Student Named Finalist in Design Competition

senior Josh Helzlsouer has been named a finalist in the 3rd annual Public Park Student Design Competition.

In the event, sponsored by Pittsburgh architect Matthew Schlueb of SCHLUEB architecture, Josh is among eight finalists from the region’s public and private schools who participated in the competition that featured the re-design of the North Side Allegheny Public Square park.

The event offers students a rare glimpse into a real world design project and the workings of the architectural process.

All eight finalists will be given a private tour of the Children’s Museum and the competition site for the public park in their design, led by San Francisco-based landscape architect Andrea Cochran.

They will also have the opportunity to visit the design studios of Tadao Arimoto and Thaddeus Mosley who create public sculptures.

This summer, all of the finalists will be given the opportunity to work alongside Schlueb on one of his studio's current residential projects.