Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara
High School Design Competition Past Winners
Celebrating Architecture Excellence
Every spring, there is an all-day design competition fashioned after the Architects Learning Exam held for Santa Barbara County High School Students. This program, started in 1991, introduces high school students to the world of architecture and the design process, through the frame of a fun learning experience.
More about this exciting competition can be found on the main High School Design Competition page here, or contact AFSB to learn more.
High School Design Competition 2025
Top 5 Place Winners
1st Place: Quinn Gleason, a senior at Dos Pueblos High School
2nd Place: Rylan Schaller, a senior at Cabrillo High School
3rd Place: Isabell Payne, a sophomore at San Marcos High School
Honorable Mention: Martha Patterson, a senior at Santa Barbara High School
Honorable Mention: Riley Watkins, a senior at Cabrillo High School
Pictured below (L to R): Zichun (Zoe) Wang, Olivia Harris, Kira Grama, Kyle Richardson, Quinn Gleason, Riley Watkins, Rylan Schaller, Sascha Yurchak, Evie Beuville, Cate Long, Martha Patterson, Isabell Payne
High School Design Competition 2024
Top 5 Place Winners
1st Place: Quinn Gleason, a junior at Dos Pueblos High School
2nd Place: Hailey Salas, a senior at Orcutt Academy
3rd Place: Ella Peterson, a senior at Orcutt Academy
Honorable Mention: Rafaela Fay, a sophmore at Bishop Garcia Diego High School
Honorable Mention: Riley Watkins, a junior at Cabrillo High School
Pictured below (L to R): Rafaela Fay, Alin Ramirez Alda, Jarell White, Riley Watkins, Bryan Garcia, Rylan Schaller, Makenzie McKibben, Quinn Gleason, Elina Lopez Garza. Not Pictured: Hailey Salas, Ella Patterson, Braeden Rappozo
High School Design Competition 2023
Top 6 Place Winners
1st Place: Ellie Gleason, a senior at Dos Pueblos High School
2nd Place: Ava Warmath, a senior at Dos Pueblos High School
3rd Place: Quinn Gleason, a sophmore at Dos Pueblos High School
Honorable Mention: Hailey Salas, a junior at Orcutt Academy
Honorable Mention: Kiersi Court, a sophmore at Providence High School
Honorable Mention: Rylan Schaller, a sophmore at Cabrillo High School
Pictured below (L to R): Kiersi Court, Quinn Gleason, Ellie Gleason, Hailey Salas, Ava Warmath, Rylan Schaller
High School Design Competition 2023
Finalists
Pictured below (L to R): Quinn Gleason, Clancy Reagan, Ellie Gleason, Kiersi Court, Annie Heckerm, Benjamin Barthel, Rylan Schaller, Hailey Salas, Ava Warmath (not pictured Braeden Rappozo, Lizzette Carlos and Christina Cantu)
Pictured below: Jurors Cass Ensberg, Susanne Tejada, Rosa Alvarado and Saad Sadig with Finalists.
High School Design Competition 2022
Top 5 Place Winners
1st Place: Ellie Gleason, a junior at Dos Pueblos High School
2nd Place: Clancy Reagan, a junior at San Marcos High School
3rd Place: Olivia Doman, a senior at Olive Grove Charter School
Honorable Mention: Jack Van Thyne, a senior at San Marcos High School
Honorable Mention: Ava Warmath, a junior at Dos Pueblos High School
Pictured below (L to R): Ellie Gleason, Clancy Reagan, Olivia Doman, Jack Van Thyne, Ava Warmath
High School Design Competition 2021
(Design From Home)
