Architect Anna Koosmann and Estudio Damgo Program Receives U.S. National Research Award.

Architect Anna Koosmann and Foundation University, received a U.S. national award from the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) in 2018 for the research on the Estudio Damgo design-build program. Koosmann used her Fulbright research grant to evaluate the first three Filipino bamboo projects: a rural classroom, a multipurpose hall, and a floating guardhouse. The post-occupancy research conducted on the buildings, as well as input from beneficiary interviews, steered future design-build projects, by guiding Filipino instructors and institutionalizing the design-build program for lasting success. Koosmann worked alongside the University's Research Director, Geraldine Quinones, Architecture department heads, and Estudio Damgo students for five months of field research, earning a national EDRA Core award. Koosmann presented the research findings and accepted the award at the 49th EDRA conference in Oklahoma City, U.S.  View the entire document, 

"Estudio Damgo: Evaluating the Impact of the First, Filipino Design-Build University Program", at https://www.edra.org/page/2018_core_recipients

Excerpt from EDRA core research document.

Excerpt from EDRA core research document.

Signing Agreements between Core Shelter Community and the City of Dumaguete at the official turn-over for the Multipurpose Hall 2015. Pictured Left to Right: Dean Sinco, Johna David, Anna Koosmann, William Ablong, Orlando E. Enquig, and Core Shelter residents.