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ABC News features CCA's winning BioDesign Challenge project

August 2, 2024

Shell We Dance, the winning project by CCA Architecture students and UCSF microbiology students, transforms eggshells into sustainable building material.

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Interior view of a wooden A-frame cabin room with exposed timber beams and rafters, textured wallpaper with a scalloped pattern on the walls.

CCA architecture students recognized at 2026 Biodesign Challenge

CCA architecture students Danielle Khoury Gregorio, Noor Alhashimi, Eason (Yicheng) Jiang, and May (Zanmei) Wang, working with collaborators at UCSF, have been named the Emergent Voice Winner at the 2026 Biodesign Challenge for LIVING MATTERS.

Architectural rendering of a four-way intersection with a wood-framed modernist structure in the center.

NBC Bay Area news features CCA's multi-year partnership with Greenville where students help rebuild for resilience

Architecture faculty members Janette Kim and Peter Anderson, along with students Melissa Gomes, Bennett Grisley, and Manthan Rasal share about their Greenville projects and vision to rebuild for resilience, longevity, and sustainability.

A mockup of a cavern-like environment with light spilling in over trees.

Creating the materials of tomorrow at the 2023 Biodesign Challenge

Two award-winning CCA projects at the intersection of design, architecture, and biotechnology envision a sustainable future.