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 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)