ACSA announces its newest competition for 2019 - The Forge Prize

The Forge Prize recognizes innovation in the use of steel. Established by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), the prize invites designers to submit proposals for visionary designs that embrace steel as the primary structural component. Organized by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), it is intended to engage designers in developing imaginative designs that bolster steel as the 21st century building material of choice through a two-stage design challenge, culminating with a public announcement event of winners in Summer 2019.

Projects can focus on Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel (AESS), Modular Construction, Long-Span, Reuse, Systems, Urban Density, etc, but are not limited in their scope or complexity. The Forge Prize is open to all innovative uses of structural steel. Get inspired!

•  Stage 1
  
  • During Stage One, a jury of experts will convene to identify up to three conceptual submissions that will be awarded a $10,000 stipend to continue onto Stage Two. To the extent possible, AISC will pair the three projects with a steel fabricator to help continue design development and work out further technical or structural revisions to refine and enhance the viability of the conceptual design in a real-world application.
    
• Stage 2
  • Stage Two contestants will prepare a final submission and present to the jury in May of 2019. The contestants and jurors will participate in a public event, where each of the three finalists will present their designs, and the jury will announce the winner they selected and provide critical commentary on all three submissions.

Grand Prize
The overall winner will receive an additional $10,000 award, for a grand total of $20,000.

Eligibility
The Forge Prize is open to designers practicing in the U.S. or Canada. Entries will be accepted for individual as well as team submissions. Team submissions are required to have a designated Team Lead. Individuals or the Team Lead should be an emerging professional, in the process of licensure or within 10-years of licensure.

Meet the Jury
Terri Meyer Boake B.E.S., B.Arch., M.Arch., LEED AP
Terri Meyer Boake is a Full Professor at the School of Architecture at the University of Waterloo in Canada. She has been teaching building construction, structures, environmental design and film since 1986. She works with CISC, ACSA and AISC developing teaching resources for Architectural education specializing in AESS.

Joseph G. Burns S.E., P.E., CEng, F.IStructE, FAIA, RIBA, LEED AP
Joseph Burns is a Managing Principal at Thornton Tomasetti in Chicago. Burns is a passionate advocate for the deeper integration of architecture and engineering, which he promotes through technical innovation in the design of structural systems, collaboration in practice and leadership in building science education. A member of Thornton Tomasetti’s board of directors, he oversees the firm’s operations in Europe, the Middle East, India and Brazil. Throughout his career, Joe has built a bridge between architecture and engineering that has significantly raised the standards for research, practice and training.

Schedule

• Registration Opens September 2018
• Stage One Submission Deadline January 16, 2019
• Stage One Winners Announced February 2019
• Stage Two Submission Deadline May 2019
• Final Winner Announcement & Event Summer 2019

More information about the competition on: https://forgeprize.com/ 
Submit your project today!