A team of Kennesaw State University architecture students, including Gabriela Almeida, Wade Brock, Quincy Smith, and Justin Barkie, reimagined an old Italian villa, transforming crumbling walls into works of art.
Their project, "When Walls Roam," won the Community's Choice Award in Terraviva Competitions' Venetian Villa challenge, gaining international recognition and praise from viewers worldwide.
The Venetian Villa challenge called on designers to reimagine a centuries-old villa in Italy's Veneto region as a modern hospitality retreat that balanced tradition and innovation.
The students spent their summer working on the project, which told a story of renewal, turning the ruins of history into a work of art.
Author's summary: KSU students win international recognition for villa redesign.