Learn about innovative design concepts for residence halls from the results of the second phase of the 21st Century Project Design Showcase, and gain the latest information on construction and renovation trends from the ACUHO-I/MGT of America Construction and Renovation Survey taken over the past two-year period, in this visually rich and informative webcast.
The ACUHO-I/MGT Construction and Renovation Survey will give you a benchmark against other campuses for residence hall housing development. It was created to establish a dependable, practical database of information based on data from colleges and universities that could be used for their institutional planning. MGT of America will share the results of their 2008 ACUHO-I Survey, and will give you the data to support—or not support—trends in the building of different types of units and buildings, and new construction and renovation cost data.
The second phase of the 21st Century Project Design Showcase* competition sponsored by the Association of College and University Housing Officers – International (ACUHO-I), focused on what the design of a “block” of 30-32 student units and “neighborhood” of 150-160 students could look like. The “block and neighborhood” of a residence hall community is defined by the interaction of the students, the relationship between the public and private spaces to foster social and academic activity. Contestants were challenged to incorporate sustainable features, creative uses of technology, and flexible, multi-use space.
While the designs of the prototype campus housing blocks are cutting-edge, five tenets have evolved which can be applied in the development and renovation of residence hall environments: community, flexibility, technology, sustainability, and innovation. You’ll review how these tenets are illustrated in the designs of the finalists; and consider how they can be applied in your future housing construction or renovation project.
The design finalists were (alpha order):
- Ayers/Saint/Gross Architects + Planners (Washington, DC)
- Little Diversified Architectural Consulting (Charlotte, NC)
- MGA Partners, Architects (Philadelphia, PA)
- Net+work+camp+us (Norfolk, VA)
- Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville and Mackey Mitchell Architects (St. Louis, MO)
You will receive a copy of the PowerPoint presentation, related articles, and the latest data from the MGT survey.
* The 21st Century Project is a multi-phased initiative leading to the construction of new, state-of-the-art residential facilities for colleges and universities. The project looks at prototype residential facilities, and also assists colleges and universities in designing new residential facilities, or renovating existing facilities, that reflect the ever-changing roles that residences play in the collegiate experience.
Discussion Points:
- An examination of trends over a two-year period to inform your construction and renovation projects
- Are institutions focusing on renovation or new construction in today’s economy?
- Core concepts you can learn from the innovative design submissions to the 21st Century Project, and how they can also apply to renovation projects
Audience:
Campus housing officers, facilities officers, planners, architects, business officers, consultants, program planners, and others who are responsible for facilities, building, and sustainability and campus planning should attend this program.
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Cost: $195 USD
Moderator:
Sue Gott, Planner, University of Michigan
As the University of Michigan planner since 2002, Sue Gott is responsible for guiding the master planning and development of the University of Michigan campuses. She oversees planning of capital projects including buildings, parking structures, utilities, roads, open spaces and plazas, and site planning and design.
Formerly, she was an adjunct professor with UM’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning where she instructed graduate studies in the Fundamentals of the Planning Practice. She was also a senior planner at the consulting firm JJR Inc., where her focus was campus planning, transportation, environmental planning. and urban design.
Gott provides an important link with the community to coordinate UM projects with community planning initiatives. She is highly regarded for her focus on integrated planning, environmental stewardship, advocacy for public art and efforts to promote historic preservation.
Panelists:
Cynthia Parish Balogh, Partner, MGT
Cynthia Balogh is a partner at MGT, with over 30 years of experience in higher education in university housing administration, planning, budgeting, and public policy. Early in her career, she served in positions with the Department of University Housing at the University of Georgia, and was associate dean of students for the Washington and Jefferson College. Prior to joining MGT in 1999, Balogh served in a variety of administrative positions at a state level citizen board that provided independent analysis to the Florida State Board of Education and State Legislature. At MGT, Balogh leads the firm’s student housing service offerings. She also serves as a principal investigator for the
ACUHO-I Construction and Renovation Survey.
Jim Curtin, Principal at Solomon Cordwell Buenz
Jim Curtin is a principal at Solomon Cordwell Buenz where his primary focus is high and mid-rise residential, mixed-use, education and commercial design. Since joining the firm in 1985, Curtin’s designs for over 20,000-beds of student residential facilities have been constructed on college and university campuses across the country. He is a founding member of the 21st Century Project established by the Association of College and University Housing Officers International (ACUHO-I) as a multi-phased initiative to assist colleges and universities in designing new residential spaces that reflect the ever-evolving role that residences play in the collegiate experience.
Curtin has completed major student life projects at a wide range of institutions including Northwestern University, The University of Notre Dame, Ball State University, Arizona State University, and the University of Illinois. His comprehensive understanding of community, flexibility, technology and sustainability were outlined in his article “Next-Generation Student Living”, featured in Learning by Design 2008. He is a graduate of The University of Notre Dame and an AIA member. He has served as ACUHO-I Board Member and was recently honored as the ACUHO-I “Outstanding Corporate Friend.”
To learn more about the webcast's sponsors, please visit:
Association of College & University Housing Officers—International
www.acuho-i.org
Society for College and University Planning
www.scup.org
AIA Members and Continuing Education Opportunity:
SCUP is a registered provider of continuing education units for the American Institute of Architects. If you are eligible to earn continuing education units from AIA, sign the AIA report form that will be sent to each listening site in advance of the program, and fax it back to the SCUP office. SCUP will submit completed session forms to AIA for you. This webcast offers 1.5 hours of continuing education units. Anyone attending the live broadcast may request a certificate as a record of his or her attendance.
Questions? Please contact Kathy Benton, 734.998.6966, or kathy.benton@scup.org
