Nine winning design studios have been selected from an  extraordinary field of submissions from schools across the United States. Kicking off in January,  these student and faculty teams will collaborate with seven park sites in each region of the country to creatively rethink the national park experience. The nine schools and their associated park are:

Biscayne National Park (Miami, FL)
Florida International University College of Architecture + the Arts

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (Atlanta, GA)
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Civil War Defenses of Washington (Washington, DC)
University of Pennsylvania School of Design

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (Elverson, PA)
Pratt Institute School of Art and Design;
Rutgers University School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Nicodemus National Historic Site (Nicodemus, KS)
The City College of New York The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture;
Kansas State University College of Architecture, Planning, and Design

San Juan Island National Historical Park (Friday Harbor, WA)
University of Washington  College of Built Environments

Valles Caldera National Preserve (Jemez Springs, NM)
Rice University School of Architecture

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