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ddX
design build EXCHANGE
BUILDING TECH
COURSEWORK
FURNITURE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DIGI-FAB
ACTIVISM
PERFORMANCE
educational design build
BUILDING SCIENCE
RESEARCH
PLAYSCAPES
TRANSIT
SHELTERS
REAL WORLD CONDITIONS
critical professional practice trajectory
PEOPLE
clients
collaborators
users
PHYSICALITY
gravity
materiality
making
PHILOSOPHY
a priori
a posteriori
empiricism
pragmatism
PROCESSES
integration
delivery
fabrication
negotiation
collaboration
coordination
value to the academy
RESEARCH
building science
sensoring | monitoring
post occupancy evaluation
evidence-based design
verifiable / refutable
PERFORMANCE
application
demonstration
experience
use
ddX
archived
resources
live
resources
advocacy
RESEARCH
DATABASE
network
peer
review
archived
resources
to include CRITERIA in sufficient
BREADTH and DEPTH to facilitate
PROSPECTIVE
RESEARCH
TOPICS
that are IMMEDIATELY EVIDENT and
others that are BEYOND PROJECTION
live
resources
P E O P L E
PROGRAMS
PROJECTS
network
advocacy
RESEARCH
DATABASE
POTENTIAL
RESEARCH
VALUE
VS
PEOPLE’S
WILLINGNESS TO
PARTICIPATE
peer
review
archived
resources
to facilitate the CULTIVATION OF KNOWLEDGE
AND SKILLS through the EXCHANGE of
expertise and entrepreneurial development in the
SOCIAL, TECHNICAL, LOGISTICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL REALMS of educational design build
live
resources
advocacy
PEOPLE
faculty, staff,
students, partners,
professionals,
industry representatives,
general public
RESEARCH
DATABASE
PROGRAMS
+
PROJECTS
network
peer
review
archived
resources
live
a REPOSITORY of archived
resources
resources specific to
SCHOLARSHIP
(re)search-able
bibliography of
books, articles
and links
advocacy
educational design build in
two realms: SCHOLARSHIP
+ PRACTICES
RESEARCH
PRACTICES
DATABASE
articles, video records
network
and links. Content Areas:
technics, techniques, material,
funding acquisition, contracts,
liability and insurance.
peer
review
archived
resources
live
resources
OPEN SOURCE
live exchange
of techniques,
technics, and
materials
CHAT ROOMS
informal
trouble-shooting
and non-peer
reviewed
dirty little secrets
RESEARCH
DATABASE
OPPORTUNITIES
posting and promotion of venues
[conferences, publication, award]
and opportunities [funding,
faculty/staff + student positions]
network
FEATURES
projects,
processes,
articles and
news
advocacy
BLOGS
promotion,
reviews, critiques
and philosophies
LIVE PROJECT
web template to
facilitate project
promotion and
delivery [webcams, blogs,
monitoring]
peer
review
archived
resources
The dbX aspires to develop
and implement a
FORMAL PEER REVIEW
process that is specific to the
unique and diverse nature of
educational design build
BLIND + PUBLISHED
live
resources
Implicit in the design build
exchange is an
INFORMAL PEER REVIEW
process
OPEN CONVERSATIONS
NON-PUBLISHED
via people + project profiles
(network) and the archive/live
resources
advocacy
RESEARCH
DATABASE
network
peer
review
archived
resources
ADVOCATE, V.
Etymology: < classical Latin
advocat-, past participial stem
(see -ate suffix3) of advocare
TO CALL UPON, summon,
TO INVITE, to call together, convoke, to summon to one’s assistance, to employ as counsel,
have PLEAD ONE’S CAUSE, TO
INVOKE THE AID OF, to have recourse to, resort to, to bring up,
CITE (as evidence), TO
RECOMMEND
live
resources
RESEARCH
DATABASE
“advocate, v.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, March 2014.
