Introducing the
2025 Shade Zones Winners
Meet the award-winning participants in the inaugural design competition.
Chilled Air
Award of Excellence, 3rd Place
Students: Minh Anh Nguyen (M.Arch, ’26), Matthew Mejia (M.Arch, ’26)
Faculty: Mentor: Jia Zhou Zhu, Lecturer, USC Architecture a
School(s): USC Architecture
Design Name: A Kit of Shade
