Pick a bridge and sell the idea… “Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen” -Ralph Waldo Emerson What: Bridge Design + Bridge Presentations Where: VOA Associates, 224 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1400 When: Thursday, January 21, 5:00 – 7:00 pm Why: The Bridge Design/ Redesign and Construction Challenge begins with a competition […]
Students and mentors met at Thornton Tomasetti’s office. CannonDesign gave a presentation to the students to show precedents of the different types of programs and the variety of scale that could be built. The students were then divided into 6 teams each representing a different program. Team 1: Kitchen / Culinary Lab Team 2: Gym /
Students and mentors met at Thornton Tomasetti’s office. Two activities were arranged for the students. The first activity was arranged to teach the students about project management. Students were divided into teams. Each team was given a budget and a brief. Teams were required to build the tallest tower possible that was able to hold a stack
Students and mentors met at Thornton Tomasetti’s office. Students were divided into five teams to explore the opportunities of the Site and Program. Each team was allocated a different category to explore program opportunities. Team 1: Perform Team 2: Collaborate Team 3: Play Team 4: Relax Team 5: Make Once each team had come up with
Students and mentors met at Thornton Tomasetti’s office. Students were divided into four teams to go to the site and study different conditions of the site and to come back with 10 observations per team. Each team was given a specific site condition to investigate. Team 1 : Design Context Team 2: Site Logistics Team 3:
Bridge Analysis… “We build too many walls and not enough bridges.” -Isaac Newton What: Site Analysis Presentation + Bridge Site Visit Where: Gilbane, 225 West Wacker, Suite 2160 (Floor 21) When: Thursday, January 14, 5:00 – 7:00 pm Why: Site Analysis is an important initial step to a project. During this meeting, we discussed the various site factors that one
This week the students met at Clune for a presentation about construction, project management, scheduling and the like. They were then given a value in design and construction exercise. With a time limit and strict money cap for supplies, they had to budget for, plan and build a structure that would span 6″ and, with a multitude
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We began the night’s meeting by revisiting our three options for our final project. The three options were Theatre, Sports Museum, or a Low-rise Mixed-use building. Students broke up into the same groups from last week to finalize their “discussion” points. They had to come up with pros for the project they were representing and cons
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IPD Presentation At week 6 of ACE, after a nice potato bar dinner at HDR’s brand new office, we reviewed construction contracts – we covered the traditional process, design-bid-build which is the most common contract, the design build where everything is done in-house, and the collaborative approach of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), and how the
The Competition Begins… “Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson What: Owner’s Rep Presentation + Brainstorming Inspirational Boards Where: VOA Associates, 224 South Michigan Ave, Suite 1400 When: Thursday, January 7, 5:00 – 7:00 pm Why: Important Files: 2015_CIRT Design Competion Boards