ACE’s field trip to IIT is coming up this Friday 11/18/11 (CPS is off that day) from 1 pm to 4 pm.  The trip will include a campus tour, presentation by admissions counselor, and tour of Crown Hall with a professor.  If you are interested in engineering at IIT let me know and we can […]

This Week: CONTRARY to our schedule, we will be meeting at GSA’s office this Thursday, November 17, 2011. Their office is located at 230 S. Dearborn, in Suite 3600 (on the 36th floor): The entrance looks like this: You should enter on Dearborn (the North-South street) just North of Jackson (the East-West street). You will have to go through a

At our meeting last week Team One went VERTICAL!!  Our students and mentors got a first-hand look at Roosevelt University’s New Vertical Campus building.  The building was designed by Team One mentor group VOA Associates. [slideshow] VOA worked with Roosevelt University to develop this distinctive 35-story tower to house academic, student life and administrative spaces

I don’t know about your thoughts on the matter, but this past week’s ACE meeting was certainly a success with some super-hot models and all.  Smokin’ hot.  No, literally, I’m pretty sure someone set something on fire when learning how cut foam in the model shop.  (For legal purposes, and for peace of mind to

Just a reminder for week 4, this Wednesday November 16, 2011 we will be going to the Roosevelt University Vertical Campus construction site! Please remember to wear close-toed shoes (hard soles if ya got ’em), long pants, and dress warm if its cold (which it probably will be). And… Don’t forget your permission slips. Below is

ACE Students, An optional field trip to IIT’s campus has been arranged for next Friday, November 18, from noon to 4pm.  Students will meet with ACE mentors and IIT faculty on campus; we will tour architecture studios, engineering classrooms, student dorms and other campus buildings.  To sign up for the trip, or for more information,

This Week: According to our schedule, we will be meeting at Lend Lease’s office Thursday, November 10, 2011. Yes, we discussed something else last week, but we were wrong and we’re going to stick to the schedule. Our office is located at 1 N. Wacker Drive, in Suite 850 (on the 8th floor): The entrance looks like

College Night!! Mentors, wearing their best college sweaters, talked with students about the college application process  and shared their own personal college/career stories.  Team One also visited The Chicago Model on display at the Chicago Architectural Foundation: [slideshow] P.S. Team One don’t forget that this week we will be going on a construction site visit

Students great job on the first week of the ACE Program! Inspired by the Halloween season and the architectural tradition of the Beaux Arts Ball students where given the task of designing and constructing architecturally-inspired, creatively constructed, elegantly engineered hat for a mentor.  The catch, students were limited to using only spaghetti and tape to

Ah fall! The time for pumpkin spice lattes, busting back out the winter coats, and disappointment as my college football team screws itself once again into making its way into a BCS national championship after an overly aggressive pre-season hype. ALSO, it’s time for ACE to return to full swing…it’s the first time I’ve been