A redevelopment plan for a former industrial site in Cleveland, Ohio, presented by a team of Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students took top honors in the 23rd annual ULI/Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition. The winning plan, entitled “Lakeshore,” is a vision for part of the Cleveland area designed to address challenges posed by the post-COVID environment, social inequality, and climate change. The team comprised students from Harvard and MIT (Nathaniel Chavez-Baumberg, Master of Architecture and Thomas King, Master of Architecture and Master of City Planning).
MIT Architecture was also represented in the top finalist teams. Entry “The Anchor District” includes Architecture students Kaicheng Zhuang, Master of Architecture and William Minghao Du, Master of Architecture. Entry “CLEarwater” includes student Soala Ajienka, Master of Architecture and Master of Real Estate Development.
The winning team will receive a prize of $35,000. The remaining three finalist teams, representing the Georgia Institute of Technology and MIT, will each receive $10,000. Learn more about the winning proposals here: https://americas.uli.org/programs/awards-competitions/hines-student-design-competition/about-the-2025-competition/2025-uli-hines-competition-finalists-and-honorable-mentions/
