Future City Region

Texas (Houston) 

Deadlines & Dates

City
Essay

December 27, 2024

City
Model

January 18, 2025

City
Presentation

January 18, 2025

City
Q&A

January 18, 2025

Regional
Competition

January 18, 2025

Project
Plan:

Part 1

November 8, 2024

Part 2

November 22, 2024

Part 3

December 6, 2024

Part 4

December 20, 2024

About this Region

Regional Coordinator(s)

Moiz Husain

Welcome to the Texas (Houston) Region!

 

The 2024-2025 competition cycle marks the 27th regional event for the Texas (Houston) Region!

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If you have questions, don’t hesitate to contact us.

 

Sincerely,

Moiz F. Husain, FCC Houston Coordinator

Moiz Husain
Regional Coordinator

Texas Houston Region Future City Sponsors

Become a Sponsor!

Our region has partnered via affiliation agreement with the FC-Houston Foundation (EIN: #86-254-5989) and established the link below for those entities wishing to contribute to the Texas (Houston) Regional Future City Competition Fund:

Individual, Family or Friends Sponsors: Any amount to support our local competition.

Corporate Sponsors:

  • Bronze Sponsor ($250): Sponsor’s logo displayed in the regional competition program. Sponsor to provide logo information.
  • Silver Sponsor ($251 – $500): Includes the Bronze privilege plus the sponsor can select a special award to be presented to the team that best exemplifies a specific quality or design aspect. The award will contain the name of the sponsoring company or society.
  • Gold Sponsor ($501 – $1000): All of the Silver privileges plus sponsors have the option of having a half page advertisement in the regional competition program.
  • Platinum Sponsor ($1,001 – $2,000): All of the Silver privileges plus sponsors have the option of a full page advertisement in the regional competition program, promotional display table in common area, and option to include technology grant with special award.

Diamond Sponsor ($2,000 +): All of the Platinum privileges plus sponsors special recognition and sponsorship plaque presentation and the privilege of being a final competition round judge.

2025 Theme:

Above the Current – Design a “floating” city. Demonstrate two innovative examples of how your floating city works and keeps its citizen healthy and safe.

 

COMPETITION DATE:
Saturday Jan 17-18, 2025
7am – 5pm

SETUP:
Friday Jan 17, 2025
6pm – 8pm

LOCATION:
NASA Gilruth Center
18600 Space Center Blvd, Houston, TX 77058

 2024 Regional Results:

  • Regional Winner – Team Fursa – Al-Hadi School of Accelerative Learning
  • 2nd Place – Team Shangri La – Cedar Valley Middle School
  • 3rd Place – Team Aquatopia – Hill Country Middle School
  • 4th Place – Team East Baton Rouge – Westdale Middle School
  • 5th Place – Team Damascus Syria – The Circle School

2024 Special Awards Results:

  • National Council of Examiners for Engineers & Surveying (NCEES) Award – Team Pasciphycanniya – JSTEM Academy
  • Project Management Institute Educational Foundation (PMIEF) Award – Team Avenir – The Village School
  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Award – Team Harikou City – Angelton J H School
  • Best Spaced Based Design – Team Serenity – Cedar Valley Middle School
  • Best Environmental Friendly – Team Voltare Springs – St. Stephen’s Episcopal School
  • Best Residential Zone – Team Saverne – St. Stephen’s Episcopal School
  • Best Manufacturing Zone – Team ElectriCitiyzen – Beckendorff J H
  • Areeb’s Memorial Award – Team Damascus Syria – The Circle School
  • People’s Choice Award – Team Vikings of the Future – The Village School
  • Most Creative Use of Materials – Team Airadise – St. Stephen’s Episcopal School
  • Best City Infrastructure – Team JSTEM Atlantis – JSTEM Academy
  • Best Moving Part – Team East Baton Rouge –  Westdale Middle School
  • Rookie Team of the Year – Team Hexi – Odyssey Academy – Bay Area
  • Best Engineered Project – Sponsored by Binkley Barfield – Team Fursa – Al-Hadi School of Accelerative Learning
  • Texas Institute of Transportation Engineers (TexITE) Award – Team Nyanza-Sagara – Al-Hadi School of Accelerative Learning

Regional Committee Recognitions Results:

  • Educator – Hannah Herbert (Rene A. Rost Middle School)
  • Mentor – Stacy Chang (Hill Country Middle School)
  • Students – Madilyn Whitmore (Westdale Middle School) and Sakina Mirza (Al-Hadi School of Accelerative Learning)
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