Monday As a group we choose a T-Shirt design winner. We also researched and analyzed Chicago rain fall for collecting water on site( Childrens Garden of Hope). We look up precendent projects that are similair to what we are doing to help with our ideas and designs. Tuesday We Practice with plan,section and elevations view […]

Student Summary: On Thursday, the first day of the workshop, we were introduced to each other and our host school, Currie Metropolitan. We had our woodshop orientation where we leaned power tool safety and general shop safety. Also, we had our first day in the Architecture lab, and understand what tools we will be using

Carpenter_Tectonics in Architectural Education_students Tygart_Drury University Design Build Bandanes_The Architect as Builder Readings are due on Thursday June 28.

Team, Welcome to the 2012 ACE DB Workshop!  I’m anticipating a smooth kickoff to our third year of the summer program and very excited about our  team and our 2012 client.  Our student team will be bigger (and better..!) than the previous two years, with 19 confirmed students and 2 collegiate teaching assistants.  The team

COLLEGIATE ASSISTANT WANTED FOR ACE DESIGN BUILD WORKSHOP ACE is seeking one to two students who have an interest in design, construction, and community development to assist with this year’s summer program.  The collegiate assistant will fully participate in the summer Workshop as both a team member and teaching assistant.  It is hoped that the

[slideshow] Good news to report regarding the 2011 Design Build project- fabrication has finally begun and a mockup review was held this morning with representatives from ACE, the Chicago Department of Transportation, and West Humboldt Park.  Photos are displayed above and we hope to see it completed and installed this spring!  Congratulations again to the

Attention ACE students, Please be reminded that ACE will announce our 2011/2012 internships and scholarships at the final presentations on March 27!  Online applications are due by February 27 and we encourage every participating ACE student to apply.  Detailed instructions for the on-line scholarship application may be found here – ACE 2012_Scholarship Instructions to Students and the

• Student Summary: During Week 6 we started to create a scale model of our design at 3”=1’, it has been very complicated to accomplish that in the small amount of time we have left. Everything has been coming along, all the hand drawings have been finished or almost finished. Last week Bernie Schmidt came

[slideshow] Student Summary: In week 5 we continued working hard on the two different models. We worked hard  on both models and drawings to present them in a way so that the community members could make their decision. On July 19, we had a meeting with the community members and in that meeting both the

Student Summary: Last week we have been working very hard to finish scale models and structural designs for the two models. However, since they haven’t decided which project will proceed to be built, the students on the team will continue to work the same process for both models. Randy Herbsman came in to talk to