Architecture students put their creativity and technical skills to the test in a local design challenge aimed at reimagining a vacant lot in Fresno’s Chinatown, with Fresno City College students earning top honors in the competition.
The American Institute of Architects San Joaquin chapter selected the empty lot at Tulare and E streets as the focus for this year’s annual student design competition. Participants were tasked with creating a “community hub” centered on urban revitalization.
Fresno City College instructor Andres Diaz said the competition gave students an opportunity to apply their classroom learning in a real-world setting while competing alongside peers from other colleges…