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August 2017

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Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈⁠
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ACSA is proud to support the LGBTQIA+ community by fostering safe, inclusive spaces this month and beyond. Join us in celebrating and elevating LGBTQIA+ voices. ⁠
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Read the “Where Are My People? Queer in Architecture” report to learn more about the experiences of LGBTQIA+ designers, architects, and educators. This research encompasses a multitude of intersections with queer identity, recognizing the pluralistic and dynamic nature of gender and sexuality. ⁠
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Visit the #LinkInBio for more.⁠
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#PrideMonth #Queer #LGBTQIA #Pride #Research #ACSAResearch #Inclusivity #QueerInArchitecture
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Does your research explore the use of artificial intelligence (AI)? 💭⁠
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If so, don’t miss the chance to submit abstracts, projects, and posters for the 2025 Intersections Research Conference: AI Design Practices before tomorrow’s deadline. ⁠
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ACSA invites submissions from faculty, practitioners, and advanced students that explore, propose, or challenge new and existing practices and paradigms using AI technologies. The conference tracks include: ⁠
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💻 AI DESIGN CREATIVITY⁠
💻 METHODS & PRACTICES⁠
💻 HISTORY, THEORY & PEDAGOGY⁠
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The conference will take place September 25-27, 2025, in Boston, MA. Please visit the #LinkInBio to submit by 11:59 pm ET on June 11. ⁠
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#ACSA #ACSAConference #Intersections #AI #AIDesign #Architecture #SubmitToday #CFP #CaseStudy #Technology #Abstracts #Research @witarchitecturedesign
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We are pleased to announce the 2026 Steel and Design for Aging competitions. Read below to learn more! ⬇️⁠
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🩰 2026 Steel Competition 🩰⁠
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Sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction (@AISC), this competition will challenge students to explore a variety of design issues related to the use of steel in design and construction. Category I invites students to design a Community Dance Center in an area of their choice. Category II offers students the opportunity to select other building types, using steel as the primary material.⁠
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🏫 2026 Design for Aging Competition 🏫⁠
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Created in partnership with the AIA Design for Aging (DFA) Knowledge Community, this competition aims to inspire innovative design solutions that foster meaningful⁠ intergenerational connections and prioritize the well-being of older adults. Students are⁠ encouraged to propose a design solution that supports interactions among older adults,⁠ students, and others within campus-based and community settings.⁠
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Visit the #LinkInBio to browse the new opportunities and stay tuned for additional exciting competitions to be announced soon.⁠
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#ACSA #StudentCompetition #ArchitectureStudent #Steel #Intergenerational #Community #DesignSolutions #AISC #DFA #DesignForAging
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June 6th is National Higher Education Day! 🎓⁠
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Today, we celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and institutions who make higher education possible.⁠
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It is ACSA’s core vision to empower faculty and schools to educate increasingly diverse students, expand disciplinary impacts, and create knowledge for the advancement of architecture. The continuation and advancement of architectural pedagogy and research is a cornerstone of that vision. ⁠
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Thank you to everyone contributing to the advancement of higher education — your work builds futures! ⁠
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#NationalHigherEducationDay #HigherEducation #ACSA #ArchitectureEducation
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Meet the 2025 Concrete Masonry Competition Jury! 🔥⁠
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Created in partnership with the Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association (CMHA), this competition will challenge students to explore a variety of design issues related to masonry construction on a Fire Station with an emphasis on local civic engagement.⁠
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This summer, the esteemed juries will meet to assess submissions and select winners. The jury includes:⁠
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Marcus Shaffer (@m_w_five, @autonomous_builders_collective) - Pennsylvania State University  Annicia Streete (@astreete_k) - Louisiana State University (@lsusoa)⁠
Mark Wilhelms - Best Block Companies (@midwestblock)⁠
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Tomorrow, June 4, is the final submission deadline for students entering the competition. Visit the #LinkInBio to learn more about the jurors and submit today!⁠
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#ACSA #CMHA #StudentCompetition #CivicEngagement #FireStation #Jury #SubmissionDeadline #SubmitToday #Masonry #Construction @cmhafans
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Meet the 2025 Steel Competition Jurors! ⁠
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Steel has a natural beauty that can be exposed to emphasize grace, slenderness, and strength in space and form, as well as in building envelopes to enhance environmental performance and aesthetic character. This competition encourages students to explore the many functional and aesthetic uses of steel as a building material and structural system. ⁠
