A Chicago architecture firm is on the list of seven finalists who will present designs for the Barack Obama Presidential Center which will be built on Chicago’s South Side.
Source: Chicago architect John Ronan among finalists for Obama Presidential Library | abc7chicago.com
We’ll look back on 2015 as the dawn of yet another era of big plans and talk, with a heavy dose of mediocrity to satisfy our deeply ingrained Second City inferiority complex.
Source: Chicago architecture year in review – Consumer News – Crain’s Chicago Business
Enjoy the Nashville video about ACE Mentor from the American Graduate Day program in 2015.
Members of ACE Team 3 toured the new Franklin, TN campus of Columbia State Community College on Tuesday December 1, 2015.
Thanks to the help of members of the Hoar Construction staff, the team was able to view and learn about the new facility. They visited a new chemistry lab, a soundproof music room and a video filming studio.
Thanks to the volunteers for Team 3 for providing this tour for our students from Williamson County Schools.
Firms who participate with Team 3 include the following:
The photos below show member of ACE Mentor Team 1 meeting at Brasfield & Gorrie to learn more about the construction side of a project.
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Source: Ow.ly – image uploaded by @ACEMentor
I walked through the @Greenbuild conference on my way to another conference last week while in Washington, DC.
Looked like a great venue full of wonderful opportunities!
Thanks to @usgbc for putting this together.
HOUSTON, TX – 11/12/2015 (PRESS RELEASE JET) — Construction, Architecture, and Engineering professionals from the greater Houston area are getting ready to Build It Forward. The ACE Mentor Houston’s annual scholarship fundraiser is scheduled to be held November st, at AM at the Marek Bros. office located at 2115 Judiway, Houston, TX. Over twenty teams of students, lead this year by the “Leadership AGC Class of 2016”, mentors and program alumni are scheduled to get some hands-on learning and an opportunity to give back to the community, while they build storage benches. Teams will build the benches, which will then be delivered to other non-profits throughout Houston.
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Source: ACE Mentor Program offers high school students hands-on experience in design trades
With near instant real-time analysis, leaders on the ground can prevent delays.
Source: What drones can do for construction sites – The Washington Post
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