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Team Polaris, of the School of Architecture & Environment Professor Ihab Elzeyadi’s High Performance Environments studio, recently won awards at the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2020 Solar Decathlon Design Competition - both the Grand Commercial category and First Place in the Elementary School Division category.

Team Polaris, led by School of Architecture & Environment Professor Ihab Elzeyadi’s High Performance Environments studio, is comprised of student design leads Garrett Leaver (BArch, class of 2021), Katharine Marple (MArch II, class of 2021), Danielle Valdez (BArch, class of 2021), and student designer David Deussen (MArch II, class of 2021).

The presentation will cover three aspects of the project: 1. Studio Context, Process, and Workflow, 2. Winning Design, 3. Lessons learned and application to practice.