Each year, the AEI International Student Design Competition attracts the top architectural engineering undergraduate and graduate students from leading academic institutions that offer accredited architectural engineering degrees. The goal of the annual competition is to provide a unique venue for students to showcase their architectural engineering knowledge and skills. The competition encourages collaboration, research, innovation and peer review.

This year's project is Kaleideum North, formerly SciWorks of  Winston-Salem, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Kaleideum is a five-story, 70,000-square-foot building in downtown Winston-Salem that will be home to an innovative children's museum by Kaleideum, a merger of the Children's Museum of Winston- Salem and Sci-Works. Conceptualized as a "living building," the museum will incorporate interactive elements at the colorful, eye-catching building envelope while harnessing the natural environment as an opportunity to educate visitors about the interconnection of humanity.

Projects are judged in building integration, and in one or more of the following four categories: structural systems, mechanical systems, electrical systems, and construction. Sponsors provide the funding for the annual competition, which features First and Second Place awards in each of the five categories.

Building Integration

Construction

Electrical Systems

Mechanical Systems

Structural Systems