
3rd Place Individual Entry – Camille Joubert (The Guthrie Center)
1st Place Team Entry Katie Ellis, Dayson Rodriquez, Taylor Turner (The Woodlands High School)
2nd Place Team Entry Adriana Haces (The Woodlands High School), Emiliano Plaza (John Cooper High School), Sebastian Plaza (John Cooper High School)
AIA Dedication to Architecture Scholarship – Sasha Alexander (The Guthrie Center)
*This scholarship is funded in part by a grant from AIA National.
2018 MGMC Award Winners
1st Place Individual Entry – Muhammad Asad Tahir (The Guthrie Center)
2nd Place Individual Entry – Mario Salinas (Conroe High School)
3rd Place Individual Entry – Adriana Haces Dorantes (The Woodlands High School)
3rd Place Individual Entry – Kaitlyn Stulen (The Guthrie Center)
1st Place Team Entry Adaly Guasso, Grace Hahn, Quinn McCormack & Erin Nieto (The Woodlands High School)
2nd Place Team Entry Christopher Ortiz & Jalen Stokes (Klein Forest High School)
AIA Dedication to Architecture Scholarship – Lauren Meyer (The Guthrie Center)
*This scholarship is funded in part by a grant from AIA National.
2017 MGMC Scholarship Winners
1st Place Individual Entry – Alan Jauregui (Klein High School)
2nd Place Individual Entry – Lauren Meyer (The Guthrie Center)
3rd Place Individual Entry – Adriana Haces (The Woodlands High School)
1st Place Team Entry – Kimberly Amara & Rachel Chan (The Guthrie Center)
2nd Place Team Entry – Isabella Animadu, Jeonggy Lee, Kha Nguyen & Ruben Olvera (Cypress Lakes High School)
AIA Dedication to Architecture Scholarship Winner – Michael & Zachary Holzem
(Klein High School)
*This scholarship is funded in part by a grant from AIA National.
2016 MGMC Scholarship Winners
1st Place Individual Entry – Camilia Ramos (The Woodlands High School)
2nd Place Individual Entry – Fernanda Luna (The Guthrie Center)
3rd Place Individual Entry – Vasily Sufuev (Klein High School)
4th Place Individual Entry – Alexis Toledo (The Guthrie Center)
1st Place Team Entry – Jose Alvarez & Kevin Ontiveros (The Guthrie Center)
2nd Place Team Entry – Alec Miller & Meaghan Pansacola (The Guthrie Center)
AIA Dedication to Architecture Scholarship Winner – Vasily Sufuev (Klein High School)
*This scholarship is funded in part by a grant from AIA National.
2015 MGMC Scholarship Winners
1st Place Individual Entry – Vasily Sufuev (Klein High School)
2nd Place Individual Entry – Kristopher Hererra (Miller Career & Technology Center)
3rd Place Individual Entry – Hassel Puente (Guthrie Center)
1st Place Team Entry – Michael & Zachary Holzem (Klein high School)
2nd Place Team Entry – Blaire Bourgeois, Daniel Mathew, Drew Williams (Friendswood High School)
3rd Place Team Entry – Harold Rodriguez & Emmanuel Fernandez (Guthrie Center)
AIA Dedication to Architecture Scholarship Winner – Tanvi Solanki (Cypress Woods HS)
*This scholarship is funded in part by a grant from AIA National.
2014
1st Place Individual Entry – Tanvi Solanki (Cypress Woods HS)
2nd Place Individual Entry – Oswaldo Belman (Klein Forest HS)
3rd Place Individual Entry – Juan Villatoro (Guthrie Center)
1st Place Team Entry – Son Vu & Nacory Hester (Klein Forest HS)
2nd Place Team Entry – Danny Kim & Nick Leow (Guthrie Center)
3rd Place Team Entry – Alejandro Castellon & Catherine Harrison (Guthrie Center)
AIA Dedication to Architecture Scholarship Winner – Luis Luna (Klein Forest HS)
*This scholarship is funded in part by a grant from AIA National.
2013
1st Place Individual Cecilia Zambrano, Guthrie Center, attended Tecnologico de Monterrey
2nd Place Individual James Mentz, Kincaid High School, attended Vanderbilt University
3rd Place Individual Chance Hill, Memorial High School (Guthrie Center), attended Brigham Young University
1st Place Team Minh Chau Nguyen, Klein Forest High School, attended Fairleigh Dickinson University
1st Place Team Luis Luna, Klein Forest High School, attended Texas A&M
2nd Place Team Natali Perez, Klein Forest High School
2nd Place Team Abraham Palma, Klein Forest High School, attended Lone Star College
3rd Place Team Darius Zacharakis, Memorial High School (Guthrie Center), attended Notre Dame
3rd Place Team Walker Waughtal, Memorial High School (Guthrie Center), attended Auburn University
AIA Dedication to Architecture Scholarship* Jorge Rebellon, Miller Career & Technology Center, attended University of Houston
*This scholarship is funded in part by a grant from AIA National.
2012
1st Place Individual Gabriel Traknyak, Miller Career & Tech Center, attended Kansas State University
2nd Place Individual Elliott Joern, Cypress Creek High School, attended Kansas State University
3rd Place Individual Kevin Vazquez, Klein Forest High School
4th Place Individual Saul Lopez, Guthrie Center, attended Texas A&M
5th Place Individual Luis Luna, Klein Forest High School, attended Texas A&M
1st Place Team Oswaldo Reyes, Klein Forest High School, attended Lone Star North Harris
1st PlaceTeam Minh Chau Nguyen, Klein Forest High School, attended Fairleigh Dickinson University
2nd Place Team Andres Araiza, Clear Brook High School
2nd Place Team Austin Vidaurri, Clear Brook High School, attended San Jacinto College South
2011
1st Place Individual Graham Bayley, Kincaid High School
2nd Place Individual Meghan Rissky, Miller Career & Technology Center
3rd Place Individual Mauricio Araiza
1st PlaceTeam Mihn Chau Nguyen, Klein Forest High School, attended Fairleigh Dickinson University
1st Place Team Oswaldo Reyes, Klein Forest High School, attended Lone Star North Harris
2nd Place Team Isaac Suarez, Gutherie Center
2nd Place Team Joe Lamdrum, Gutherie Center
3rd Place Team Christine Nguyen, Gutherie Center, attended University of Texas
3rd Place Team Walter Mata, Gutherie Center, University of Houston
2010
1st Place Individual Ian Atwood, Atascocita High School
2nd Place Individual Ben Hoffman, Kincaid High School, attended Cornell University
3rd Place Individual Samantha Cuestas, Gutherie Center, attended University of Houston
1st Place Team Nicholas Holovacs, Cypress Creek High School, attended Sam Houston State
1st Place Team Elliot Joern, Cypress Creek High School, attended Kansas State University
2nd Place Team Joe Lamdrum, Gutherie Center
2nd Place Team Valerie Suarez, Gutherie Center
3rd Place Team Nicole Boyd, Gutherie Center
3rd Place Team Loraine Ng, Gutherie Center, attended University of Texas
2009
1st Place Team Gabriela Hortenda, High School for the Performing Arts, attended Oberlin College
1st Place Team Anastasia Xirouchakis, High School for the Performing Arts, attended Rhode Island School of Design
2nd Place Team Johnny DeLeon, Spring Woods High School
2nd Place Team Monica Oviedo, Westchester High School
1st Place Individual Juan Corzo, Memorial High School, attended Tulane University
2nd Place Individual Ben Hoffman, Kincaid High School
3rd Place Individual William Braddock, Memorial High School, Tulane University
2008
1st Place Individual Beau Braddick, Gutherie Center, attended Tulane University
2nd Place Indvidual Elizabeth Trevino Moreno, Kerr High School, attended University of Houston
3rd Place Indvidual Andre Braschayko, attended Louisiana State University
1st Place Team Danny Salguerro, Gutherie Center, attended Lone Star College
1st Place Team Miguel Batalla, Gutherie Center, attended University of Houston
1st Place Team Oscar Munoz, Gutherie Center
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