Association for Computer Aided Design In Architecture

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Association for Computer Aided Design In Architecture
AbbreviationACADIA
Founded1981
99-0267393 [1]
Legal status 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
Headquarters Fargo, North Dakota, United States [1]
Jason Kelly Johnson [2]
Revenue (2014)
$277,631 [1]
Expenses (2014)$266,199 [1]
Employees (2014)
0 [1]
Website www.acadia.org

The Association for Computer Aided Design In Architecture (ACADIA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization active in the area of computer-aided architectural design (CAAD).

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Mission statement

Begun in 1981, the organization's objectives are recorded in its bylaws: [3]

"ACADIA was formed for the purpose of facilitating communication and information exchange regarding the use of computers in architecture, planning and building science. A particular focus is education and the software, hardware and pedagogy involved in education."

"The organization is also committed to the research and development of computer aides that enhance design creativity, rather than simply production, and that aim at contributing to the construction of humane physical environments."

Membership

Membership is open to anyone who subscribes to the objectives of the organization, including architects, educators, and software developers, whether resident in North America or not. An online membership registration form and directory is available via the organization. [4]

The organization is primarily governed by the elected Board of Directors. The organization is led by the elected President, who presides over Board of Directors meetings, but does not vote except in the case of a tie. [3]

Presidents (elected)

YearsPresidentNumber of years serving
1981-82 Charles Eastman 1
1982-84John Wade2
1984-85Chris Yessios1
1985-86Yehuda Kalay1
1986-87Elizabeth Bollinger1
1987-88Patricia McIntosh1
1988-89Robert E. Johnson1
1989-90Pamela J. Bancroft1
1990-91John McIntosh1
1991-92J. Peter Jordan1
1992-93Larry O. Degelman1
1993-94Skip Van Wyk1
1994-95M. Stephen Zdepski1
1995-96 Karen M. Kensek 1
1996-97Glenn Goldman1
1997-98Branko Kolarevic1
1998-99 Douglas E. Noble 1
1999-2000Brian Johnson1
2000-01Mark Clayton1
2001-03Ganapathy Mahalingam2
2003-05Kevin Klinger2
2005-07Wassim Jabi2
2007-09Mahesh Senagala2
2009-10Nancy Cheng1
2010-13Aron Temkin3
2013-16Michael Fox3
2016-Jason Kelly Johnson

Activities

Annual conference

ACADIA sponsors an annual national conference, held in the autumn of each year at a different site in North America. Papers for the conferences undergo extensive blind review before being accepted for presentation (and publication). Membership is not a prerequisite for submission of a paper.

