08/02/13 Safety First Two representatives came from Mortenson Construction to talk about safety on the construction sites and about jobs in the field of engineering, architecture, and construction. They supplied us with safety hats, glasses, and gloves. A group of us worked on staining the bench backings. Another group worked on pouring in the concrete […]
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7/31/2013 Further Developments Design Decisions Since the client meeting, we finalized a more precise budget and decided we have the resources to build two benches and a game table. We split into Design and Build teams for the table and the bench, the Design teams working on design and construction documents, while the Build teams
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7/17/2013 Client Meeting Our Design-Build team presented the proposal ideas to the Ping Tom Park Advisory Council at the Chinese American Service League. Criticism The Advisory Council supported a temporary installment to facilitate park district approval, form a prototype, and combat vandalism. They wanted the design to be temporary but durable, and movable, but not easily
6/28/2013 Design Charrette The ACE Design Build team traveled to the Chinese American Service League to host a design charrette for Ping Tom Memorial Park. The design was initially supposed to be for a community garden, but as we split into different teams, new ideas surfaced. Approximately 20 ACE representatives, 10 community members, and multiple
-August 28, 2013 – The ACE Associate Board will be hosting the 7th Annual Summer Fundraiser! Tickets are on sale NOW! Save $10 and order your tickets online at: http://acesummerfun2013.eventbrite.com/ When: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Where: Vertigo Sky Lounge at Dana Hotel & Spa 2 West Erie Chicago, IL We are still looking for
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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
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Congratulations to all the students who completed the 2012-2013 ACE Mentor program. Monday’s presentations were fantastic!
Last week, we got back together in our work groups and kept working on the different aspects of the project. The presentation layout was defined and we all realized how much work we have left to do! Below, some images of the different teams working… Exterior Walls working on our 3D Model.. …our Structural team
On weeks 11 and 12, Team 7 started to develop the project (short-stack tower) by starting to think about the floor layouts, structures and facade design. Students were given papers shaped proportionally to the kind of program required in the building, and it was their job to cut it / place them as they thought would best
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On week 13 was the ACE luncheon, an event organized to help raise funds for ACE student scholarships and present to various contributors and teams what ACE is about and what we have achieved so far in ACE history and the year. Some ACE students were lucky to attend the event and sit with different
