Summer Build Program At the beginning of week 8, Randy Herbstman, SE, from Halvorson and Partners came in to talk about the ACE Community Design and Build 7-week summer program where the students, after their design experience, work on areal project and build something by the end of the summer. Every summer there is a …
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 …
Team 4 has been busy at work finalizing their project. Now that massing is complete, the students continued to work in teams to refine the component details. The mentors from Thornton Tomasetti explained the different types of structures to the students and worked with the team to determine the material and lateral system best suited …
Team 3 is in the final stretch this week! We are finishing up the design and beginning to put the presentation together.
This week Team 3 did a brief tutorial of BIM (building information modeling) and the students started using Revit to begin their building massing models.
This week Team 3’s ACE meeting began with a brief overview of ARUP’s sound lab and structural engineering. ARUP’s sound lab showed students the importance of the acoustics of a space. And the structural presentation gave a brief overview of structural concepts and materials. Concepts such as how live loads and dead load contribute to the total load of …
I would like to extend a thank you to each of our talented and hardworking ACE students who participated this summer; and of course to the many supporters of our summer program! ACE Chicago Board of Directors, Associate Board, and Supporting Professional Firms Chicago Public Schools, Careers and Technical Education Curie Metro High School the Archer Heights …