YearCity, State/Province [5] CountryHost universityConference theme [5]
4th1985Tempe, ArizonaUSA
5th1986Houston, TexasUSA
6th1987Raleigh, North CarolinaUSAIntegrating Computers into the Architectural Curriculum
7th1988Ann Arbor, MichiganUSAComputing in Design Education
8th1989Gainesville, FloridaUSANew Ideas and Directions for the 1990s
9th1990Big Sky, MontanaUSAFrom Research to Practice
10th1991Los Angeles, CaliforniaUSAReality and Virtual Reality
11th1992Charleston, South CarolinaUSAMission - Method - Madness
12th1993TexasUSAEducation and Practice: The Critical Interface
13th1994Saint Louis, MissouriUSA Washington University Reconnecting
14th1995Seattle, WashingtonUSA University of Washington Computing in Design - Enabling, Capturing and Sharing Ideas
15th1996Tucson, ArizonaUSADesign Computation: Collaboration, Reasoning, Pedagogy
16th1997Cincinnati, OhioUSA University of Cincinnati Design and Representation
17th1998Québec City, QuébecCanadaDigital Design Studios: Do Computers Make a Difference?
18th1999Salt Lake City, UtahUSAMedia and Design Process
19th2000Washington D.CUSAEternity, Infinity and Virtuality in Architecture
20th2001Buffalo, New YorkUSAReinventing the Discourse - How Digital Tools Help Bridge and Transform Research, Education and Practice in Architecture
21st2002Pomona, CaliforniaUSAThresholds - Design, Research, Education and Practice, in the Space Between the Physical and the Virtual
22nd2003Indianapolis, IndianaUSAConnecting >> Crossroads of Digital Discourse
23rd2004Cambridge, OntarioCanadaFabrication: Examining the Digital Practice of Architecture
24th2005Savannah, GeorgiaUSASmart Architecture: Integration of Digital and Building Technologies
25th2006Louisville, KentuckyUSA University of Kentucky Synthetic Landscapes
26th2007Halifax, Nova ScotiaCanada Dalhousie University & NSCAD University Expanding Bodies
27th2008Minneapolis, MinnesotaUSA University of Minnesota Silicon + Skin: Biological Processes and Computation
28th2009Chicago, IllinoisUSA School of the Art Institute of Chicago reForm(): Building a Better Tomorrow
29th2010New York, New YorkUSA The Cooper Union & Pratt Institute Life in:Formation
30th2011Calgary/Banff, AlbertaCanada University of Calgary Integration Through Computation
31st2012San Francisco, CaliforniaUSA California College of the Arts & UCSF Synthetic Digital Ecologies
32nd2013Cambridge, OntarioCanada University of Waterloo Adaptive Architecture
33rd2014Los Angeles, CaliforniaUSA University of Southern California Design Agency
34th2015Cincinnati, OhioUSA University of Cincinnati Computational Ecologies: Design in the Anthropocene
35th2016Ann Arbor, MichiganUSA University of Michigan Posthuman Frontiers: Data, Designers And Cognitive Machines
36th2017Cambridge, MassachusettsUSA Massachusetts Institute of Technology Disciplines & Disruptions

Proceedings

Each year the conference papers are gathered into a proceedings publication which is distributed to members, and available to the public via the open access database CumInCAD.

Awards

Started in 1998, ACADIA Awards of Excellence are "the highest award that can be achieved in the field of architectural computing". The awards are given in areas of practice, teaching, research and service, with at most one award in each category per year. Past awards have recognized various significant contributors to the field of architectural computing.

The current awards given annually or biannually are the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Digital Practice Award of Excellence, the Innovative Academic Program Award of Excellence, the Innovative Research Award of Excellence, the Society Award for Leadership, and the Teaching Award of Excellence.

Lifetime Achievement Award

YearRecipientAffiliation
2016 Elizabeth Diller Diller, Scofidio and Renfro / Princeton University
2014 Zaha Hadid Zaha Hadid Architects

Digital Practice Award of Excellence

YearRecipient (Person or Firm)Affiliation
2016Ron Rael and Virginia San FratelloEmerging Objects / UC Berkeley / San Jose State
2015 KieranTimberlake KieranTimberlake
2014 Jenny Sabin Jenny Sabin Studio
2013 Cecil Balmond Balmond Studio
2012Gehry Technologies - Accepted by Dennis Shelden Gehry Technologies
2011Phillip BeesleyPhillip Beesley Architects / University of Waterloo
2010
2009Fabio Gramazio and Matthias KohlerGramazio Kohler Architects
2008Fabian ScheurerDesign to Production
2007Achim Menges The Architectural Association (London)
2006 Evan Douglis Evan Douglis Studio

Innovative Academic Program Award of Excellence

YearRecipient (Academic Program)University
2016Centre for Information Technology and Architecture (CITA) - Accepted by Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
2015Institute for Computational Design (ICD) - Accepted by Achim Menges University of Stuttgart
2014Columbia Building Intelligence Project (CBIP) - Accepted by Scott Marble Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
2013AADRL Design Research Laboratory - Accepted by Brett Steele and Theodore Sypropoulos The Architectural Association (London)
2012 Center for Architecture Science and Ecology (CASE) - Accepted by Anna Dyson Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute / Skidmore Owings and Merrill
2011
2010
2009
2008AA Emergent Technologies and Design - Accepted by Michael Weinstock The Architectural Association (London)

History

Sister organizations

There are four sister organizations around the world to provide a more accessible regional forum for discussion of computing and design. The major ones are

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