{"id":8089,"date":"2020-01-28T15:58:26","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T15:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroraengineers.com\/?p=8089"},"modified":"2025-09-22T11:29:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:29:59","slug":"students-rethink-infrastructure-for-resilient-future-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aroraengineers.com\/students-rethink-infrastructure-for-resilient-future-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Rethink Infrastructure for Resilient Future Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arora was very proud to once again sponsor the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.futurecityphilly.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Regional Future City Competition<\/a> held on January 18, 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/futurecity.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Future City<\/a>\u00a0is a national, STEM-based learning competition in which 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students\u00a0team up to envision, design, and build a city that exists at least 100 years in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, the competition addresses a current sustainability issue. This year\u2019s theme of &#8220;Future Resiliency&#8221; challenged participants to design a city that can guarantee a reliable water source for all its citizens.<\/p>\n<p>The competition includes several phases:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The design of a virtual city using SimCity software<\/li>\n<li>A narrative that describes the unique aspects of their city<\/li>\n<li>A city model, which students build to scale from recycled materials<\/li>\n<li>Developing a project plan<\/li>\n<li>A 7-minute presentation that allows each team to highlight what makes their city special<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thank you to Arora\u2019s Allan Stock, AIA, who volunteered as a day-of judge, and Donna Guzewski, PE, LEED Green Associate, who volunteered as a mentor for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ascsde.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">All Saints Catholic School<\/a> in Wilmington, the winners of &#8220;Outstanding First Year Team!&#8221; Congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dasd.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lionville Middle School<\/a>, the first-place winner in this year\u2019s competition, and to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stratfordfriends.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stratford Friends School<\/a>, the winner of Arora\u2019s \u201cRethinking Infrastructure for Future Resiliency\u201d award. 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