Association of Collegiate
Schools of Architecture

Find past issues of the "ACSA Update" email. You will find news on upcoming ACSA programs, important deadlines, job and networking opportunities, and editorials from our board members and affiliate partners.

Watch lectures by Gregg Pasquarelli, Thom Mayne, Paolo Tombesi, and select panel discussions from our ACSA Conferences on the post-conference page.

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Did you miss ACSA101 in San Francisco? Watch Gregg Pasquarelli's keynote lecture and listen to the "Aspirations of Leadership" session.

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Launched in January 2012, ARCHIVE is a online exhibition of faculty and student projects and stories intended for the public to better understand the experience of architecture school. Funded and supported by ACSA as part of their 100-year anniversary celebration.

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November 14-16, 2013 | Providence, RI

Host School: Rhode Island School of Design
Co-chairs: William Morrish, Parsons The New School for Design; Pradeep Sharma, RISD

October 17-19, 2013, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Host School: Florida Atlantic University
Co-chairs: Anthony Abbate, FAU; Francis Lyn, FAU; Rosemary Kennedy, Queensland University of Technology

SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED - April 22, 2013

April 10-12, 2014 in Miami Beach

March 21-24, 2012
San Francisco, CA

Host School: California College of the Arts
Co-chairs: Ila Berman, California College of the Arts; Ed Mitchell, Yale University

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The program challenges students to rethink Castle Pinckney, an abandoned 19th century fort, situated on an island within the Charleston, South Carolina harbor.

The program challenges students to explore a variety of issues related to the use of fabric in design. Students are invited to investigate how fabric structures can be integrated in the design of a resort hotel.     

The program challenges students to explore a variety of issues related to the use of steel in design and construction. Category I proposes a pedestrian bridge, and Category II is an open program. 

The design challenge is to envision a wood mid-rise, mixed-use complex with affordable housing units in Red Hook, Brooklyn, a neighborhood in-flux, yet increasingly vibrant.  

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ACSA is pleased to announce the 2013-2014 Architectural Education Awards "Call for Submissions & Nominations."

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ACSA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2012-13 Architectural Education Awards. This year, over 20 schools are represented among the architectural educators honored for their exemplary work in areas such as building design, community collaborations, scholarship, and service. 

To honor the best practices in school-based design-build projects.

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To recognize programs that demonstrate how faculty, students, and community/civic clients work to realize common objectives. 

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To represent theoretical investigations advancing the general understanding of the discipline of architecture. The awards recognize exemplary built and unbuilt work that reflect upon practice and research. 

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Recognizing the importance of good education in housing design to produce architects ready for practice in a wide range of areas and able to be capable leaders and contributors to their communities.

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Certificate of Recognition: To recognize the work of faculty, administrators, or students in creating effective methods and models to achieve greater diversity in curricula, school personnel, and student bodies, specifically to incorporate the participation and contributions of historically under-represented groups or contexts.