2007–2008 ACSA Student Design Competition
Concrete Thinking for a Sustainable World
Open, international, student, RfP
Not Site Specific
08 Feb 2008 – Registration Deadline
14 May 2008 – Submission Deadline
SPONSORS:
Portland Cement Association
TYPE:
Open, international, student, RfP
LOCATION:
Not Site Specific
LANGUAGE:
English
TIMETABLE:
05 Dec 2007 – Registration Opens
08 Feb 2008 – Registration Deadline
14 May 2008 – Submission Deadline
Jun 2008 – Winners Announced
ELIGIBILITY:
Students, working individually or in teams, with faculty sponsor
JURY:
Not Announced
AWARDS:
Winning students, their faculty sponsors, and schools will receive prizes totaling nearly $50,000, including:
-A cash prize of $10,000 divided among the top winners in each category.
-pcaStructurePoint software (valued at nearly $10,000), which combines PCA’s suite of concrete design software with an array of structural engineering resources, awarded to each winning school
FEE:
None
THE COMPETITION:
In the 3rd Annual Portland Cement Association (PCA) Concrete Thinking for a Sustainable World Competition, students are challenged to investigate innovative uses of portland cement-based material to achieve sustainable design objectives. The competition offers two separate entry categories, each without site restrictions, for maximum flexibility.
Category I – Recycling Center
Design an environmentally responsible Recycling Center focused on reusing today’s materials to preserve tomorrow’s resources.
Category II – Building Element
Design a single element of a building that provides a sustainable solution to real-world environmental challenges.
www.ConcreteThinker.com is a comprehensive resource for information on using cement-based materials for sustainable design.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Eric Ellis
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
1735 New York Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: 202.785.2324
Fax: 202.628.0448
eellis@acsa-arch.org
