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The 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:
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Grants in amounts up to $10,000 to individuals, collaborative teams or organizations
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Grants up to $2,000 for students
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Grants up to $10,000 to support research studio projects
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Grants of $40,000 may be awarded to significant research projects
Recipients
2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
2010 Grant Recipients:
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Body trouble: architectural narratives of ability and disability
Wanda Katja Liebermann, Harvard University Graduate School of Design student
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Developing evidence-based design strategies, metrics and methods for improving healthcare soundscapes
Craig Zimring, Ph.D., professor at the College of Architecture and School of Psychology, and Erica Ryherd, Ph.D., LEED AP, assistant professor at Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and Adjunct Assistant Professor, College of Architecture, both at Georgia Institute of Technology
Abstract
Energy modeling for housing
Ryan E. Smith, assistant professor and director of the Integrated Technology in Architecture Center, and Joerg Ruegemer, assistant professor and assistant director of the Integrated Technology in Architecture Center, both at the College of Architecture + Planning, University of Utah
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A remarkable woman: Annie M. Cobb (1830-1911)
Laura Fitzmaurice Assoc. AIA, designer and principal of Cold Springs Studio
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Comparative study of the cumulative energy use of historical versus contemporary windows
Frank Shirley AIA of Frank Shirley Architects and Fred Gamble of Santa Barbara, CA
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Low-cost low-tech: participatory processes for social housing in Colombia
Quilian Riano, principal of DSGN AGNC and adjunct instructor at Wentworth Institute of Technology
(starting Jan. 2010), and Dk Osseo-Asare, principal of Low Design Office and Fulbright Scholar/Visiting
Researcher, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
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2009 Grant Recipients:
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2008 Grant Recipients:
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2007 Grant Recipients:
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Pioneering Daylighting Design Tool to combine Architectural Form with Advanced Technology: The LightSolve Project
Marilyne Andersen, MIT, Cambridge, MA
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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
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Executive Summary
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Time-dependent Thermal Comfort Variables
Dr. Charles H. Culp, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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Report
Building for the Future: Evaluating the Current Viability of Thin Shell Concrete Structures
Maria Garlock, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
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Executive Summary
Report
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User Requirements and Software Capabilities for AEC Life Cycle Assessment
John Haymaker, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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Executive Summary
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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
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Executive Summary
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The Secure City: Design and Perception of Public Space Post 9/11
Susan Silberberg, MIT, Cambridge, MA
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Executive Summary
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CNC Adaptable Molds for Thin Shell Structures
Andrew Witt, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA
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2006 Grant Recipients:
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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
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Executive Summary
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Design of Urban Farming Community: Strategies for Vacant Lands in Detroit Urban Neighborhoods
Joongsub Kim, PhD, RA, AIA, AICP; Lawrence Technological University, Birmingham, MI
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Executive Summary
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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
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Shape and Strength: load-bearing digital geometries
Bob Pavlik; Torrington, CT
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Executive Summary
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Life Along the Highway
Joseph Dahmen, MIT
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Home for Living: an adaptive model for life out of the wheelchair
Robyne S. Kassen; Pedestrian Studio, New York, NY
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Executive Summary
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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
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Mean Radiant Temperature
Kiel Moe; Northeastern University
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Executive Summary
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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
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Executive Summary
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2005 Grant Recipients:
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2004 Grant Recipients:
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