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BSA Research Grants in Architecture
Deadline: September 18, 2009

The 2010 BSA Research Grants in Architecture program supports original research projects. We are interested in innovative, practice-based and practice-oriented research that expands the definition of research in the profession and the industry (e.g., research that is genuinely multi-disciplinary, not solely academic, etc.). We encourage proposals that bring together those in practice and in academia, either by including professionals and academics on the project team, providing opportunities to engage students through research studio projects or by other means of joining research efforts across the field of architecture.

Submissions from anyone (architects, academics, designers, product developers, students, etc.) interested in supporting and contributing to an expanded architecture knowledge-base are encouraged. Grants awarded may include:

  • Grants in amounts up to $10,000 to individuals, collaborative teams or organizations
  • Grants up to $2,000 for students
  • Grants up to $10,000 to support research studio projects 
  • Grants of $40,000 may be awarded to significant research projects

We expect to award approximately $70,000 in funds in the 2010 grant cycle. Applicants must live in the U.S. to qualify for these grants.

 Download the past years FAQ



2010 research grants - schedule
SPRING 2009 Publication of the call for proposals
September 4, 2009 Deadline for receipt of questions (questions are invited and must be submitted by email to snastasia@architects.org)
September 10, 2009 A summary of all questions and responses will be posted to the website
September 18, 2009 4:00 pm EST Deadline for receipt of the application form and supporting materials by email only to  snastasia@architects.org.
December 11, 2009  All applicants will be notified of the identity of grant-recipients and their research project titles.
November 15, 2010 The results of the research funded must be presented in writing to the BSA; the BSA reserves the right of publication and, in the absence of a pre-existing publishing contract, the right of first publication of all projects funded through this program including the right to publish the abstracts of all proposals and the identity and contact information of the project leaders.

Recipients
2009       2008
      2007      2006    2005      2004

 

2009 Grant Recipients:

Engineering Complex Fiber-Placed Structural Membranes.
Rob Langone of Automated Dynamics, Kevin PrattMike SilverAnil Netravali and Wilkins Aquino of Cornell University, Chip Jansen of Brooklyn Tech.
 
Abstract    

Bio-Sensing based Adaptive Thermal Comfort Controls
Vivian LoftnessJoonho ChoiVolker HartkopfGerry Mattern and Artur Dubrawski of Carnegie Mellon University

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2008 Grant Recipients:

Eco-Effective Design and Evidence-Based Design: Removing Barriers to Integration.
Mara BaumBill Rostenberg, and Mardelle Shepley of Anshen+Allen/San Francisco and the Center for Health Systems and Design, Texas A&M University/College Station
Abstract     
Report

Site Visit by Situated Visualization [SV]²
Petia Morozov of MADLAB, Sarah Williams of SEW, and Sean White of white noise
Abstract

Emerging Building Technologies in Ceramics
Jason Oliver Vollen of the University of Arizona/Tucson
Abstract
Report

SmartScreen: Controlling Solar Heat Gain with Shape-Memory Systems
Peter Yeadon and Martina Decker, both from New York
Abstract
Report

Sustainable Stormwater Management: Validating Quality and Quantity
Judith Nitsch PE of Nitsch Engineering
Abstract
Report

Integrating the Autistic Child into Mainstream Education: Design and Policy Coming Together to Meet I.D.E.A. Legislation
Denise Arnold AIA of FADEDESIGN in Chicago
Abstract
Report

Tillers of the Horizon: Projecting Public Spaces by Women in Post-Conflict Rwanda
Amanda Jane Eicher of The Colima Project at San Francisco State University
Abstract
Report

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2007 Grant Recipients:
Click on the title to view the abstract, click on the name to e-mail the writer.

