Good morning and hopefully everyone is staying safe in this world of the COVID-19 virus. I have seen some wonderful sharing of tips for working remotely, teaching online, and fun memes too, So as you shelter-in-place, some items to share, but remember -- WASH YOUR HANDS and KEEP your DISTANCE!
AIA has decided to postpone the
AIA Conference in Los Angeles. A re-scheduling or virtual delivery of sessions is under exploration. We will also see how we might present our 2020 Intersections Symposium sessions on climate action, so stay tuned.
The
call for abstracts for the
AIA / ACSA Intersections Research Conference in Philadelphia has been extended to
April 1, so submit your research from academia and/or practice, focused on the theme of Carbon.
ACSA cancelled their annual meeting scheduled for March 12-14, 2020 in San Diego and they are working to move it online. (Sadly, I had to cancel a visit to New School San Diego, too -- hopefully another time!) ACSA is among those offering tips for faculty and staff having to move their teaching completely online as most schools close for several weeks or the rest of the semester. If you teach, hopefully
these will help. The AIA is proud to sponsor the DOE
Solar Decathlon Design Challenge and Build Challenge this year. The Design Challenge, scheduled for April 17-19 at NREL in Golden, Colorado, has been moved from F2F to a virtual delivery. Schools will submit their presentations to jurors by video and then do a brief live presentation. The
48 teams come from 36 institutions from across the US and the world.
More details can be found here.
Dr. Andrew Ibrahim at the University of Michigan, formerly part of our AIA Design & Health Leadership group announced the launch of the Health and Design Fellowship at the University of Michigan. This two-year, fully funded, fellowship will train architects, urban planners and designers with the most rigorous methods of health analytics to inform how we can create, construct and evaluate better designs to impact health. The fellow will be highly mentored by world-class experts in healthcare, public health, policy, econometrics, architecture, and alongside a cohort of high-impact clinical scholars. The application is now open and due April 1. Please feel free to share with anyone who shares a similar passion to realize the impact of the design on health!
Future Architects: For any budding architects you may know, this website lists several scholarships and summer camp opportunities.
The American Institute of Steel Construction offers full-time Juniors, Seniors, and Masters students enrolled in architecture programs at US universities to apply for the 2020-2021 academic year AISC Scholarships. The AISC Education Foundation and various steel industry organizations will provide more than $138,000 to be awarded to students. Visit aisc.org/scholarships, and click on the appropriate link to see full eligibility requirements and to link to the online application. Applications are due by May 1, 2020.
DOE: Check out the numerous challenges and funded projects from the Dept. of Energy here. Of particular interest are the projects that will advance technologies to unlock deep energy savings through grid-interactive efficient buildings and advanced building construction technologies and practices. https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/department-energy-invests-74-million-building-and-construction-technologies-and
World Architecture provides a
list of closings - worldwide.
And a
message from Robert Ivy, FAIA, CEO, to the AIA community.
Stay safe!
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Dr. Nissa Dahlin-Brown, Assoc. AIA
Director, Higher Education
The American Institute of Architects
Washington, DC
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