Leveraging the critical thinking skills, creativity, spacial prowess and more that they’ve gleaned in the program, students are charged to conceive innovative ideas for new businesses, initiatives and products that make a positive impact on society. ArchiNova is a semester-long competition held every spring; students benefit from professional mentorship from Suzanna Kelley, FAIA, chief experience officer at McKinley Advisors to hone their idea. Finalists go “into the tank” to pitch their idea to an expert jury.
ArchiNova was developed by Architecture Program Director and Professor Mohammad Gharipour, Associate Clinical Professor Ken Filler and Suzanna Kelley, chief experience officer at McKinley Advisors in Washington, D.C., to encourage design students to flex their creative and entrepreneurial muscles to solve a societal, environmental or business challenge.
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By competing in ArchiNova, a semester-long competition held every spring that leverages the critical thinking skills, creativity, spacial prowess and more, architecturs students are charged to conceive innovative ideas for new businesses, initiatives and products that make a positive impact on society.