Thursday, November 9, 2017

ACE Vocabulary



Modular
- composed of standardized units or sections for easy construction or flexible arrangement
ex: This apartment complex is made from several units stacked on top of each other. 


Sustainable - able to be maintained or kept going, as an action or process. 

Monday, November 6, 2017

Flexible Home Examples

Flexible Homes:




This is the DDC Urban Post-Disaster Home. This was created for emergencies where large populations lose their homes and are displaced. They can be built quickly and don't take up much space.




This is a Shipping Container Home. 


 
                               

Ready Player 1... This just stacked mobile homes on top of each other with some added support. Mobile homes would be a great place to start looking at homes, as they are modular in nature.

DDC ACE Team #8 - CIRT Challenge

Find and post some example images of the following choices, and explain why you chose the image. 

- Flexible Home

- Revitalize an Urban Block 

- Envisioning an Ideal School 

Take a look at the competition details below: