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CIRT-ACE National Design Competition Finalists Announced
3.30.10 | Washington, DC | Three
national finalists have been named in the fourth annual CIRT-ACE National Design
Competition. They will present
their projects before a jury of top industry CEO’s attending the CIRT Spring
Conference at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, DC on April 26.
The design competition is a collaboration between CIRT (Construction Industry Roundtable), which represents the senior executives of many of the country’s leading architecture, engineering and construction firms, and the ACE Mentor Program of America, which was created to address the growing need for skilled professionals in the architecture, construction and engineering industries. ACE is a nationwide program of outreach and mentoring for high school students. Its 72 affiliates operate in 136 markets across the country. The competition is a means for CIRT to support the ACE Mentor Program and bring attention and focus to its important efforts to reach out to high school students desiring to better understand the design and construction industry.
A record 19 entries from ACE affiliates across the country competed for top honors in the 2010 competition. Competition themes were the “ideal” school, green housing row, an arts center or theater, and a parking garage outside the box. Three entries were named national finalists. All first-time affiliate teams, they hail from: ACE Greater Bridgeport, CT chapter for its “A Creative Experience Center for the Arts” entry; ACE Denver, Green Mountain/Team Brugman/Bayley for its “Ideal School” entry; and ACE New Haven, CT for its “East Haven Green Housing Row" entry.
In addition to the finalists, four teams are being recognized in the 2010 competition as Honorable Mention/First or Second Runner-Ups in the different design categories or options: ACE Mentor Program of RI/Providence (1st Runner-Up) for the “Ideal School” design option; ACE of Metro Washington, DC/Wheaton HS (1st Runner-Up) for the “Arts Center/Theater Building” design option; ACE Greater Kansas City (1st Runner-Up), for its “Parking Garage Outside the Box” design; and ACE of Nashville, Team #4 (2nd Runner-Up) also for the “Parking Garage Outside the Box” design project/option.
New this year is a special award given to a non-finalist team for the “Best Presentation Boards.” The winners in the 2010 competition are: ACE of Nashville/Team #5 (First Place), ACE Mentor Program of RI/Providence (Second Place), and ACE of Frederick, MD/Linganore Team (Third Place).
CIRT is a national business trade association composed of approximately 100 CEOs from the leading architectural, engineering, and construction companies doing business in the United States; these firms’ activities include billions of dollars in both public and private infrastructure projects that improve the quality of life for all Americans. For more information on this and other issues affecting the design and construction industry, visit: www.cirt.org
The ACE Mentor Program is the fastest-growing high school mentoring program focusing on careers in the design/build industry. It was founded by the principals of leading design and construction=20 firms, to introduce high school students to career opportunities in the industry. The mission of the organization is to engage, excite and enlighten high school students to pursue careers in the integrated design industry through mentoring, and to support their continued advancement in the industry through scholarships and grants. ACE makes a special attempt to reach students that otherwise may not become aware of the challenges and rewards of a career in the design and construction industry. =20 For additional information, see www.acementor.org.
The design competition is a collaboration between CIRT (Construction Industry Roundtable), which represents the senior executives of many of the country’s leading architecture, engineering and construction firms, and the ACE Mentor Program of America, which was created to address the growing need for skilled professionals in the architecture, construction and engineering industries. ACE is a nationwide program of outreach and mentoring for high school students. Its 72 affiliates operate in 136 markets across the country. The competition is a means for CIRT to support the ACE Mentor Program and bring attention and focus to its important efforts to reach out to high school students desiring to better understand the design and construction industry.
A record 19 entries from ACE affiliates across the country competed for top honors in the 2010 competition. Competition themes were the “ideal” school, green housing row, an arts center or theater, and a parking garage outside the box. Three entries were named national finalists. All first-time affiliate teams, they hail from: ACE Greater Bridgeport, CT chapter for its “A Creative Experience Center for the Arts” entry; ACE Denver, Green Mountain/Team Brugman/Bayley for its “Ideal School” entry; and ACE New Haven, CT for its “East Haven Green Housing Row" entry.
In addition to the finalists, four teams are being recognized in the 2010 competition as Honorable Mention/First or Second Runner-Ups in the different design categories or options: ACE Mentor Program of RI/Providence (1st Runner-Up) for the “Ideal School” design option; ACE of Metro Washington, DC/Wheaton HS (1st Runner-Up) for the “Arts Center/Theater Building” design option; ACE Greater Kansas City (1st Runner-Up), for its “Parking Garage Outside the Box” design; and ACE of Nashville, Team #4 (2nd Runner-Up) also for the “Parking Garage Outside the Box” design project/option.
New this year is a special award given to a non-finalist team for the “Best Presentation Boards.” The winners in the 2010 competition are: ACE of Nashville/Team #5 (First Place), ACE Mentor Program of RI/Providence (Second Place), and ACE of Frederick, MD/Linganore Team (Third Place).
CIRT is a national business trade association composed of approximately 100 CEOs from the leading architectural, engineering, and construction companies doing business in the United States; these firms’ activities include billions of dollars in both public and private infrastructure projects that improve the quality of life for all Americans. For more information on this and other issues affecting the design and construction industry, visit: www.cirt.org
The ACE Mentor Program is the fastest-growing high school mentoring program focusing on careers in the design/build industry. It was founded by the principals of leading design and construction=20 firms, to introduce high school students to career opportunities in the industry. The mission of the organization is to engage, excite and enlighten high school students to pursue careers in the integrated design industry through mentoring, and to support their continued advancement in the industry through scholarships and grants. ACE makes a special attempt to reach students that otherwise may not become aware of the challenges and rewards of a career in the design and construction industry. =20 For additional information, see www.acementor.org.
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