Architecture students’ photo wins award in U.S. Energy Department contest

Indya Barginere and Violet Drinkwater, students in the Ravin School of Architecture, won an award in the U.S. Department of Energy-sponsored photo contest “Framing the Future: Industrial Technologies.”
For the national contest, professional and amateur photographers submitted photos of the innovative technologies, processes and people that will increase competitiveness of the U.S. industrial base and strengthen America’s economy. After six months and 125 submissions, 18 winning snapshots were selected in six categories.
Barginere and Drinkwater have been participating in microalgae concrete research in the Sustainable Façade Systems seminar taught by Kyoung Hee Kim, professor of architecture.
The duo received the runner-up award in the category “Cement and Concrete. They staged algae concrete samples alongside algae and took the photo from above, using a tripod.
“These photos capture the essence of innovation and collaboration needed to transform our industrial sector and increase U.S. competitiveness abroad,” said Director Avi Shultz of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office. “Through the lenses of these talented photographers, we see not just technologies and processes, but the people driving the change toward a sustainable, prosperous future.”