Congratulations to the Winners of the 2024 Gertrude Lempp Kerbis Prize                                                                                                                         

Soumi Sarkar

Reshma Talukder

                                                                                                                                                                                

                                                                                                                           

Helen Leach

Elle Dils

         

Shabnam Rajani

CWA and CWAF are thrilled to announce the winners of 2024’s Gertrude Lempp Kerbis Prize— two winners and two runner ups!

First Place – Soumi Sarkar and Reshma Talukder

Soumi Sarkar and Reshma Talukder will graduate from Ball State University in _____, where they will both receive their Master of Architecture.

See their winning project here: Nexus Veil

 

Second Place – Helen Leach and Elle Dils

Helen Leach and Elle Dils will graduate from the Illinois Institute of Technology in May 2024, where they will both receive their Bachelor of Architecture.

See their winning project here: The Montessori School of Bronzeville

 

Third Place – Shabnam Rajani

Shabnam Rajani will graduate from Ball State University in May 2024, where she will receive her Master of Architecture.

See her winning project here: Hybrid Horizons

About the CWA Scholarship

Each year Chicago Women in Architecture awards a prize to a female student in her the last year of studies with an outstanding Design Studio Project. The Prize is awarded at the annual CWA Spring Brunch.

Eligibility

Applicants must be female architecture students with a M. Arch or a five year B. Arch Degree from a NAAB Accredited Architecture Program in the State of Illinois or Wisconsin. There is no limit of student submission per school.

Eligible Institutions

  • Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Judson University
  • The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  • Southern Illinois University Carbondale
  • University of Illinois at Chicago
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

Schedule

Details of 2023 Scholarship schedule coming soon.

Jury

Jury team will be composed by CWA Executive Board members, Board of Directors members, and recognized architecture practitioners.

Awards

CWA will award $5,000 in Scholarships this year; Winners will also receive a one-year membership to Chicago Women in Architecture, along with tickets for the award celebration. The winning project(s) will be featured in detail at the CWA website.