BLA students take first place in The Concussion Legacy Foundation 24 hour design challenge

Fourth year Bachelor of Landscape Architecture students, Jack Mosquite and Emil Kovacevic were participants and award winners from the Brains and Brawn Design Challenge hosted by The Concussion Legacy Foundation of Canada and iBoost Zone. The design challenge was a 24 hour event hosted by Ryerson University from February 7th to 8th with participants encompassing of teams competing from various South Ontario Universities. The design hacks ultimate goal was to produce and present a concept and prototype of a solution for minimizing and avoiding physical contact in youth sports with an emphasis on concussion prevention. In competition with engineering, kinesiology and business students, Jack and Emil were the only ones who came with a design background and mindset. This ended up being their strength making them and their idea stand out from the completion. Jack and Emil worked continuously through the entire 24 hour period and produced and presented an idea which earned them the major prize of the competition. Jack and Emil are continuing to refine and perfect their idea to submit for the follow-up fellowship program to develop their idea under the aid of The Concussion Legacy Foundation of Canada. 

Photo left to right:  Jack Mosquite (BLA student); Brian Bulcke (an organizer of the Brains and Brawn Design Challenge); and Emil Kovacevic (BLA student).

Photo left to right:  Emil Kovacevic (BLA student); Samantha Bureau (of the Concussion Legacy Foundation); and Jack Mosquite (BLA student).

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