Our Competition
Cornell Seismic Design attends the EERI Seismic Design Competition with about 40 other undergraduate, international teams. The competition is comprised of four components including an oral presentation, a comprehensive display poster, as well as the tower's technical construction and seismic performance. Each concentration contributes towards their respective sections of the final deliverables, and the whole team works together in the physical construction of the building. These are the past rankings in each category of the competition, and our final rankings.
Past Competitions
2023 - San Francisco, CA
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Igor Popov Award for Structural Innovation
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6th in Architecture
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7th in Communication
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Third place overall
2021 - Virtual
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9th in Communication
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11th in Architecture
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seventh place overall
2019 - Vancouver, Canada
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4th in Communication
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9th in Architecture
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9th in Final Annual Seismic Cost
2017 - Portland, OR
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1st in Communication
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8th in Architecture
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12th in Final Annual Seismic Cost
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First Place Overall
2024 - Seattle, WA
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1st in Communication
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First place overall
2022 - Salt Lake City, UT
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3rd in Architecture
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5th in Communication
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5th in Final Annual Seismic Cost
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Second place overall
2020 - San Diego, CA
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No Score
2018 - Los Angeles, CA
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7th in Communication
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7th in Analysis Predicted Score
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Seventh place overall
2016 - San Francisco, CA
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4th in Architecture
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3rd in Final Annual Seismic Cost
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6th in Analysis Predicted Score
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Third place overall