Opportunities

Competitions

  1. NEW - The Leading Edge Student Design Competition is officially underway!
    Registration Deadline: March 26, 2010
    Entries Due: June 11, 2010

    The theme is “Zero-Net Now: Designing for a Sustainable and Energy Efficient Future.” The projects, cited in Long Beach, California, are a Green-Collar Workforce Training Center (Challenge 1) and an accompanying Dormitory Building (Challenge 2). The Competition website has been updated with complete challenge materials, and registration is open. As always, First- and Second-Place Winners in each challenge will receive a monetary award, as will their schools. Please see their website www.leadingedgecompetition.org for more information.

  2. NEW - Architectural Spaces Exhibition - The LoDi Project, Raleigh, NC
    Deadlines: October 6- for mailed entries (stamped) &
    Sunday October 11 - Deadline for online entries

    THE LoDi PROJECT is asking artists to address the theme of Architectural Spaces for our November 2009 exhibition. We want to see how architecture inspires your art, and this can be something as technical as architectural construction drawings and plans, to looser interpretations such as photographs or paintings based on current and ancient architectural structures.
    Traditional and non-traditional styles and media are welcome, including but not limited to: water color, oil, and acrylic painting, ink, charcoal, graphite drawings, pastels, mixed media, fabric, printmaking, aerosol, collage, photography, digital illustrations and graphics, etc
    To apply and for more informaiton visit their web sites at: http://thelodiproject.com/call_for_artists.html or WWW.TheLodiProject.com

  3. NEW - Vellum Competition
    Deadlines: October 13, 2009 - Pre-Application Form Due &
    October 29, 2009 - Furniture, Poster & CD of images due for main competition.
    For more information please see the Architecture Department web-site

 

Scholarships

  1. NEW - The Western Chapter of the Association of Preservation Technology (WCAPT) is pleased to announce a student scholarship program for west coast-based students to attend the 2009 APT conference that will be held in Los Angeles on November 4th – 6th. More information about APT and the LA conference is available at www.apti.org . Electronic copies of this application form can be downloaded from the WCAPT website (www.wcapt.org <http://www.wcapt.org> ). Applications are due October 2.
  2. NEW - Gilman International Scholarship
    Deadline, October 6, 2009 *
    Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program Spring & Summer 2010 Online Application
    The Gilman International Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad for up to one academic year. The program aims to diversify the kinds of student who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go. For more information regarding this please visit the Gilman website at http://www.iie.org/gilman.

News & Events

  1. NEW - Introduction & Training Sessions for d[fab]lab
    Saturday, October 3, 2009 - 10am - 12pm
    Building 21 - Room 105A (Courtyard Gallery)
    All Students Welcome and Encouraged to Attend!

  2. NEW - CSI Upcoming Events
    For more information about CSI go to: http://calpolycsi.co.cc/

    September 30, 2009 6pm in Bldg. 186 - Room C200 - First General Meeting:

    October 3, 2009 - Downtown San Luis Obispo - First Annual EDES 101 Scavenger Hunt

    October 7, 2009 - 4pm - 6pm - Berg Gallery
    Scavenger Hunt Celebration! Vote for your favorite submittals.

  3. NEW - Free* Autodesk Software downloads, Student Experts & On-campus Workshops
    Autodesk now offers 13-month licenses of the 2010 portfolio of 2D and 3D products for free* download on the Autodesk Education Community . This includes full functionality design software such as Autodesk Revit, Ecotect and Autocad. In addition to the free downloads, registration to the Community also provides you with access to numerous tutorials, blogs, and forums which serve to expand your level of knowledge on a particular program.

    To access the free software downloads,
    1. Go to:http://students6.autodesk.com/
    2. Choose USA under "How do I sign up"?
    3. Fill out the form, create a username & password (note: You must use your calpoly email address as a username!).
    You will receive an email confirming your registration with a link to login.
    4. Go crazy!!!-Download the appropriate program(s)

    With the assistance of newly trained Autodesk Student Experts, Autodesk will be holding several on-campus workshops each quarter to improve students’ skill levels with various technologies you are able to download from the Education Community, such as Autodesk Revit, Ecotect, and Green Building Studio. The workshops will be facilitated by an Autodesk technical specialist, and upcoming dates will be announced shortly.

    We all know how frustrating it can be to learn a new program without proper assistance, don't let this year be a missed opportunity. These programs are yet another set of tools for design students to convey the meaning of their projects through various forms of visual representation. The workshops and Student Experts are here to help you expand your educational experience, and career skills – so we all can ultimately make an impact on the world through better design.