2007–2008 ACSA Student Design Competition

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

[email protected]

https://www.acsa-arch.org/competitions/0708pca.aspx