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Design Your School Wisconsin High School Design Competition Sponsored by. With support from. Students as Experts. By the time a student reaches high school in the United States, he or she has spent over 7,000 hours in the classroom.
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Design Your School Wisconsin High School Design CompetitionSponsored by With support from
Students as Experts By the time a student reaches high school in the United States, he or she has spent over 7,000 hours in the classroom.
Working with instructors and an architect-mentor, student teams will: Create a design for a school in their own community based on environmentally sustainable principles. Select a type of school and its location based on the needs of their community.Determine if the project will be a new design or a renovation and recycling of an existing building in their community.
The Goal To engage students to create thoughtful, sustainable design and promote better school facilities for their communities.
The Process • Research: design, sustainability, schools possibly include tours and guest speakers • Locate site in their community • Sketching concepts executing sustainable elements
Timeline • Sign-up/Mentor Assignments • (December) • Research: 2 Months (Semester Start) • Site Location: 1 Week • Sketch concepts: 1 Month • Presentation: 3 Weeks
Awards • A team of Architects, specializing in sustainability and school design, will jury submissions and select top entries • Entries will be displayed at the AIA Wisconsin state-wide Convention on May 20 & 21 in Madison • Certificates will be available for participants. Winning teams will receive a plaque and cash award (1st place $500, 2nd place $300, 3rd place $200)
Commitment • Instructor/Teacher • Curriculum design • Student guidance and instruction working together • Architect-Mentor • Classroom visits (min. 2-3) • Assistance with each of the stages • Provide resources and guides • Assist with scheduling tours
Signing up. . . Fill out form and return it to AIA Wisconsin A mentor will be assigned to your school in December to allow for planning and consultation Participation will be limited to 15 teams for the 2009 Competition.
AIA Wisconsin (608) 257-8477 aiaw@aiaw.org www.aiaw.org