Last week we discovered various methods by which one can analyze a site and its conditions. With introductions from both the architects, HDR and AltusWorks, and construction managers at Turner, the students learned what basic questions to ask and qualities of the site’s surrounding are most helpful during analysis. After these quick tips and some instruction […]

Despite windy conditions and brisk temperatures ACE Team 2 braved the Chicago night on November 18th to visit a construction site managed by Turner; luckily the building was totally enclosed and nearing completion! This site visit to Illinois Masonic’s new hospital building was especially exciting as some of our returning students, all seniors at various

This Monday, November 11th is the IIT Field trip.  You can still register at : http://admissions.iit.edu/undergraduate/vis Details: When: Nov. 11 9:45 AM- 3:00 PM  Where: 10 W. 33rd st. Perlstien Hall This is a great opportunity to see a campus!

Week 13 Recap Last week we broke up into three groups: architecture, engineering, and construction administration respectively and began the design of the building in earnest. As our design progresses remember how we our theme Make-Watch-Play and how we can work to make it sustainable. LEED Checklist Where We Go From Here Next meeting: Goettsch

Week 10 Recap Last class we went over information related to architectural education and practice. For those of you who missed it, here are sites that can prove helpful in choosing architecture programs: NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board- approves architectural programs at the university level) www.naab.org NCARB (National Council of Architectural Accreditation Boards- professional licensing)

Week 9 Recap Alright, I missed last week’s meeting, but rumor has it that the sustainability activity was a lot of fun.  (Someone will have to fill me in on it at this week’s meeting.) Like Mike said in his e-mail everyone has a homework assignment: Read the LEED checklist that is attached below and pick 3 credits you

Week 8 Recap Happy New Year! After a long holiday break, we got back into the swing of things this week and begain to build models of our site.  While they are far from complete, the neighborhood is already starting to take shape. To explore the various modeling techniques used by architects we broke into three

Hi Teams 1, 2, and 3: Happy Holidays!! Hope things are going great for you and for your teams. Before you break we wanted to send you information on the Chicago Scholars program application process and ask that you give it to the relevant students on your team. Briefly, Chicago Scholars is an organization that

Week 8 Recap Remember we will not be meeting for a few weeks!  In the meantime enjoy the holidays and let’s get ready to start with our feet running on the project in 2013. For all of you that missed this week’s meeting, you missed out on Architecture 101.  We learned about plan, elevation, and

Week 7 Recap Alright, it’s official – I have no idea what week it is.  I thought last week was week 6, but apparently our past meeting on Tuesday was the 6th or 7th week. Anyways, I am just going to pretend our last meeting was week 7 and keep moving on. For all of