4th Year UTK CoAD Scholarship Awards 2025


AIA Middle Tennessee (AIA Middle TN), in collaboration with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the University of Tennessee Knoxville College of Architecture and Design (UTK CoAD), is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Fourth-Year Integration Studio Scholarship Program.

This year’s awards highlight the exceptional creativity, innovation, and dedication of students in the 4th-year integration studio at UTK CoAD. A jury of distinguished architect members from AIA Middle TN’s Board of Directors reviewed the submissions, and selected the following projects as this year’s winners.

The 2025 Scholarship Recipients are:

First Place:
Project: Live/Work/Ferment
By: Katie Hutt, Kiley McDonald, & Max Scanlan

Second Place:
Project: Summer Section
By: Devon Haller & Maddie Palmer

Third Place:
Project: Integrations Final Project A&R
By: Austin Ayers & Braden Redick

Honorable Mention:
Project: The Tributary: A Riverfront Boutique Hotel
By: Isabella Meyers & Palmer Whitman

Jury members for this year’s review included:

  • Sims Polk, AIA, Barge Design Solutions
  • David Proffitt, AIA, JJCA
  • Leigh Fitts, AIA, Daigh Rick Landscape Architects
  • Nick Dryden, AIA, Dryden Architecture + Design
  • Ginny Webb, AIA, ESa
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