dreamArchitecture 2023: Birmingham Winners

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Overall Winner 1st Place

Luke Linder
Saint Rose Academy, Deby Alfano

“My dream house is a treehouse with a great view. It’s made from wood that is from the area. That makes it renewable. It uses renewable energy from a dam in a river that cycles and uses local fruits and veggies. You can have fun with plantings, sights, swimming, and more! My treehouse is lots of fun!”

Overall Winner 2nd Place

Brittany Gomez
Oak Mountain Intermediate School, Leigh Walker

“My house is the sleepy house because I love to sleep, it is also a library, and you can touch the sky. It is the sleepy house at night and the sun house during the day. It is named the sun house because there are sunlamps, flowers, and more. It is a sleepy house because the outside has stars, a moon, clouds, and a lot of beds. It is also a library because people read books at night.”

Overall Winner 3rd Place

Judah Greene
Vestavia Hills Elementary East, Lee Ellen Sharp

“My house is in outer space. My dragons can shoot lightning out of their hands, and they carry me anywhere I want. My house’s outer layer is made of magnets so I can get all of the gold in the world. I have a special room in my house so I can make any animal and I have an aquarium.”

Kindergarten 1st Place Winner

Kirby Boydstun
Crestline Elementary School, Kathryn Hill

“Me and my brother were playing hide-n-go-seek and then he found me, and we traded turns.”

Kindergarten 2nd Place Winner

Richard Alley
McCalla Elementary School, Paige Belgaonkar

“I made an ice cream house. It is always Christmas here. Inside there is always ice cream to eat.”

Kindergarten 3rd Place Winner

Arlen Martinez
Greystone Elementary School, Courtney Holland

“My dream home is a tree house. I like tree houses because they are outside.”

Kindergarten Honorable Mention Winner

Jayceon Robinson
W.J. Christian K-8 School, Jennifer Jones

“My house is for the alphabet letters. It is made out of metal and glass. The house is located in space on the moon. My house is special because it is shaped like a robot dinosaur and can go in space with its rockets.”

Kindergarten Honorable Mention Winner

Cate Dyer-Smith
Crestline Elementary, Lauren Fowler                                                                         

“My house is located in the ocean. It has a special code. There is a kitty cat on the door.”

First Grade 1st Place Winner

Fisher Dibleux
Saint Rose Academy, Deby Alfano

“My dream house is a light house. It will light the world & the water. I like it because it is very bright. It is made out of shell and brick. I have two basements and if water gets in you can go to the sewer and I can live in the sewer.”

First Grade 2nd Place Winner

Lindley Bonnikson
Crestline Elementary School, Kathryn Hill

“My dream house is a special club for everyone that can and wants to go. Also, it has a tunnel that can take you anywhere you dream, a basketball goal, and has wings that are super colorful.”

First Grade 3rd Place Winner

Mollie Jones
Paine Elementary School, Angela Santiago

“My dream house has a cookie room. I like my dream house!”

First Grade Honorable Mention Winner

Lester Flores
Tarrant Elementary, Caroline McCarter

“My house is in the shape of a hexagon. It has a game. I have a trampoline in my bedroom.”

First Grade Honorable Mention Winner

Hattie Stacey
Saint Rose Academy, Deby Alfano

“My dream home is a mushroom. My home is fun because it has a zipline! My home also has solar panels and windows. My home is good for the environment because it is made out of strong bricks. It also has a ramp for people in wheelchairs. My dream home is fun because it has a slide.”

Second Grade 1st Place Winner

Zoey Morgan
Saint Rose Academy, Deby Alfano

“My dream house is a beach house. Things move up and down. It also has organic straw and solar panels, cotton sofas, soft beds, and metal doors. There is an elevator, moving doors and moving beds. The fun is the disco ball for a dance party. My dream house is an amazing place!”

Second Grade 2nd Place Winner

Lauren Breaseale
Paine Elementary School, Angela Santiago

“Awesome things about my house; I live in Florida & Suni Lee lives in my house.”

Second Grade 3rd Place Winner

Caroline Cease
Crestline Elementary, Kathryn Hill

“I made this house because I love candy and the blue stripes are sour candy. The cloud is bubblegum, and the smoke is popcorn. The grass is grass candy.”

Second Grade Honorable Mention Winner

Amber Thomas
Greystone Elementary School, Courtney Holland

“My dream house is in China!”

Second Grade Honorable Mention Winner

Juan Pablo Triana
Saint Rose Academy, Deby Alfano

“My dream house is a sphere that can move from place to place. It has holes that can open and close for fresh air. It has a lock down system for tornados, rainstorms, blisters, and other dangerous occasions. I am close to Mount Everest to get a good view. It is a rental home for old and retired people.”

Third Grade 1st Place winner

Carmelita Jimenez
Tarrant Intermediate, Caroline McCarter

“My house is a cloud star house and it’s my dream house because it looks so beautiful and in my house is peace. Some of my friends can visit my house, I wish it was real. I wish this was my future dream house.”

