Episteme and Techne

Please encourage your students to enter the upcoming exhibit Drawing Works Ideation Exploration and Expression. The show is open to all undergraduate students and work can be submitted in digital or traditional media. Sketchbooks and process work are encouraged. Last year we had 435 submissions from undergraduate students across the college in 14 departments – animation, fashion, fibers, foundation studies, game development, graphic design, illustration, metals and jewelry, painting, photo, sculpture, production design, sequential art, and visual effects. Foundation studies faculty and galleries selected 59 works ranging from first year to seniors for the exhibit in Alexander Hall. This year Nova Benway from the Drawing Center in New York will select the awards and give a lecture. Submit work by Jan. 17.

TONIGHT @ 5:30PM, SCAD Student Center

One of the last chances to get SBA LU Credits before the end of the quarter!

Gilles de Mont-Marin collaborated with the SCAD Architecture & Interior Design students in Lacoste during Spring 2011 on his Paris Rive Gauche project. The Architecture Department is extremely excited to have him here to lecture tonight! Below is more information on Mr. Mont-Marin.

After experiences in social housing and renovation of historical areas, Gilles de MONT-MARIN as had a major role in SEMAPA since the creation of the company in 1985. Since 1987, he has served as the Deputy Manager of SEMAPA “Société d’Economie Mixte d’Aménagement de Paris”. As the concessionary company of the city of Paris, the SEMAPA is one of the principal players of Parisian urban development, integrating the principles of sustainable development in its urban and architectural projects, including the Paris Rive Gauche Project.

A bus will be taking students from Savannah to Atlanta for the DAS HAUS exhibit on October 21. Below is the tentative schedule –

6:00 a.m. Everyone on the bus.
10:00 a.m. SCAD private tour of the Das Haus exhibit.
11:30-1:00 p.m. Lunch.
1:30-3:00 p.m. Tour of SCAD Atlanta.
3:30 p.m. Back on the bus.
7:00 p.m. Arrive back in Savannah.

The cost of the trip will be $30.00 per student. We have 59 seats available. It is first come first serve. If you are interested, come to Eichberg Room 205 to sing up and bring $30.00 in cash.

http://dashaustour.com/

AIAS/Kawneer Crisis Ready Stadium Student Design Competition

“The visible effects of the changing climate make civic design a whole new game.” The fabric of community is often developed around the spaces in which we congregate. Stadium, civic center, arena; regardless of the name the venue at which we join together to engage in large scale social activities become one of the cornerstones of our community, and a rallying point in times of need. This last aspect was made vibrantly clear during the immediate aftermath of hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. The Superdome, while physically large enough to handle the influx of the community that needed a place to rest, was ill prepared to act as even temporary lodging.

The realities of climate change and the importance of designing and building in such a manner that is resilient in all forms of benign and hostile weather are critical factors facing the architects of tomorrow. The Stadium, a place where we join together to engage in large scale social activities, has become one of the cornerstones of our community, and a rallying point in times of need. This competition asks of emerging designers to find ways stadiums can be utilized to serve as not only centers of entertainment but havens of refuge during times of need, during crisis, looking at stadiums as the critical component to any community, the critical mass we can gravitate to in times of need.

Consider:

* Alternative space uses in the event of crisis and non-crisis

* ADA Requirements

* Security issues during crisis and non-crisis times

* Weather Resistive design withstanding at least a category 5 hurricane

* The entry should utilize building products by Kawneer

Registration Deadline: NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Submission Deadline: DECEMBER 1, 2011

Total prize value of $7,725.00

There is no entry or submission fee required to participate in the competition for AIAS members. There is a $10.00 submission fee for non-members per entry.

Effective October 1, 2010, the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) has announced that approved Design Competitions can now count towards core hours of the Intern Development Program (IDP)

It is the responsibility of the student submitting to the design competition and their mentor to determine whether or not their submission meets the expectations and requirements for IDP credit.

More information: http://kawneer.aias.org

Something for everyone…
Some great electives on the schedule for winter quarter! Review the list below and don’t hesitate to approach faculty for further explanations on the course. Also, look around Eichberg Hall for posters advertising some of these individual electives.

ARCH 414 / 714 – Parametric / Generative Design – MW 8-10:30am – Dietz
ARCH 421 – Advanced Architectural Presentation – MW 5-7:30pm – Thagne
ARCH 436 / 736 – Applied Structures – TR 2-4:30pm – Parker
ARCH 715 – Construction Management – TR 5-7:30pm – Hoffman
ARCH 770 – Graduate Architecture Portfolio – MW 8-10:30am – Huang

ELDS 306 / 720 – Electronic Implementation for Urban Design – TR 8-10:30am – Ngo
ELDS 335 – BIM for Interior Design – MW 5-7:30pm – Wynne
ELDS 440 / 740 – Digital Applications for Building – MW 5-7:30pm – Dietz
ELDS 450 / 750 – Spatial Simulation in Electronic Design – TR 5-7:30pm – Andrew Scott
ELDS 445 / 745 – Digital Prototyping & Fabrication – TR 8-10:30am – Bacha
ELDS 475 / 775 – ELDS Simulation and Communication – TR 11-1:30pm Ngo

URBA 780 – Special Topics – MW 2-4:30pm – Madson
URBA 765 – Emerging Urban Issues – MW 5-7:30pm – Madson

APPLICATION for SCAD GRADUATE STUDENTS
SECAC 2011 CONFERENCE GRANTS
2011 Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC) Annual Meeting and Conference
Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA
November 9 – 12, 2011

MERIT: SECAC membership and conference fees paid plus $500 to offset conference travel expenses.
HONOR: SECAC membership ($30) and conference registration ($50) fees paid.
The final amount of funding and number of recipients will be based on the number and quality of applications.

Criteria and Guidelines
Graduate student at SCAD.
3.2 or higher cumulative G.P.A.
Participants must be able to attend at least two days of conference events.
Students who have passed Candidacy Review are preferred.
Applications must include items 1-3 below and are due to April Martin, ammartin@scad.edu, at the Office of Graduate Studies by 5:30pm on Friday, September 30. A decision will be made regarding final amount of funding based on the number of applicants. Applicants must be strong representatives of the college.
1. Current resume. Be sure to include the following:
Name and SCAD ID
Local address, City, State, Zip
Phone number(s), SCAD email
Hometown/Country
2. ProAdvisor report or unofficial transcript.
3. A brief (<250 words) written statement that describes how your attendance at SECAC will benefit you and your career, and in what aspects of the conference you’ll participate (you may preview the conference preliminary program at www.secollegeart.org).
Benefits to Participation:
• Attend presentations on a wide variety of studio, art history, education, and theory topics.
• Gain experience with professional conference participation.
• Meet experts; network.
• Attend a keynote lecture by a leader in the arts.
• Attend the SECAC Juried Exhibition.
• Experience the cultural richness of the city of Savannah.
Applicants selected to receive support will be notified by Friday, October 28.

Hometown Heroes are regular SCAD Students and Student Ambassadors who volunteer to visit their former high schools and colleges when they are home to share their love of SCAD with prospective students. They sign up in advance and are armed with some training and educator packets for their visit. Hometown Heroes are not asked to represent admission, or answer admission questions. They are there to get students excited about SCAD by sharing their personal experience and showing examples of their work. These show and tell visits are not only an effective way to recruit new students, but also a rewarding experience for current students. The visits are an excellent opportunity to practice public speaking and professionalism skills.

The Hometown Hero program is open to all current students, from freshmen to graduate students that are interested in sharing their SCAD experiences with prospective students. This year, we are trying to recruit more than three hundred students to participate.

If you are interested in participating with Hometown Heroes, please email asap@scad.edu with your contact information.

