Thank you for your interest in the 2012 AIAS/AARP Student Design Competition: Aging In Place- Kitchens. Please take a moment to look at the winning designs below. If you have questions about the winning designs or if you are interested in getting more information about universal design, please contact competitions@aias.org.

First Place
Preservation through Creation
Tony Zhang, Daniel Gehr, Richard May
Advisor: Erica Cochran
2nd year students, Carnegie Mellon University

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Second Place
Staying Young in Old City: Securing Independence through Adaptable Design
Jason Klinker, Madeline LaPlante
Recent Graduates, Ball State University

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Third Place
10-20
Justin Petersen
Recent Graduate, University of Minnesota

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Honorable Mention
Green Kitchen
Kemal Koray Aysin
2nd year student, University of Maryland

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Honorable Mention
Adjusting with Time
Samantha Raburn, Michael Markham
3rd & 4th year students, Louisiana Tech University

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Merit Award
Aged to Perfection
Diane Cocchiara, Jeff Osburn
5th year students, University of Oklahoma

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Merit Award
Gallinov
Eric Tam, Dana Dimalanta
Advisor: Richard Knoeppel
High School Students, Advanced Technologies Academy

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Merit Award
A Kitchen Alive
Nick Tafel, Edgar Mozo, Joel Pominville, David Herrero
3rd year students, Clemson University

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Merit Award
Centre
Diane Rosch
3rd year student, Clemson University

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