Learning goals:

• Students, families, and teachers get to know our mentors

• Start learning about careers in architecture, construction, and engineering

• Prepare for Week 1

Learning goals:

• What is ACE? What can you expect this year?

• What is the AEC industry and who works in it?

• Introduction to sports architecture and construction

• Get to know your mentors and students

• Have fun!

Learning goals:

• What does the path to becoming an architect look like (education, degree, licensure, etc.)?

• What does a “day-in-the-life” of an architect look like?

• What does the design process look like on a typical project?

• What is programming, bubble diagramming, and massing and why are they important?

• What are the basic vocabulary and tools used by architects?

• Which of your mentors practice architecture?

• WATCH RECORDING OF VIRTUAL TEAM SPEAKER HERE

Learning goals: 

• What types of jobs are available in construction (project managers, superintendents, estimators, trades, safety officers, etc.), and what does a general contractor do?

• What education and licensure requirements are there for construction-related careers?

• What does the construction process look like on a typical project?

• What does a "day-in-the-life" of a construction professional look like?

• Top 3 concerns of a general contractor: safety, schedule, budget

• Which of your mentors work in construction?

• WATCH RECORDING OF VIRTUAL TEAM SPEAKER HERE

Learning goals: 

• Where do projects come from and how do companies/owners decide what they will build?

• What are typical design priorities of owners/clients, and what is important to your company?

• How do owners choose construction and design teams? How do they work together?

• Are there any specific principles of sports design or large event management we should think about as we work on our projects?

• Does your facility have any part in the World Cup next summer or have you hosted any other large events that we can learn from?

• WATCH RECORDING OF VIRTUAL TEAM SPEAKER HERE

Learning goals:

• Where do projects come from and how do companies/owners decide what they will build?

• What are typical design priorities of owners/clients, and what is important to your company?

• How do owners choose construction and design teams? How do they work together?

• Are there any specific principles of sports design or large event management we should think about as we work on our projects?

• Does your facility have any part in the World Cup next summer or have you hosted any other large events that we can learn from?

This week all of our teams called into virtual presentations to hear from and ask questions of three different presenters representing owners in the sports world. Enjoy the videos below!

• TUESDAY SPEAKER: Kalambir Kalsi, Director of Project Management with the Houston Astros

• WEDNESDAY SPEAKER: Leah Mastaglio, Vice President of Arena Operations and Assistant GM of Toyota Center

• THURSDAY SPEAKER: Ann Rodriguez, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Pitchwise Holdings

Learning goals:

• What are construction documents and why are they important?

• What information do construction documents include and how are they organized?

• How do you read construction documents?

• What is the difference between a plan view, elevation view, section view, etc.?

• What is a scale and why is it important to use with construction documents?

• WATCH RECORDING OF VIRTUAL TEAM SPEAKER HERE

Learning goals:

• How do architects, engineers, and contractors use technology and modeling to communicate?

• What types of modeling and visualization techniques are used in the industry?

• What types of software are used to create models? What does BIM mean? How does Sketch-Up work?

• How and why do architects build physical models, and what materials and techniques do they use to create them?

• How do models develop as design evolves? (massing models, parti diagrams, BIM, clash detection, renderings, etc.)

• WATCH RECORDING OF VIRTUAL TEAM SPEAKER HERE