Two Bachelor of Architecture (Hons) students at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) were joint overall winners in the annual national student competition organized by ‘Engineers without Borders’ while two more students were shortlisted.

The winning project from third year Architecture students was the design of a new primary school with student accommodation in a rural area of Zambia.

“Where There Is No Engineer – Designing for Community Resilience” is a design initiative coordinated by Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Ireland and the Development Technology in the Community (DTC) Research Group in TU Dublin.

Alan Fitzgerald and Mark McGinley who were in third year when they entered the competition were announced as winners in May 2021. The winning project was the design of a new primary school with student accommodation in a rural area of Zambia.

Their classmates Dominika Kuzniar and Alena Staats were also shortlisted.