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ACSA Update 06.07.13


June 7, 2013		ACSA / News / Careers / JAE
PROGRAMS + EVENTS Submit to the Upcoming JAE Design+ Issue Deadline: August 1, 2013 In addition to an Open Call, the JAE invites unpublished text-based (Scholarship of Design) and design-based (Design as Scholarship) submissions for publication in the Spring 2014 issue (Volume 68:1) that explores how architectural praxis and pedagogy are being transformed by techniques, modes of inquiry, issues, discourse, and operational tactics drawn from other disciplines. With 68:1, JAE is starting a new regular feature called “Pre-fabrications.” Visit JAEonline.org for more details. + LEARN MORE PROGRAMS + EVENTS ACSA Conference Acceptance Rates for Paper Submissions Each year, ACSA scholarly meetings provide architecture faculty an opportunity to present papers exchanging ideas in a variety of topics, including architectural theory, research, and teaching. We have compiled these acceptance rates on the ACSA website. + LEARN MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOREFRONT: Architects as Collaborative Leaders FOREFRONT is a conference jointly sponsored by the AIA Center for Integrated Practice, AIA Utah, and the University of Utah College of Architecture + Planning and is in partnership with ACSA. Presentations are sought on emerging technologies and the role of architects as leaders in designing and constructing our built environment. + LEARN MORE		ACSA NEWS SEND US YOUR SYLLABI! By Michael J. Monti HOW FAR? By Michael J. Monti CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA Regional News WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS Regional News + LEARN MORE ACSA CAREERS PROFESSOR/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DIVISION OF BUILDING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY City University of Hong Kong DIRECTOR OF THE AUSTRALIAN URBAN DESIGN RESEARCH CENTRE (AUDRC) University of Western Australia SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE – NON TENURE TRACK INSTRUCTOR VACANCIES Montana State University TEACHING FACULTY POSITION IN ARCHITECTURAL REPRESENTATION Drexel University + LEARN MORE ACSA COMMUNITY
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Meet the 2025 COTE Top Ten for Students Competition Juries! ⁠
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Category I: Foundation Level Jury⁠
Gail S. Brager - University of California, Berkeley (@ucberkeleyarch)⁠
Robert R. Lowe III - Anne Arundel Community College (@aacc_ach)⁠
Jessica April Ward - Prairie View A&M University (@soapvamu) | Founder & Principal, IDEA Climate Justice Studio⁠
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Category II: Upper Level Jury⁠
Heather Holdridge - Lake Flato Architects (@lakeflato)⁠
Carey Nagle - BNIM (@bnimarchitects)⁠
Matthew Ngango - Liollio Architecture (@liollioarchitecture)⁠
Susan C. Piedmont-Palladino - Virginia Tech (@vtarchschool)⁠
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The esteemed jurors will convene to evaluate student projects that integrate health, sustainability, and equity, and assess them based on the ten principles of the AIA Framework for Design Excellence.⁠
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Please submit student work for consideration ahead of the June 4 deadline. Visit the #LinkInBio to learn more about the juries and submit today!⁠
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#ACSA #AIA #COTE #StudentCompetition #Sustainability #Design #Jury #FrameworkForDesignExcellence #Health #Equity #DesignStudio @aianational

ACSA and the ACSA Research & Scholarship Committee, in partnership with The OpEd Project (@theopedproject), are pleased to announce the 2025 Cohort for the Academy for Public Scholarship on the Built Environment: HOUSING EQUITY.⁠
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This cohort brings together twelve architecture faculty whose scholarship addresses housing equity and seeks to influence the policies and narratives shaping the built environment. They will participate in The OpEd Project’s virtual “Write to Change the World” workshops, connecting participants with diverse identities, voices, and ideas. Cohort members will also join a series of training modules led by experts on issues of housing equity and public scholarship, including members of the AIA Housing & Community Development Knowledge Community and allied organizations working toward housing equity.⁠
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The 2025 cohort for the Academy for the Public Scholarship on the Built Environment: HOUSING EQUITY includes:⁠
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Jeffrey Carney, University of Florida (@ufdcp)⁠
Francesco Cianfarani, University of Oklahoma (@ou_gibbs)⁠
Sascha Delz (@coop_urbanism), University of Southern California (@uscarchitecture)⁠
Wes Hiatt (@whiatt), Lehigh University (@lehigh_aad)⁠
Jeffrey Kruth, Miami University (@miamioharchid)⁠
Karen Kubey (@karenkubey), University of Toronto (@uoftdaniels)⁠
Asma Mehan (@asma_mehan), Texas Tech University (@ttuhcoa)⁠
Rashida Ng (@rashida.ng), University of Pennsylvania (@weitzman_arch)⁠
Edward Palka, Columbia University (@columbiagsapp)⁠
Mackenzie Stagg, Auburn University (@au_cadc)⁠
Helen Stopps, Toronto Metropolitan University (@dastorontomet)⁠
Stathis Yeros (@stathisgyeros), University of New Mexico (@unmsaap)⁠
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Please visit the #LinkInBio to read the full press release.⁠
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#ACSA #TheOpEDProject #AIA #Housing #Faculty #Cohort #BuiltEnvironment #HousingEquity #PublicScholarship #PressRelease #Announcement #2025Cohort

