ARCC News

• EAAE/ARCC 2008 International Architectural Research Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark - "Architectural research in the digital world, changes of paradigms in the basic understanding of architectural research", The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture - June 25-28, 2008. Registration + Preliminary Program , Conference Venue Map , Hotel and Transportation Information , Conference and Hotel map. Full papers due May 1, 2008

• ARCC is pleased to announce that the 2007 ARCC James Haecker Award for Distinguished Leadership in Architectural Research was given to Professor Marvin Malecha of North Carolina State University. Click the link above for information on making nominations for this prestigious award. 

• The deadline for submission of nominations for the 2007-2008 King Award cycle is still open. This award recognizes students who have excelled in research at ARCC member institutions. Make sure that your institution participates in 2007-2008 Click the link above for information.

• The ARCC Incentive Fund Award each year is offered to member institutions of ARCC to aid in the support of architectural research. This funding is intended to supplement and support ongoing efforts to disseminate findings of architectural research, the proposals are due on 30 October of each year and awarded for the following academic year.

• The ARCC New Researcher Award each year is offered to member institutions of ARCC to acknowledge and reward emerging figures in architectural and environmental design research that demonstrate innovation in thinking, dedication in scholarship, contributions to the academy, and leadership within architectural and environmental design research, the proposals are due on 30 October of each year and awarded for the following academic year.

• The Best Paper/ Presentation Award from the 2007 ARCC Research Conference in Jackson was awarded to Benjamin Gianni, Carleton University, for the paper "Phantom Housing: The Rise and Fall of Public Housing in North America."

• The Best Paper/ Presentation Award from the 2006 ARCC/EAAE Research Conference in Philadelphia was awarded to Harry Giles and Kyoung-Hee Kim, University of Michigan, for the paper "Transparent Facade Panel Typologies Based of Receylcable Polymer Materials." and Claus Peder Pedersen and Henrik Oxvig, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, for the paper "Ceci n'est pas une pipe. The architectureal drawing between representation and function."

• The Best Paper/ Presentation Award from the 2005 ARCC Research Conference in Jackson was awarded to Franca Trubiano, Georgia Institute of Technology, for the paper "Material Matters: Seeking Collaborations Between the Building Industry and Innovative Architectural Practices."

• ARCC officers and board members for the 2007-2008 organizational year were elected during the fall 2007 ARCC Annual Meeting. Click the link to see who these folks are and how to contact them.  

• Theme issue editors and individual paper authors are sought for the ARCC Journal, ARCC's peer reviewed electronic research journal. Contact Brooke Harrington if you are interested in organizing a themed collection of papers or in submitting a single paper. 

• Worthwhile ARCC initiatives First generated in 1997 but still contains initiatives that are awaiting a leader and/or volunteers.