Third Grade 2nd Place Winner

Kinley Brummitt
Paine Elementary

“I chose this house because it’s a tall house and I like heights. If you see above the Easter bunny there is a koala in the window, I love koalas. That’s why I chose this house.”

Third Grade 3rd Place Winner

Laura Bailey
Snow Rogers Elementary, Sharon Smyer

“My dream home has a library, two bedrooms, a kitchen/dining room, lounge, hallway, study, bathroom, and game room. I made this home, but I am only 9! It is one of a kind. I like books so there are a lot of them.”

Third Grade Honorable Mention Winner

Tate Green
Advent Episcopal School, Mollie Everitt

“I made my fort underwater because I love the sea. I made it kind of a coral design and colored it green for my last name. Also I made rooms for what I love to do.”

Third Grade Honorable Mention Winner

Drennen Haughton
Crestline Elementary School, Lauren Fowler

“I’ve always wanted something colorful, big, and has something different in every story. This also has an elevator and I dream of that as well. The name of it is ‘The kings home!’.”

Fourth Grade 1st Place Winner

Becket Hey
Crestline Elementary School, Kathryn Hill

“I made a village of houses, and each house has a theme. One is a Valentine’s Day house, one is a Christmas themed house, one is a gumball machine, and one is a candy-themed house. I chose to do village houses because I like to have more than one place to play and hang out with my friends.”

Fourth Grade 2nd Place Winner

Rowan Williams
Crestline Elementary School, Kathryn Hill

“My dream house is supposed to be woodsy and make you feel at home! I wanted my house to look 3D on some of the windows! I want my house to look very colorful to make everything look cool! My house is big but not too big that you would get lost in it!”

Fourth Grade 3rd Place Winner

Maggie Kate Henson
Greystone Elementary School, Courtney Holland

“My dream house is a big house with stairways that curl up to the 2nd floor. Behind the stairs are flowerpots, curtains, and glass doors that lead to my pool. I want this house because it is so pretty and would be so nice for my future kids to grow up and hang out in. The house would be in Maui.”

Fourth Grade Honorable Mention Winner

Rosalyn Beason
Saint Rose Academy, Deby Alfano

“My dream house is a coffee spill! I love coffee but if it spills, well, that’s a problem. I tried to make a problem into something that a lot of people will love. I messed up a lot but as Bob Ross said, ‘Happy Little Accidents!’ This house is made so elderly people can jump right into a spill and not clean it up.”

Fourth Grade Honorable Mention Winner

Adrian Torres
W.J. Christian K-8 School, Jennifer Jones

“My house is for aliens in outer space. It is made out of bibranium. The house is located in the middle of the Milky Way galaxy. It is special because it is made of a very special material, and it is protected. It has a slide to the main planet (it is technically a private island).”

Fifth Grade 1st Place Winner

Quinn Castleman
Oak Mountain Intermediate School, Leigh Walker

“My house is made for my family which has 8 kids and 2 adults. Some of us like reading so I made a cool tree library. There is a gaming room. The extra room that’s on the side is a guest room but also if someone needs a temporary change, a permanent one. On the roof there is a teleportation pad and a sandbox that’s bigger than usual because why not! Above the kitchen is a loft for my oldest brother. There is also a cloud to read on with a comfy chair.”

Fifth Grade 2nd Place Winner

Kacey Delgado
Saint Rose Academy, Deby Alfano

“My dream house is a normal house, but it has an underwater room. There is a machine that cleans out the dirty water and sends it to the house for people to drink. The underwater room has a protective glass. The door leading to the house is a yellow shell. When the sun is pointing to the house it makes the color darker. The wires are where the water gets sent to the house. I like my gorgeous house because it helps people from paying the expensive water bill.”

Fifth Grade 3rd Place Winner

Olivia Davis
Shades Cahaba Elementary School, DeShaundra Johnson

“My dream house is in the mountains, and it is a place with no other life but animals and my 10 dogs. There is so pollution and it is a safe and peaceful place.”

Fifth Grade Honorable Mention Winner

Kate Powell
Crestline Elementary School, Lauren Fowler

“My dream house is something that I would actually want to live in. The big panel of windows makes sure that even though you are inside the bright and happy feeling of the sun can be right there with you. The window panel also has a button that you can move a set of blinds to cover the window whenever you want. On the side of the house the porch has a TV and a comfy swing to read or watch TV as you enjoy the outside. Lastly you are surrounded by trees and lots of beautiful scenery!”

Fifth Grade Honorable Mention Winner

Ann Parker Henderson
Shades Cahaba Elementary School, DeShaundra Johnson

“To start off, my dream house consists of one that provides connection, a sense of support and shared content, as well as a cultivated community where all are accepted for their components, convictions, or notions, even if differing from my own. This is my personal home.”