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Welcome, architecture faculty and students!
AISC provides opportunities specifically for architecture faculty and students, including educational resources and hands-on tours at ironworker facilities where students can climb columns, weld, and bolt! We also award many student scholarships and offer free memberships for students. AISC has sponsored the long-standing Steel Design Student Competition every year since 2000, and we're excited to share new opportunities like the Forge Prize Competition and the Design-Build Grant Program.
We're here to help you build connections with structural steel! Check out these free references for download and viewing.
Free Cheat Sheet for Architecture Students
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Ever wish there were a quick reference with all the diagrams, terms, and estimates new architects need for designing with structural steel? We've got you covered! Download our free guide, Structural Steel Design Tips: Quick Estimates and Rules of Thumb for Architecture Students, today!
Get AISC Funding for a Design-Build Project
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Faculty members and students with faculty sponsors can propose projects to our Steel Design-Build Grant Program, and AISC will fund one or a handful of them every year. Besides project funds, we want to give architecture students the opportunity to engage with steel--that's why we can pair them with fabricators who can collaborate at various stages of the project.
Free Educational Videos About Steel Design
AISC has a variety of free presentations and educational videos. View a presentation by Don Davies, SE, PE to learn about Life Cycle Analysis and how steel measures up to other structural materials. Check out a presentation by Stan Carroll, AIA, RA, RID to learn about steel design through pragmatic detailing, digital methods, and necessary iterative prototyping. Also, learn about hybrid steel-timber design with a free, all-levels webinar presented by John Hand, SE, PE, LEED AP. |
Free Classroom Resources for Architecture Educators
AISC offers free teaching aids, including demonstrations, presentations, and virtual reality tours, designed to help educators prepare students for careers as knowledgeable professionals. |
Fund Your Education with AISC Scholarships
The AISC Education Foundation sponsors multiple scholarship programs designed to encourage creativity, interest, and proficiency in the fabricated structural steel construction industry. |
What Steel Brings to the (Drafting) Table
AISC's Guide for Architects is your guide for integrating architectural designs and steel structural systems. Inside, you'll learn how to create structural layouts for steel-framed buildings, how to use various coating systems to fit the needs of your project, how to use structural steel in tandem with other building materials, and much more. |
Steel Shorts: A Collaboration Case Study
Integrating technical constraints and an architectural vision is challenging, but it pays off! View a short video lesson on the interdisciplinary collaboration that made the National Museum of African American History and Culture--a 2017 IDEAS² Award winner--such a design success. |
Enter Your Visionary Steel Design for the Forge Prize
The Forge Prize is a unique opportunity to experiment with a conceptual design without limit to scope or complexity--the sky really is the limit here. This competition celebrates emerging architects who create visionary designs that embrace steel innovations.
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Free Sustainability Teaching Aid
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Help your students understand how material selection impacts a structure's sustainability. Ming Hu, PhD, of the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture, has created materials to introduce a lifecycle assessment methodology.
Plan Field Trips to Fabrication Shops and Training Facilities
The AISC Education Foundation offers an exciting opportunity for you and your students to experience the incredible world of structural steel first-hand! Plan a field trip for your students to visit a local steel facility and receive a grant of up to $1,500 to cover transportation costs. |
Attend an Architecture Educator Workshop
AISC is hosting an Architecture Educator Workshop June 25-27, 2024 in Chicago. |
AISC has many additional programs that support architecture educators and students! Here are some educational, scholarship, and networking resources to get you started.
AISC University Programs
AISC University Programs works hard to provide extraordinary opportunities to students and educators. Check back frequently for announcements and new resources.
Funded Research Fellowship
Every year, AISC awards the Milek Fellowship (four years, $50,000 annually) to a promising non-tenured university faculty member. Find out more about the Milek Fellowship, and see a list of previous recipients and their projects.
Opportunities to Interact With and Learn From Fabricators
Learn about AISC’s Adopt-a-School program, which connects local fabricators with university- and college-level students in a meaningful way and encourages long-term relationships that can improve the students’ learning experiences both inside and outside of the classroom.
AISC/ACSA Student Design Competition
AISC and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) co-sponsor the annual Steel Design Student Competition that challenges undergraduate and graduate architecture students to explore a variety of design issues related to the use of steel in design and construction.
Modern Steel Construction
Looking for inspiration? AISC's monthly magazine, Modern Steel Construction, presents in-depth information on the newest and most advanced uses of structural steel in buildings and bridges. Read a digital copy of this month's issue or browse the archives--all for free.
Free Membership for Faculty and Students
AISC believes in supporting the next generation of groundbreaking thinkers: your students! To ensure that you get the most out of the education resources AISC offers, we're pleased to extend complimentary memberships to students who are currently enrolled full-time in accredited U.S. undergraduate or graduate programs. As an educator, you also qualify for free AISC membership!
Questions? Please email Jeanne Homer, AIA, AISC's senior architect, at homer@aisc.org.