<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/architecture-students-take-top-prizes-in-gulf-coast-competition.php" dsn="blogs"><pubDate>05/15/2026</pubDate><title>Architecture students take top prizes in Gulf Coast Competition</title><main-featured>true</main-featured><category-featured>true</category-featured><summary>Several fourth-year Louisiana Tech University Architecture students competed in the Gulf Coast Green Conference Student Competition in Houston in April. The competition challenged students of all fields to design for the conference theme, Cycle: Where Ends Become Beginnings. Five finalists, including teams from Texas A&amp;M and Prairie View A&amp;M, were selected to present at the conference.</summary><image><img src="/news/_images/architecture-gulf-coast-competition.jpg" alt="Three architecture students stand near their presentation board"/></image><tags><tag>Liberal Arts</tag><tag>Students</tag></tags></item>