Instructor Summary: The design and ‘fabrication’ of a team shirt was used to illustrate the steps required in working with material fabricators during the building process.  The lesson intended to illustrate the several steps required between concept design (where students presented hand drawn designs in their sketchbooks) and fabrication/delivery of the t-shirts.  The winning designer […]

Student Summary: The Chicago Center for Green Technology was once a Brownfield- An illegal dump that stored tons of environmentally harmful waste.  However, it is now a leader in how to effectively use natural power such as solar and geothermal energy.  Thanks to the kind staff, we were given a tour to help obtain and stimulate ideas

Student Summary: On June 25th the ACE Mentor Program took a trip to Ujima Garden to view the site of our 2010 Summer Design Workshop client.  After reviewing and surveying the site we had several questions about the site.  Upon arriving on site we noticed the entrance gate was farther back the earlier anticipated.  We also

Student Summary: Not only are these kids learning their ABC’s, they are also learning the essentials to live a healthy life. They garden, do yoga, and they also eat healthy food which is grown from their own garden. When we first arrived, we were greeted by Founder & Executive Producer Sarah Elizabeth Ippel. We were 

Student Summary: The Design Charette day was fun and exciting.  Everyone enjoyed themselves.  Nita Gamble gave us the information about Ujima Garden to get us all started.  We also had guests who lent a helping hand.  We started on our own site plans in groups. we progressed a lot out of the little time we

Our client for this summer will be the West Humbolt Park Development Council and more specifically, the Ujima Community Garden Project.  They are building a sustainable urban garden (near Garfield Park on the West side) and have asked us to provide a master plan and to help them construct outdoor furniture, a place for tool

Instructor Summary: The 2010 Summer Design-Build Studio will meet regularly (M-Th) at Curie Metro High School between 8:00am and 12:30pm; Friday meetings will be off-campus and will involve trips to the project site and other related adventures.  Our team is comprised of 12 Chicago Public High School Students, 1 CPS Instructor, and 1 ACE program

A.C.E. / Chicago Public School’s Summer Design-Build Workshop Welcome to the 2010 inaugural ACE Summer Design-Build Workshop!  Please see the links above for program schedule, maps and contact information. The ACE / CPS Design-Build Workshop is a unique summer jobs program that develops design and construction skills though a 2-month, hands-on summer studio.  The workshop