Services

Some of the services the Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) provides its members include:

• Research referral services and advice through the ARCC President and Board

• ARCC Newsletter, edited at Norwich University and published two times a year, to keep members informed of research programs and projects, upcoming conferences, etc.

• Research conferences, usually one a year, on subjects of widespread interest to members. The 2006 spring conference (jointly organized with the EAAE) subject was "Emerging Research and Design", the spring 1997 conference focused on "Recent Research in Architecture and Planning", the spring 1996 conference focused on "Applied Research in Architecture and Planning", the spring 1994 conference subject was "Contemporary Themes in Architectural Research", and the fall 1994 conference focused on "Developing and Sustaining Architectural Research Centers".
  
  These meetings generally include interactions with representatives of funding agencies and collateral organizations such as: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Justice, Department of Housing and Urban Development, National Endowment for the Arts, and National Science Foundation

• Annual meetings, usually held in conjunction with the ACSA Administrators Conference, typically have a program that deals with research infrastructure. Past topics included "Celebrating 20 Years of ARCC" (1996), "Building an Architectural Research Culture" (1995), and "How to Develop and Sustain Architectural Research" (1994).

• Periodic fact sheets, sent out by the President

• Consultations for researchers, center directors, and academic administrators on issues related to research and development programs

• Continuing contact with funding agencies and initiatives of interest to members

• Sponsorship of focus sessions at conferences of collateral organizations. For example, ARCC has sponsored sessions at the ACSA Annual Meetings (such as "Developing Faculty Research" in 1994, "Research Resources on the Internet" in 1996, and "Disseminating Information on the Internet" in 1997)

• Networking with colleagues through the ARCC Web site and listserver

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This page was last updated 21 April 2008.