The new entrance to the National Leadership and Skills Center in Leesburg, VA, the headquarters for SkillsUSA, was inspired by a walkway plan that Brandon Boyle, a senior in 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Architectural Design/CAD program, designed. The North Babylon student鈥檚 entry was selected from 32 entries in a nationwide competition.
鈥淗is design was exceptional and we are so pleased to incorporate many of his elements to create the new, celebratory walkway for NLSC,鈥� noted Kelly Persons, director of the NLSC鈥檚 Office of Business Partnerships and Development.
A committee, led by architects and a SkillsUSA alumnus from The Beck Group in Dallas, TX, volunteered to review all student design entries and provided their professional expertise to craft a final walkway plan, inspired by Brandon鈥檚 design that was both affordable and doable within the time constraints of the project.
SkillsUSA, a national student organization to improve the quality of America鈥檚 skilled workforce, will provide a $2,000 travel stipend for Brandon and a SkillsUSA advisor to attend the ribbon-cutting of the new walkway during the organization鈥檚 50th birthday celebration in Leesburg on May 8.
Brandon will be publicly recognized at the event for his creativity which will leave a lasting legacy on the national SkillsUSA program. Brandon will attend the New York Institute of Technology in the fall to study architecture.