Corbelletti Design Charrette

the namesake & hand-drawn design

The Raneiro Corbelletti Memorial Student Awards Fund was established by George H. Miller (’73 B.S. Arch.) and his wife, Anne Tichich, in memory of Corbelletti who was head of the Department of Architecture at Penn State from 1968 to 1988.

Additional support for the fund was established by Lou Astorino (’69 B.S. Arch.).

Corbelletti had a significant influence on many Penn State architecture students during his tenure at the University, during which time he also served as interim dean of the College of Arts and Architecture.

The award funds the monetary prizes for winners of the annual Corbelletti Design Charrette, in which students respond to a brief, focusing on the use of hand drawing and rendering. A respected teacher, administrator, and practitioner, Corbelletti gained international recognition for his own drawing and rendering skills.

Winners typically use their awards to help fund their study abroad expenses.

The visiting architect speaks to students who have gathered in the Jury Space for the announcement of the winner of the Corbelletti Design Charrette.

The competition

The annual Corbelletti Design Charrette traditionally marks the start of a new academic year for upper-level Penn State architecture students. A competition brief is authored and presented by at least one visiting architect to students within the first few days of the fall semester. The visiting architect hosts a lecture to delve deeper into the motivations behind the brief, and also serves as the guest juror of the competition.

Students are to consider the intellectual notions presented in the brief — along with historical precedents, projects, and relevant literature — as they undertake to craft a hand-drawn narrative and visual design response to the brief over the next several days.

Entries are due by the end of the week and are traditionally displayed in the Stuckeman Family Building Jury space for open judging. An awards ceremony is held following the judging session. Jurors award a first-place winner and may also determine second-place and honorable mention submissions.

The Corbelletti Competition is open to second-year through graduate-level architecture students.

Visit the Corbelletti Digital Archives to view the winning designs.

Sophie Marks talks into a microphone about her Corbelletti design submission.

Past Winners

Corbelletti Digital Archives

2023

Abigail Wallar (1st)
Andrew Ferreri, Madison Houck, John Martin, Michael Overdorff, Alyssa Penrod, and Tariq Kenanah (Honorable Mention)

2022

Sophie Marks (1st)
Madison Asbury, Marisa Calbi, Kieron Cook, Grace Fallon, Gaurav Ganguli, Megan Vercilla, and Katie Zezyus (Honorable Mention)

2021

Puja Bhagat (1st)
Noah Bennett (2nd)
Katie Bair, Mila Hirsch, Aysan Jafarzadeh, and Katie Morgante (Honorable Mention)

2020

Tiffanie Leung (1st)
Brad Feitl (2nd)
Miranda Ocampo (3rd)
Puja Bhagat and Olivia Heim (Honorable Mention)

2019

Karen Fenner (1st)
Xi Jin (2nd)
Audrey Buck and Paul Pannasow (Honorable Mention)

2018

Drew Marshall (1st)
James Graef and Emily Troutman (2nd–tie)
Brenna Pribanic, Molly Mank, Alec West, Natalie Walter, Zainab Hanzakian, Annabel Hnath, Teresa Pecher, and Saige Runyan (Honorable Mention)

2017

Heather Schneider (1st)

2016

Alexia Cavasos (1st)

2015

Heather Schneider (1st)
Owen Marhefka (2nd)
Zhen Tong, Andrew Barnett, Molly Mank, and Alexia Cavasos (Honorable Mention)

2014

Lindsay Connelly (1st)
Brittany Hardaway and Andrew Hoffman (2nd–tie)
Torin Miner, Fitore Shllaku, Lauren Pelletier, Matt Avallone, Hannah Lasota, and Marie McKenna (Honorable Mention)

2013

Rosalie Schlenk (1st)

2012

Connor Pritz (1st)

2011

Michael Stonikinis (1st)
Alex Donahue (Honorable Mention)

2010

Elise Stirzel (1st)
Alex Donahue (Honorable Mention)

2009

Nathaniel Rice (1st)

2008

Qian Li (1st)

2007

Justin Towart (1st)

2006

Mian Ye (1st)

2005

Tianwei Xia (1st)

2004

Jacklynn Arndt (1st)

2003

Jay Stauffer (1st)

2002

John Jackson (1st)

2001

Marilia Rodrigues (1st)

2000

Jason Cole (1st)

1999

Rodney Lindsey (1st)

1998

Corrie Messinger (1st)

1996

Patrick Hyland (1st)

1995

Steven Shaffer and Curtis Gibbs (1st–tie)

1994

Gerald Smith (1st)

1993

Kathleen Lynch (1st)

1992

Carol Donten (1st)

1991

Kenneth Roscioli (1st)

1990

Douglas Patt (1st)

Guest Architects & Themes