INTERNAL ADVOCACY
support/advice for faculty,
students, researchers,
and clients
network
advocacy
EXTERNAL
ADVOCACY
promotion of
educational design
build to: AIA, NAAB,
NCARB, AIAS,
others?
peer
review
PROSPECTIVE
USERS
The dbX initiative aspires to be a valuable resource
for the BROADEST, most INCLUSIVE educational
design build community. The dbX wants to engage
all those who utilize design build in any manner for
TEACHING, SERVICE and/or RESEARCH;
whether at the UNIVERSITY, COMMUNITY
COLLEGE or K-12 levels.
dbX community
ARCHITECTURE
faculty + students
PARTNERS
project
community
industry
RELATED FIELDS
engineering
landscape architecture
industrial design
art
Spencer Tunick | Aletsch glacier | Switzerland | August 18, 2007. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images)
researching how to design, cost estimate,
install, monitor and analyze an environmental
sensoring system for db studio project
DATABASE
NE
T
ARCH
IVE
D
R
K
OR
W
archive testimonials
from db studio
ES
experience
C
UR
and follow-up
O
ES
with their
career
paths
seeking specialist on fabric
forming + spin casting concrete;
prospective mentorship guidance on graduate schools
employment
R
IEW
EV
LIV
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ADVOCACY
RE
seeks diverse
perspectives on
writing scripts
for custom tool
paths on digital
concrete printer
P
E
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R
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C
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U
SO
STUDENT
db studio experience makes student a potential
advocate for the positive dimensions and an
advocate for change to remedy the negatives
disseminates substantial critical body of
design build work, demonstrating “best
practices” through (re)searchable database
ARCH
IVE
D
ES
C
UR
O
ES
coordinates
regional, national,
international and
interdisciplinary
NE
design build
T
initiatives
DATABASE
K
OR
W
R
drafts “how
to” video or
article on
designing
environmental
sensoring
systems
IEW
EV
LIV
E
ADVOCACY
RE
assist in getting educational
design build contracts
accepted in the public realm
R
provides
advice troubleshooting
environmental
sensoring systems
via chat room
P
E
E
R
ES
C
R
U
SO
HIGHLY EXPERIENCED
DESIGN BUILD PRACTITIONER
serves as a peer reviewer
of evidenced-based design
hypotheses and metrics in
project submissions
accesses detailed case
studies of best practices in
educational design build
ARCH
IVE
D
ES
C
UR
O
ES
DATABASE
NE
T
identify people
who are engaged
in similar or
parallel work
K
OR
W
R
seeks examples of
successful tenure
dossiers based
on educational
design build
P
E
E
R
ES
C
R
U
SO
BEGINNING EDUCATIONAL
DESIGN BUILD PRACTITIONER
IEW
EV
LIV
E
ADVOCACY
promotes educational design
build as a means of community
and university service
R
RE
seeks
advice on
how to combine
teaching, research,
and service through
design build endeavors
opportunity to
submit educational
design build work
for peer review by
recognized
authorities
ARCH
IVE
D
ES
C
UR
O
ES
K
OR
W
R
disseminates and
collects scholarship
on evidence-based
dimensions of db
projects + endeavors
typically does not seek to function in the role of
a faculty lead on a given design build project,
instead pursues a parallel or integral
pedagogical agenda including
testing of new materials,
DATABASE
construction
processes,
NE
and/or the
T
socio-cultural
dynamics of
the student
team
IEW
EV
LIV
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RE
ADVOCACY
advocates for educational design build
as fertile with opportunities for
evidence-based architectural research
R
participates in
conversations
and threads
P
E
E
R
ES
C
R
U
SO
EVIDENCE-BASED
ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCHER
produces peer
reviewed publications (via
external venues), conference
presentations, and furthers grant
+ sponsorship opportunities
ARCH
IVE
D
ES
C
UR
O
ES
K
OR
W
R
contributes scholarship
on best practices in
educational design build
as an objective
observer
this participant is almost always trained in a
discipline other than architecture or its
immediate allied design fields; typically
possesses credentials acquired
through formal training
DATABASE
in the social sciences
and humanities
NE
engineering
T
medical
sciences
or the
fine arts.
