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
2024
Seattle, WA
1st in Communication
First Place Overall
2023
San Francisco, CA
Igor Popov Award for Structural Innovation
6th in Architecture
7th in Communication
Third place overall
2022
Salt Lake City, UT
3rd in Architecture
5th in Communication
5th in Final Annual Seismic Cost
Second place overall



2021
Virtual
9th in Communication
11th in Architecture
Seventh place overall
2020
San Diego, CA
No Score


2019
Vancouver, Canada
4th in Communication
9th in Architecture
9th in Final Annual Seismic Cost
2018
Los Angeles, CA
7th in Communication
7th in Analysis Predicted Score
Seventh place overall
2017
Portland, OR
1st in Communication
8th in Architecture
12th in Final Annual Seismic Cost
First Place Overall


2016
San Francisco, CA
4th in Architecture
3rd in Final Annual Seismic Cost
6th in Analysis Predicted Score
Third place overall