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The esteemed jurors include: ⁠
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Category I: Library+ Jury⁠
Daniel Brown (@danbrown73) - Savannah College of Art and Design (@scadarch)⁠
Cathleen Jacinto - School of the Art Institute of Chicago (@saicpics)⁠
Camille Sherrod - Kean University (@keanarch)⁠
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Category II: Open Jury⁠
Robert Clarke (@robert.alexander.clarke) - Cal Poly Pomona (@cpp_arc)⁠
Awilda Rodriguez - University of Oklahoma (@gibbssooner)⁠
Jade Yang (@jadeyjadeyang) - Kennesaw State University (@ksucacm)⁠
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‼️ REMINDER: Student competition submissions are due this upcoming Wednesday, June 4. Visit the #LinkInBio to learn more about the jurors and submit today!⁠
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#ACSA #ACSACompetition #StudentCompetition #Steel #AISC #JuryAnnouncement #SubmitToday #SteelDesign #DesignSolutions
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Looking for a way to celebrate the Class of 2025? Submit your students’ work to be featured in the 2025 Study Architecture Student Showcase!⁠
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Every summer, @StudyArchitecture publishes an open call for ACSA Member School faculty across the world to submit their students’ most impressive work. The Student Showcase is a great opportunity to highlight design projects, capstones, and thesis work that exemplifies excellence in architectural education. Submissions can highlight a variety of topics, ranging from infrastructure to sustainability. ⁠
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By sharing a glimpse of what architecture students can create with an audience of current and prospective students, Study Architecture hopes to inspire the next generation of architects and designers. ⁠
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Visit the #LinkInBio to submit student work before July 1.⁠
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#StudyArchitecture #2025StudyArchitectureStudentShowcase #StudentShowcase #ArchitectureSchool #ArchitectureStudent #Design #Portfolio
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The 2025 Design for Freedom Competition, created in partnership with Grace Farms (@dffmovement @gracefarmsct), intends to challenge students to explore how architectural material research and design can eliminate forced labor in the building materials supply chain.⁠
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The competition juries are comprised of architecture educators and practitioners who offer a vast range of experience and expertise. These distinguished jurors will assess submissions based on their documentation of materials and processes used in the architectural design that disrupts the forced-labor supply chain, approaches to measuring material transparency to uncover material processes produced by forced labor, and other criteria. ⁠
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Meet the Jurors⁠
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Category I: Design Project Jury⁠
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Kai-Uwe Bergmann (@kaiuwebergmann) - BIG (@big_builds)⁠
Nina Cooke John (@ninacookejohn) - Studio Cooke John Architecture + Design (@studiocookejohn)⁠
Michael J. Crosbie (@_michael.j.crosbie_) - University of Hartford (@uhart.arch)⁠
Julia Gamolina (@julia.gamolina) - Madame Architect (@madamearchitect)⁠
Chris Sharples - SHoP Architects (@shoparchitects)⁠
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Category II: Material Research Jury⁠
Farida Abu-Bakare (@faridaabubakare) - WXY Studio (@wxystudio)⁠
Ina Dajci (@inadajcireal) - Yale University (@yalearchitecture)⁠
Alan Ricks (@alanricks) - MASS Design Group (@massdesigngroup_⁠
Antonio Torres Skillicorn - Stanford University (@stanfordarchitecture)⁠
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The jurors will convene in Summer 2025 to select winning projects and honorable mentions. ⁠
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📣The deadline to submit student work for consideration is June 4! ⁠
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Visit the #LinkInBio to learn more about the jurors and submit today!⁠
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#ACSA #ACSACompetition #StudentCompetition #DesignForFreedom #Jury #MaterialResearch #Design #EliminateForcedLabor #SupplyChain #JuryAnnouncement #SubmitToday
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The 2025 Intersections Research Conference: AI DESIGN PRACTICES invites contributions, papers, case studies, projects, and posters centered on topics including:⁠
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💻 Computational Creativity,⁠
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💻 New Pedagogical Models, ⁠
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💻 The Ethics of Machine Learning⁠
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💻 Emergent Tools for Addressing Complex Environmental and Resiliency Challenges⁠
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💻 New Modes of Interdisciplinary Practice⁠
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💻 The Evolving Workflows Across Project Phases,⁠
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💻 … And More!⁠
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ACSA welcomes innovative approaches at all scopes, from individual studies to large-scale systems. Submissions are due by June 11, 2025. Visit the #LinkInBio to submit today! ⁠
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#ACSA #ACSAConference #Intersections #AI #AIDesign #Architecture #SubmitToday #CFP #CaseStudy #Technology @witarchitecturedesign
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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

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