// ACSA/AIAS C+C EXPO // DATE / SEPTEMBER 24, 2011 // LOCATION / NEWARK, NJ //
// HOST SCHOOL / NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY // INFO / WWW.ACSA-ARCH.ORG/CCE //

Boston Architectural College / Carnegie Mellon University / Catholic University of America / City College of New York / Drury University / Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture / Georgia Institute of Technology / Harvard University / Illinois Institute of Technology / Judson University / Lawrence Technological University / Louisiana State University / Miami University / Montana State University / New Jersey Institute of Technology / NewSchool of Architecture and Design / Parsons the New School for Design / Pennsylvania State University / Philadelphia University / Portland State University / Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute / Rhode Island School of Design / Roger Williams University / Savannah College of Art and Design / School of the Art Institute of Chicago / Southern California Institute of Architecture / Temple University / Tulane University / University of Arizona / University of Cincinnati / University of Detroit Mercy / University of Florida / University of Hawaii / University of Houston / University of Idaho / University of Illinois at Chicago / University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign / University of Maryland / University of Miami / University of Michigan / University of Minnesota / University of Pennsylvania / University of Virginia / University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee / Washington University in St. Louis / Wentworth Institute of Technology / Woodbury University

American Institute of Architects / American Institute of Architecture Students / ARCHIVE / Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture / Graphisoft / National Council of Architectural Registration Boards / Perkins Eastman / SOM

ATTENDANCE IS FREE. REGISTER TODAY!

Encourage your students to attend the Graduate Architecture College + Career Expo this September on the campus of New Jersey Institute of Technology.

They will have the chance to meet with over 50 schools from across the US to learn what the different programs offer.

In addition, there will be sessions about:

how to apply to and pay for graduate school
the day-in-the-life of an architecture student
how an education will fit within a lifelong career

There will also be the opportunity for prospective students to meet one-on-one with faculty to have their portfolios reviewed and learn tips on how to present their work in the best possible light.

Visit www.acsa-arch.org/cce to see a full list of exhibiting schools. This event is the one stop shop for anyone considering Graduate Architecture School.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 24, 2011Practices (What is Happening)
9:30AM Registration Opens
10:00 – 11:00AM

Informational Session

Before Grad School

What is the difference between graduate schools
How to decide what to look for in a graduate program/school.
Portfolio requirements, what to include, what to keep out
Letters of recommendation, who should write them and what should they say
How to pay for graduate school, financial aid, etc.

During Grad School

Day-in-the-life

After Grad School

Internship and other career opportunities

11:00 – 3:00PM Expo Hall Open
Meet with over 50 graduate schools
11:20 – 2:40PM

Individual Portfolio Critiques
2:00 – 3:00PM Informational Session Repeats

+ Click here for the complete schedule and a full list of participating schools.

Academic Support for Advertising Students
Architecture Peer Tutor (Structures and Physics)
Thai Vu
Eichberg Material Lab
Thursdays 5-8pm, Saturdays 2-5pm

SCAD offers peer tutoring in 25 different subjects and 21 different software programs (Adobe CS, Auto CAD, Revit, Rhino, Maya, Nuke, etc.). The tutor schedule above is subject to change. Current tutor schedules and appointments can be made via Peer Tutor Connection. The Learning Resource Hive also offers a variety of Academic Support Workshops online resources, including Lynda.com. Information about academic resources at SCAD can be found under the Resources Tab, Department Directory, Academic Resources.

For more information or questions email tutor@scad.edu or call 912.525.5735.

A new creative design competition hosted by Dwell and James Hardie.

Titled “Playhaus,” this competition challenges designers to create a children’s playhouse. However the designer’s mission is to think beyond the typical playhouse prototype—dollhouses, pirate ships—and develop a structure that is daring, decadent and chic. The design should turn the heads of slow passersby, and be the envy of fun-loving kids and sophisticated parents alike.

And because the grand prize is $10,000, we thought this would be a unique and fun opportunity for SCAD Architecture students and faculty.

All of the details, rules and regulations can be found at dwell.com/playhaus. The deadline is Sept. 30.