IEW
EV
LIV
E
RE
ADVOCACY
advocates for interdisciplinary
collaboration, community engagement,
grassroots advocacy, and public policy
R
observes live
conversations
and threads
P
E
E
R
ES
C
R
U
SO
RESEARCHER FOCUSING ON
ARCHITECTURE
produces peer
reviewed publications (via
external venues), conference
presentations, and furthers grant
+ sponsorship opportunities
access to project case
studies on conventional and
emerging technologies and
architectural integration
production of and
DATABASE
access to case
ES
C
studies on
UR
architectural
O
ES
technics +
techniques.
opportunity to identify
other BTech faculty that
use design build as a
principal teaching method
NE
T
ARCH
IVE
D
R
K
OR
W
R
IEW
EV
structures
faculty inquire
about empirical
pedagogies and
the pros/cons of
destructive testing versus
digital simulations
ECS faculty and MS students
perform energy audits and
performance analyses of projects
P
E
E
R
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C
R
U
SO
BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY
BTech faculty
participate in the
review of educational
design build studio projects in
regards to technical integration
and performance
LIV
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ADVOCACY
RE
ARCH
IVE
D
UR
O
ES
NE
T
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C
R
U
SO
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
SOFTWARE VENDOR /
DEVELOPER
P
E
E
R
IEW
EV
LIV
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ADVOCACY
opportunity to market product
to future clientele, users
R
RE
live interface
with and
feedback
from actual
users
DATABASE
identify and connect
with prospective
project management
software users
(future clients)
K
OR
W
R
article/video (linked) intended to
promote and demonstrate
project management software;
a unique venue for use
and application within
the architectural
academy
CES
DATABASE
Fundermax
NE
T
O
S
E
ARCH
IVE
D
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C
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U
SO
BUILDING MATERIALS
SUPPLIER / MATERIAL
SCIENTIST
P
E
E
R
LIV
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ADVOCACY
RE
provides live
feedback (via chat
room) to student
inquiry regarding material
potential
David
Stone
Carbon
Negative
Ferro-cement
R
IEW
EV
Concrete
Designs
Inc.
able to identify prospective
project partners based upon
prior material experience
K
OR
W
R
demonstrates abstract
properties and
capabilities of recently
patented material,
seeking opportunities
for prototyping
ES
C
and application
UR
observes and promotes value of utilizing the
specific skill-sets (creativity, empiricism, application)
of educational design build endeavors
DIRECTORY
DATABASE
As of April 1, 2014, of the 186 North
ARCHITECT
American Schools listed on the
the dbX is in the
ACSA directory,
process
86 SCHOOLS/UNIVERSITIES (46%) of researching and
HAVE SOME TYPE OF HANDS-ON
contracting a
MAKING/DESIGN BUILD
database architect
PROGRAM/PROJECT.
for website design
Some of these are transient or
discontinuous and many do not have a
specific program name.
dbX status
dbX
DEVELOPMENT
seeking ideas +
information + involvement
as we move forward
db-x.org
facebook.com/dbx.designbuild
twitter.com/Design_Build_X
?
• What do we have RIGHT?
• Which dimensions do YOU find most valuable?
• What do we have WRONG?
• Which dimensions do YOU find least valuable?
• What ideas do YOU have to maximize the effectiveness and
efficiency of the initiative? (new/different capabilities?)
questions
• How much time are YOU willing to invest in a personal profile?
(17 minutes?)
• How much time are YOU willing to invest in a project profile?
(33 minutes?)
ddX
archived
resources
live
resources
advocacy
RESEARCH
DATABASE
network
peer
review
ACSA 2014 Fall Conference
WORKING OUT: thinking while building
October 16-18, 2014 | Halifax, NS
Host School: Dalhousie University
Co-chairs:
Ted Cavanagh, Dalhousie University
Ursula Hartig, Technical University of Berlin
Sergio Palleroni, Portland State University

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