<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/stories/2025/june/061625-nomad-project-red-dot-win.php" dsn="news"><link>https://coadstories.uh.edu/2025/nomad-project-secures-international-design-acclaim-for-pxd-lab/</link><featured/><top-stories/><homepage/><pubDate>06/16/2025 01:30:00 PM</pubDate><title>AI Project Secures International Acclaim for UH's Hines College of Architecture and Design</title><description>Last week, Red Dot announced that NOMAD, a groundbreaking AI-powered, screen-free hiking system by recent industrial design graduate Varshini Chouthri, has been awarded the prestigious recognition of Red Dot's 'Best of the Best,' placing it among the top design innovations worldwide.</description><image><img src="https://uh.edu/news-events/stories/2025/june/_images/061625-getty-hiking-nomad.jpg" alt="AI Project Secures International Acclaim for UH's Hines College of Architecture and Design" class="img-fluid"/></image><categories>Featured Story, Science[COMMA] Energy and Innovation, UH Homepage Banner Feature</categories><newsrooms/><newsroom-tags/></item>