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Call for Nominations: NAAB Visiting Team Roster

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS 2020 ACSA Representatives on NAAB Visiting Team Roster   Deadline: February 19, 2020   The ACSA Board of Directors seeks nominees for 2020 ACSA representatives on the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) school visiting team roster for a term of four years. The final selection of faculty members participating in the visiting […]

Call for Nominations: 2020 NAAB Board of Directors

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS 2020 ACSA Appointee to the NAAB Board of Directors Deadline: February 19, 2020   The ACSA Nominations Committee invites nominations for one appointee to the NAAB Board of Directors. The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) is comprised of thirteen members: three appointed by ACSA, three appointed by AIA, three appointed by NCARB, […]

Your Architecture Holiday Gift Guide

AASL Column, December 2019 Lucy Campbell and Barbara Opar, column editors Column by Barbara Opar Your Architecture Holiday Gift Guide Another year has come and gone. The good news is that for many, this is a time for you to gift others or enjoy something bought for you. For the past two years, the December […]

From the President: Proposed NAAB Conditions Require a Broader Conversation about Architecture Degrees 

From the President Proposed NAAB Conditions Require a Broader Conversation about Architecture Degrees  ACSA recently submitted our final response to the proposed 2020 NAAB Conditions and Procedures for Accreditation. We are publishing it for our members, so you can be certain about where we stand on the many suggested changes arising from the Accreditation Review […]

A different way of adding contemporary architectural commentary to your teaching…

 AASL Column, November 2019 Lucy Campbell and Barbara Opar, column editors Column by Barbara Opar Last month’s AASL column included a summary of Open Access, followed by a listing of institutional repositories with architectural content. This month, we want to take Open Access a step further. In addition to text and image-based repositories, many Schools […]

ACSA Announces 2020 Election Slate; Petition Period Open

November 15, 2019 The ACSA Board of Directors approved a preliminary slate of candidates for the 2020 Election to the board at its November 9–10 meeting. The candidates came from an open call for nominations and self-nominations reviewed by the board’s Nominations Committee. In accordance with our election procedures, ACSA members have the opportunity to […]

Open Access and Architectural Content

AASL Column, October 2019 Lucy Campbell and Barbara Opar, column editors Column by Barbara Opar Open Access and Architectural Content Are you interested in seeing thesis or capstone works from other architecture schools? Have you wanted to read the new work of colleagues who share your interests? Then you may be able to find that […]

Accreditation Changes on the Horizon

The ACSA Board of Directors met in July alongside the boards and appointed representatives of the other four collaterals, AIA, NCARB, NAAB, and AIAS, as well as the Presidents of NOMA and the CCCAP to provide feedback on the 2020 conditions and procedures for accreditation. Bruce Mau provided a thought-provoking keynote to launch the three-day Accreditation Review Forum (ARForum19), reflecting on the critical […]

arch_TECHA_ture: An Interview with Cathryn Copper

AASL Column, August 2019 Lucy Campbell and Barbara Opar, column editors Column by Cathryn Copper, Head of the Art & Architecture Library, Virginia Tech Cathryn Copper addresses a list of questions compiled by Lucy Campbell on a new initiative she is undertaking at Virginia Tech arch_TECHA_ture: An Interview with Cathryn Copper arch_TECHA_ture (“techa” a play on technology and bibliotheca, Latin for […]

Call for Nominations - 2020-2021 ACSA Board of Directors

2020-2021 ACSA Board of Directors Deadline: October 16, 2019 The ACSA invites nominations and self-nominations for three positions on the Board of Directors. Please review the following eligibility requirements, timeline, and background information that describes the organization’s intended directions in the coming years. Open Board Positions: Second Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, At-Large Director Eligible nominees for […]