In our previous ACE session we split into three groups and discussed the building program.  From our previous discussion we came to the conclusion to design a residence tower for college students in the neighborhood. We pulled out three large white boards and started jotting down ideas. Everyone did a great job in listing a […]

Great job everyone on your site presentation proposals. Our site will be at the intersection of Rush and Chicago. Everyone did a great job in presenting their ideas on why the site would be a great location for our project. Issues that were discussed related to site surroundings, such as historical structures or construction site

RACE TO THE SKY! This week we met at GSA and took on the challenge of not only building the tallest 25”in. skyscraper, but structuring it to support ten pennies once completed. The only materials allowed were note cards and tape. At the end of the night all teams executed the assignment and created exciting

This week students rotated between stations in the office. Each of the stations was specific to a service in the building industry. Many of the activities ranged from making edible concrete pudding to creating paper architecture. Below is a description of some of the exercises at each station. Hopefully these exercises helped create an understanding

Welcome students and mentors! A recap on what has taken place in ACE these past few weeks. INTRODUCTION: We kicked off our first meeting by pairing students and mentors. Pairs shared stories and discussed how they became involved in ACE. It is great to know everyone is interested in making this a fun and educational

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!

Team 4 spent week 6 exploring the concept of modular design. Since the year’s project will be a modular school design, the students worked on creating small, conceptual models of spaces they thought could be repeated and work into a flexible school environment. They started out doing this individually and then later on broke into

Team 4 kicked-off week 2 with a fast and furious two phase design activity. After a presentation from Cannon on “What is an Architect?”, the students were split into two groups for Phase 1. Each group was tasked with designing a sculpture for a local highschool. They received a box of materials and instructions, but the catch

Team A tackling an issue with the Team B design – one wall was supposed to be made of a stack of books.

Attention Students:  Please join ACE on our annual campus visit to the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, coming up Saturday March 10.  The trip is free to all ACE students and includes travel by coach bus, breakfast, lunch and a fantastic and informative tour for all students planning to attend college. We will be hosted upon