Join ACSA, NCARB (@ncarb), and CCCAP (@cccarch) for next week's 2025 Convening on Architectural Education and Competencies for Licensure. ⁠
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Day One (May 29) will include an engaging panel discussion where speakers will present transfer practices at the associate, bachelor's, and master's degree levels and invite participants to share their respective experiences. ⁠
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Panelists will share portfolio requirements and admission standards between degree levels, and provide examples of portfolios sharing various levels of student success.⁠
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Speakers:⁠
Jackie Niemiec, Drexel University (@drexelwestphal)⁠
Marc Yeber, El Camino College (@elcaminoedu)⁠
June Williamson (@williamson_june), City College of New York (@spitzerschool_ccny)⁠
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Visit the #LinkInBio to sign up today! ⁠
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#ACSA #NCARB #CCCAP #CommunityCollege #Articulation #Architecture #HigherEducation #Virtual #Conference #ArchitectureProgram

What does it take to build a successful firm?⁠
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The latest ProPEL unit, Life Cycle of a Firm, includes insightful tips and tricks from experienced professionals. Join instructors Robert F. Herrmann (Offit Kurman and @columbiagsapp) and Nea Maloo (@howardu.architecture and Showcase Architects) as they share their expertise. The new unit includes everything you need to know, including starting a firm, ownership transition, branding, and more. ⁠
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SWIPE to learn more about the instructors and get a sneak peek of the unit’s learning objectives. Visit the #LinkInBio to watch now.⁠
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#ACSA #NCARB #ProPEL #Architect #Architecture #ProfessionalDevelopment #ArchitectureFirm #Video #ResourceLibrary #Construction

In an era marked by increasing complexity, conflict, and rapid change, educators must act as navigators—to pursue new pathways and possibilities in our discipline and to instill navigational skills in our students. ⁠
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The 2025 ACSA Summer Conference examines shifting social, political, and institutional landscapes as sites for reorientation, transformation, and reconciliation at all scales, and across pedagogy and practice. This conference supports knowledge-sharing across the authors and presenters accepted into the 2025 ACSA/EAAE Teachers Conference, and welcomes additional participants to engage in open discussion to collectively navigate the challenges ahead.⁠
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The in-person conference, hosted by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, will take place on August 7–8, 2025, followed by virtual sessions via Zoom on September 11–12, 2025. Register to join the convening by July 16, 2025.⁠
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Visit the #LinkInBio to learn more.⁠
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#ACSA #ACSAConference #SummerConference #RegisterToday #ArchitecturalEducation #Architecture

ProPEL is a growing library of educational video resources covering foundational and emerging topics in architecture. Developed in partnership between ACSA and @NCARB, the goal of ProPEL is to expand your teaching resources to help you better equip your students for the future of architectural practice.⁠
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The online course catalog is a great way to browse available content to find the perfect unit for you. From Strategic Planning to Professionalism, ProPEL addresses various topics that will advance your practice.⁠
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Visit the #LinkInBio to download the resource today!⁠
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#ACSA #NCARB #ProPEL #ProfessionalPractice #ProfessionalDevelopment #ArchitecturalPractice

ACSA Research, along with the Great Plains ADA Center, invites architects, designers, and educators to complete an anonymous survey that will help develop the next installment of the "Where Are My People" series.⁠
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The purpose of this survey is to illuminate the lived experience of people who identify as having a disability and choose to work, teach, and/or learn in architecture.⁠
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We encourage you to speak candidly and share the survey with your coworkers, friends, and interested parties to ensure a breadth of disability types and experiences are represented in our research efforts. ⁠
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Please visit our #LinkInBio to complete the survey today. The survey will remain open until June 6, 2025.⁠
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#ACSA #ACSAResearch #WhereAreMyPeople #Research #ArchitectureResearch #ADA #GreaterPlainsADACenter

The ACSA Board of Directors invites applications for service on the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Board of Directors for a three-year term (January 2026–December 2028).⁠
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ACSA seeks nominations from faculty at a range of schools, including public/private institutions, research-intensive institutions, special-focus institutions, and minority-serving institutions. We encourage nominations of faculty who are familiar with ACSA’s recent efforts to support architecture schools seeking to be more equitable and inclusive for faculty and students from all backgrounds, and with ACSA’s efforts to support the recognition of a wide range of approaches to research and scholarship, including creative practice.⁠
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Please visit the #LinkInBio for more information. ⁠
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#ACSA #NAAB #Architecture #ACSAVolunteer #Faculty #BoardOfDirectors #Accreditation

💡 Call for Submissions 💡⁠
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The rapid integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in architecture and design is reshaping design possibilities and practices. AI propels new processes of design and making but also raises urgent questions about creativity, authorship, energy consumption, ethics, and the digital divide.⁠
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The 2025 Intersections Research Conference: AI DESIGN PRACTICES invites contributions that explore, propose, or challenge new and existing practices and paradigms in using AI technologies. ⁠
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Authors may submit their work as an abstract, project/case study, or poster/exhibit. The conference tracks include AI Design Creativity, Methods & Practices, and History, Theory & Pedagogy. ⁠
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Please visit the #LinkInBio to learn more and submit before June 11, 2025.⁠
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#ACSA #ACSAConference #Intersections #AI #AIDesign #Architecture #SubmitToday #CFP #CaseStudy #Technology

🟢 May is Mental Health Awareness Month 🟢⁠
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This month, we’re spotlighting the work of the 2024–25 ACSA Leadership Committee, which is charged with addressing mental health and well-being for architecture faculty, with a focus on equity-related challenges.⁠
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While much attention has been given to student wellness, faculty mental health remains under-researched—especially for lecturers, non-tenure-track, and tenured faculty. A 2024 study revealed that nearly 60% of faculty and staff experienced moderate to very high levels of work-related burnout.⁠
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The committee is reviewing national data, leading conversations at ACSA conferences, and working toward a resource to support healthier, more equitable work and learning environments across architecture programs.⁠
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Let’s prioritize faculty well-being across our academic communities. 💬🧠⁠
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#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #ArchitectureEducation #ACSA #FacultyWellbeing #EquityInEducation

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