ACSANEWS october 2007
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Autodesk and ACSA Integrated Practice Project Call for nominations
Submissions Deadline October 15, 2007 16
Description Autodesk and ACSA have partnered to develop an Integrated Studio project. The project will document the efforts at ACSA member schools in which emerging design and project delivery methods are being taught in studio. The project will illustrate how building information modeling (BIM), technologies can be used as a platform for collaboration among participants in design, engineering and construction. The Integrated Studio will encourage collaborative work in the studio among disciplines and will seek to teach students to produce a comprehensive architectural project using building information modeling tools such as Revit Architecture, and other design tools such as Autodesk 3ds Max for visualization. The project will feature the efforts at selected member schools in a multimedia video (subject to change for Phase II). The video will include interviews with the students and faculty and will feature images and drawings from the studio work. The goal will be to exemplify the use of BIM across the disciplines to enable students from areas of architecture, design and civil engineering to collaborate on a project in preparation for professional practice. The Integrated Studio project will be conducted in two phases. Phase I will focus on an ACSA Member School and will commence in the fall of 2007. Phase II of the project will focus on additional ACSA member school studios and will commence in 2008. Schools selected
to participate will be contacted in late fall to determine the next steps. Please contact ACSA for more information. Benefits for Selected Studios Selected studio will receive a $5,000.00 honorarium (approximately $200 per student and $1,000.00 for faculty members) along with Autodesk design software such as Revit Architecture to use for this project. Autodesk will also provide an onsite tutorial of Autodesk software applicable to the project. Promotion of the school, faculty, and students work will be featured on ACSA website, at ACSA Annual Meeting, and on a DVD documentary distributed to all member schools. Submission Requirements Lead faculty member should send a one page (maximum) proposal outlining studio goals, activities, typical studio size, year in architecture curriculum, and what students learn about emerging project delivery methods. Attachments to the proposal should include instructor’s CV, a letter of school support, and information about any existing relationships or partnerships with engineering faculty or students. Send proposals to Eric Ellis, ACSA Project Manager at: eellis@acsa-arch.org.
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Download the competition program booklet at www.acsa-arch.org. Registration will be online beginning December 2007.