The site this year was in the heart of Venice Beach on Winward Avenue This is one of the blocks that once had a continuous colonnade resembling Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy. Even though most of the block was demolished many decades ago, the "book-end" building at both corners are still standing.

Students were required to design a building that somehow takes into account the neighboring buildings, the sidewalk colonnade and the history of the Venice of America.

The program was a Circus School with 25,000 square feet of space that included classrooms, studios, offices, and a performance space.

Students:
Melissah Bridge
Stefanie Cheng
Chichi Sheng-Ting Chien
Hokule Chu Duffett
Case Fleher
Tendai Karanja
Kendi Yan Fang Li
Naghmeh Mir
Charity Mugasha
Khanh Nguyen
Collin Rigg
Brooke Walker
Gunawan Wibisono

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