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2013 ARC: Evolution or Revolution?

August 24, 2012
As we prepare for the 2013 NAAB Accreditation Review Conference, the ACSA Board of Directors would like to hear your thoughts on some of the most pressing issues regarding conditions and procedures. Every week leading up to the Administrators Conference in Austin, we will ask one question for your feedback. Please share these with your colleagues and keep the conversation going. Please comment below.

Question: How much should we change the Conditions?



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5 Comments

  1. 1 mens tank top 05 Apr
    Virtually all articles that are accepted as publishable in JAE require some amount of rewriting. In cases where the two referees are split on the recommendations between acceptance and rejection, the executive editor will make the final decision.
  2. 2 Kathryn Prigmore 16 Sep

    As Vernooy stated, the ambiguity the remains in some of the requirements - even after two revisions that I am aware of -  needs to be resolved.  Teams continue to have debates during visits over general issues which take time away form the primary mission:

    What does this mean?
    Why is this in this section?

    Is this the same as this?

    I can give details if needed.

     

  3. 3 5150 31 Aug
    "The NAAB Accreditation Review Conference (ARC) is the profession's
    opportunity to revise and reaffirm the minimum standards for
    professional education of architects."  -That's a major problem right there.  Both NAAB and NCARB have disturbingly narrow definitions of what architects (can) do.  Providing even more opportunity for the "profession" to steer the direction of architecture and design programs to suit their own myopic and stale agendas is stifling growth, evolution, and experimentation at the academic level.  The result is young architects who actually know very little about spatial experience and a design process, because they're constantly being told that "comprehensive" design obligations are what really matter (taught through "comprehensive" design studios).
  4. 4 Andrew Vernooy 27 Aug

    The new organization with the SPC divided into three major categories is excellent. It is thoughtful. But, the individual language for some of the criteria is convoluted and hard to address in a manner that is unambiguous. I can be more specific if you are interested. Thanks for asking. 

  5. 5 prescott muir 25 Aug
    For one who is currently completing our APR, it would be a great help if the format for syllabi and faculty c.v.'s didn't change  so that we can format accordingly in anticipation of future submittals. Why the format was changed from 2007 is beyond me.

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