COD Architecture Student Wins First Prize in Design Competition

College of DuPage Architecture student Matthew Ziemer recently earned the top prize at the second annual Coalition of Community College Architectures Programs student design competition. Fellow COD student Douglas Lemley received Honorable Mention in the competition. Winners were announced at the CCCAP’s annual conference held last month in Philadelphia. Ziemer’s design  incorporates a series of levels to coexist with a series of plateaus found at Blackwell Forest Preserve in Wheaton. In keeping with the natural theme, Zeimer’