Pioneering Daylighting Design Tool to combine Architectural Form with Advanced Technology: The LightSolve Project
Marilyne Andersen, MIT, Cambridge, MA
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report

Data Exchange Model and Software Interoperability to Improve the Energy Efficient Building Design Process
Pongsak Chaisuparamikul, Illinios Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report

Time-dependent Thermal Comfort Variables
Dr. Charles H. Culp, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Abstract
Report

Building for the Future: Evaluating the Current Viability of Thin Shell Concrete Structures
Maria Garlock, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report

User Requirements and Software Capabilities for AEC Life Cycle Assessment
John Haymaker, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report

The Fluid Dynamics of Air Flow in Free Flow Open Spaces: An Architectural Approach to Energy-Efficient Buildings
Ulrike Passe, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report

The Secure City: Design and Perception of Public Space Post 9/11
Susan Silberberg, MIT, Cambridge, MA
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report

CNC Adaptable Molds for Thin Shell Structures
Andrew Witt, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA
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2006 Grant Recipients:
Click on the links below to view the abstract, executive summary, or report; click on the name to e-mail the writer.

Designing for Co-existence: Industrial + Environmental Ecologies on the Elizabeth River
Phoebe Crisman, University of Virginia; and Michael Petrus, Crisman+Petrus Architects; Charlottesville, VA

Patterns of Green Infrastructure: tools for urban design
Mark DeKay and Tracy W. Moir-McClean; University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report

Design of Urban Farming Community: Strategies for Vacant Lands in Detroit Urban Neighborhoods
Joongsub Kim, PhD, RA, AIA, AICP; Lawrence Technological University, Birmingham, MI
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report

Reversing the Implosion: An Analysis of AIA and Collateral Data to Develop Effective IDP Incentives to Increase the Demographic Diversity of our Profession
Theodore C. Landsmark, M.Ev.D., Ph.D., President; Boston Architectural Center
Abstract

Shape and Strength: load-bearing digital geometries
Bob Pavlik; Torrington, CT
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report

Life Along the Highway
Joseph Dahmen, MIT
Abstract

Home for Living: an adaptive model for life out of the wheelchair
Robyne S. Kassen; Pedestrian Studio, New York, NY
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report

Urban Regeneration through Remediation and Landscape Architecture in the 6th Ward of New Orleans
Kevin Benham, Beth Gibb, Lora Kim, and Mark Pasnik; Wentworth Institute of Technology
Abstract
Report

Mean Radiant Temperature
Kiel Moe; Northeastern University
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report

MPUMULO: Investigation of Culturally Embedded Abuse in the Design of a Self-Sustaining Shelter for Women and Girls in Blantyre, Malawi
Gil Snyder and James Dicker; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report

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2005 Grant Recipients:
Click on the links below to view the abstract, executive summary, or report; click on the name to e-mail the writer.

Making What We Draw: Manufacturing with Ruled and Nurbs Curves
Kimo Griggs AIA; Kimo Griggs Architects, Somerville MA
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report

Temporal Urbanisms
Edward Mitchell AIA; Yale University and Edward Mitchell Architects, New Haven CT
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report

The State of Smart Growth
Anthony Flint, Author, This Land: The Battle Over Sprawl and the Future of America, Boston MA
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report

Mechanics and Form of Rammed-Earth Construction
John Ochsendorf Ph.D; MIT
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report

Aerated Autoclaved Concrete (AAC) for Masonry Vaulting
Michael Ramage; MIT
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report

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2004 Grant Recipients:
Click on the links below to view the abstract, executive summary, or report; click on the name to e-mail the writer.

Adaptive Design: Field Reconnaissance
Chris Reed; StoSS landscape urbanism
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report
 

Voices from the Past: Letters from 1970s Women Architects
Doris Cole FAIA and Jason Knutson AIA; Cole & Goyette, Architects & Planners Inc.
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report

State of Sustainability in Higher Education
Ellen Watts AIA, LEED; Architerra Inc. with Boston Consortium
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report

Emerging Materials for Change
John E. Fernandez AIA; Department of Architecture, Building Technology Group, MIT
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report

Automason Ver. 1.0 with PDA Cell Phone
Michael Silver; Office of Research Development; New Haven
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report

Housing Designs for Proposed
Smart Growth Overlay

Peter H. Wiederspahn AIA; Northeastern University and Wiederspahn Architecture
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report

An Exploration of Structural Polymers in Exterior Wall Design
Rachel Levitt and Greg Biancardi; Cambridge MA
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report

Sonic Space
Joel Sanders; Yale University
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report

Seismic Assessment and Retrofit of Existing Buildings in the Northeastern United States
Dr. Eric Hines P.E.; LeMessurier Consultants / Tufts University / Michigan State University
Abstract
Executive Summary
Report

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