On October 30, Pumpkitecture returned to the hallowed depths of the Center for Architecture to close out the 14th edition of the Archtober festival. The annual architectural pumpkin-carving competition brought together five New York City-based design firms as they went gourd to gourd to compete for the prized Pritzerpumpkin.

Although they were provided with a standard set of pumpkin carving tools, firms were encouraged to bring additional (non-flammable and non-hazardous) tools and materials. After an hour and 15 minutes of carving, our esteemed jury picked from the patch of jack-o-lanterns and jack-o-lantern affiliates (see the People's Pumpkin) and selected Quennell Rothschild & Partners as the winner of the evening’s highest honors. The jury also bestowed several Pathetic Consolations (Honorable Mentions) upon the other wretched teams. Meanwhile, our dreadful audience arose from their graves to cast their ballots and nominated SO-IL as the winner of the People’s Pumpkin.

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Awards

Pritzkerpumpkin: The Mighty Carbon Cruncher by QReePY (Quennell Rothschild & Partners)
People's Choice: The Wicked Witches of DLR Group

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‍Pathetic Consolations (Honorable Mentions)

Best Long-Term Planning: SO-IL
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Most Well-RAT: NYRAT by New York Review of Architecture‍‍

Most Spirited Gender F*ckery: Lady Liberty by Rafael Viñoly Architects

Congratulations to the winners! Thank you to all the participating firms, the 100+ audience members, and our esteemed jury for a festive evening.

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‍Jury:
Elijah Bobo, Environmental Graphic Designer, Once–Future Office
Mark Krotov, Publisher and Co-editor, n+1
Sasha Topolnytska, Adjunct Professor, Spitzer School of Architecture, City College of New York; Founder, Farmmm Studio
Peter Zuspan, AIA, Principal, Bureau V Architecture