On Wednesday evening, February 20, 2019, a jury met and decided the results of the 2018 Design Competition.

 Jury:Thor Erickson ‐ bcWORKSHOPAlberto Zamora ‐ Reach ArchitectsMargaret Lutton ‐ TCC Facilities PlannerKate Aoki ‐ DSGNDavid Swain – Tarrant County Homeless Coalition

About the Competition

AIA Fort Worth invites you to share your ideas for the emerging typology for urban housing called Cottage Communities. Cottage Communities can provide a lower‐cost solution to the need for affordable and subsidized housing in Tarrant County. Micro‐living has become a trend in diverse communities, but has only recently been introduced as a low‐cost, viable, quality‐of‐life‐enhancing alternative to homeless shelters. To begin to produce enough housing for an everexpanding population, we must begin to think more creatively about how we produce housing and what home means to our community. A cottage home provides individuals with their own private space in a planned community development and gives residents a place to call home within a shared community. This competition is an opportunity for architects and students to propose new solutions to Tarrant County’s affordable housing shortage by designing a Cottage Community in Fort Worth’s Near Southside neighborhood as a prototype for future development possibilities.

Congratulations Winners!

Click here to see the full entries for the winners

Professional Winners

FIRST PLACEVillage Hearth  Hahnfeld Hoffer StanfordJanie GarnerSimon GuerreroMaria HeaslipJosh MauldinDavid StanfordBrian Willcoxon  SECOND PLACECommon Ground HKSRuel MendozaChristopher WhiteWes ThomasSarah San MiguelKarla PerezNathan Howell   THIRD PLACEHomestead  GFFLonnie BurnsJamie WallaceSarah Hamzeh     HONORABLE MENTIONSFCHSI [Subcommittee forComprehensive Homeless StrategyImplementation] 97wJason EggenburgerSteven HallidayRachael OwensTamie NoponenThomas MoutonKristin GonzalesJayson KimNazim Jungli  

Student Winners

FIRST PLACEUrban Community Youssef ElmergawyMadalyn MeltonIsaiah SigalaCollin AndersonBelen VigilThe University of Texasat Arlington    SECOND PLACELife Community  Celso EsparzaFausto SanchezEvan JonesJose VegaUniversity of Texas atArlington    THIRD PLACEMariposa Cottages Emmanuel OgunlolaAsher FraileyTajiri FernandezMaria HuertaDavid ZelayaSarah GainesUniversity of Texasat Arlington