The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) is pleased to announce the fifteenth annual steel design student competition for the 2014-2015 academic year. Administered by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), the program is intended to challenge students, working individually or in teams, to explore a variety of design issues related to the use of steel in design and construction.
-- WINNERS ANNOUNCED --
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THE OPPORTUNITIES
The 2014-2015 Steel Design Student Competition will offer architecture students the opportunity to compete in two separate categories. A total of $14,000 will be distributed in cash prizes.
Category I LIBRARY:
“Our ambition is to redefine the Library as an institution no longer exclusively dedicated to the book, but as an information store where all potent forms of media – new and old – are presented equally and legibly. In an age where information can be accessed anywhere, it is the simultaneity of all media and, more importantly, the curatorship of their contents that will make the Library vital.” -- Rem Koolhaas
Category II OPEN:
offers architecture students the opportunity to select a site and building program using steel as the primary material. This competition category permits the greatest amount of flexibility for any building type.
Students may not enter both categories of the competition.
SCHEDULE
| January 2015 | Registration Opens |
April 1, 2015 (extended)
| Registration Deadline (free registration) |
| May 20, 2015 | Submission Deadline |
August 2015
| Winners Announced |
| Fall 2015 | Publication of Summary Book |
ADVANTAGES OF STEEL
Structural steel offers a number of benefits in building design including the capacity to bear great loads in tension and compression, high resiliency and performance under harsh and difficult conditions, (e.g., earthquakes and hurricanes) and the ability to span great distances with minimum material. Steel can be shaped by many processes, ranging from standard rolled sections to custom castings and digitally generated components. It can be prefabricated and delivered for site assembly, and it can be erected quickly under almost any weather condition to meet tight construction schedules. Similarly, steel’s wide use for building cladding highlights its durability, technical capabilities and aesthetic versatility.
Steel can be easily modified during the life cycle of a building to accommodate changing occupant requirements. As the most recycled material in the world, steel is an environmentally sound building material choice. Today, structural steel is 97% recycled with the primary source being automobiles. Architects praise the natural beauty of steel and are excited about exposing it in the design of their structures to emphasize grace, slenderness and strength, and in their building envelopes to enhance environmental performance and aesthetic character.
JURORS Category I - LIBRARY
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Annette W. LeCuyer
| University at Buffalo, SUNY
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Margaret Sullivan
| Margaret Sullivan Studio
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Paul D. Endres
| Endres Studio
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Category II - OPEN
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Daniel Butko
| University of Oklahoma
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Robert Easter
| Hampton University
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Tyler Ashworth
| HKS Architects
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+ Download the full 14-15 Steel Competition Program (pdf)
LINKS
+ Design Guidelines (Category I & II) + Category I LIBRARY + Category II OPEN + Resources (Category I & II) + Competition Rules (Category I & II)
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Registration
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Submissions
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Download the full 14-15 Steel Competition Program (PDF)
CONTACTS
For questions please contact:
Eric Wayne Ellis
Director of Operations and Programs
eellis@acsa-arch.org
202.785.2324
| Angela DeGeorge
Programs Manager
adegeorge@acsa-arch.org
202.785.2324 |
COMPETITION ORGANIZERS