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This year's LEGO Building Competition on Oct. 8 at the Maui Fair attracted 4th- and 5th-grade students from five Maui schools. It was sponsored by the American Institute of Architects Maui Chapter in conjunction with the state Department of Education, Maui District.
First place went to the Kamehameha Schools Maui team of Kekai Apana, Dane Lee and Kaleikaumaka Roback; second was Kamali'i Elementary's team of Kaiya Alger, Jackson Noble and Hannah Mantia; and third was Kihei Charter's team of Caleb Abodeely, Samson Ching and Carissa Cuentas.
Also competing were the Haiku Elementary team of Logan Haberstroh and Tyler Kintaro, and the Pukalani Elementary team of Kin Hunt and Micah Yoshida.
"The annual AIA Lego Competition is an engaging event where children get to express their creativity, fuel their enthusiasm and practice teamwork in a competitive setting," said Tanner Morrin of Architectural Design & Construction Inc., one of this year's contest judges. "With an event like this that fosters an interest in architecture for the next generation, everyone goes home a winner."
Each team was challenged to design and construct a building structure with a LEGO bucket set in 40 minutes. Entries were judged on various elements, including overall presentation, aesthetics, structural integrity, spatial quality, teamwork and work ethics.
Judges, in addition to Morrin, were Aliki Biniaris, Associate AIA of Biniaris Sotirios Architect; Marie Kimmey, AIA of Kimmey Unabia Architects Ltd.; Reenie McCormick, AIA of Architectural Design & Construction Inc.; and Peter Niess, AIA of Maui Architectural Group Inc. Durwin Kiyabu, AIA of Architectural Design & Construction Inc., was event coordinator.