Student Information Form

The Student Information and Parent Release Form for Media Recording form has been updated for the 2012 competition and posted at the link below.

• Students & Instructors:  Make sure each student includes one copy of this on the back of each board (two copies total) in sealed envelopes taped to the boards.  Student names MUST BE LEGIBLE, and written the way the student wants it to appear on the participation certificate.
• Parents:  We photograph winners as they are receiving awards, if we get an article in the newspaper we ask for your permission to use the students' images.
• Seniors:  Please let us know of any further education you intend to pursue.  Some of our scholarships have eligibility requirements (although the responses you have for these questions will not affect judging).

Click here to download the Student Information Form.

More Questions & Answers

There's only a couple weeks left until projects are due, so hopefully the students' plans are starting to shape up and they're starting to think about how this is going to be presented.

Sorry for the late response, but there are a few questions which we realized had not yet been responded to.  These affect program elements, although they will hopefully clarify the project:


1) Can the 1000 sf patio be split up to be used with the bird watching station is station is detached from larger structure? 
The patio cannot be split; it must remain one space.

2) Can a student fill in the shoreline and create a break wall/seawall type of structure?. (on the side where current loading docks are, and they would of course stay within the development zone)  
Yes, this is allowed.

3) Is the 1/4 acre for Habitat Restoration need to be within the development zone as well? The habitat restoration area can be outside the development zone.  
Habitat Restoration zone is no longer required, it is now optional, but recommended.  "Habitat Restoration" is simply an area of the site that is reserved for native plants and/or animals to reside; further specifics of the type of habitat being restored are not necessary.

4) There is some confusion regarding the sustainability and site features requirements.
Change the last paragraph under “The Project” to read: 

The project will incorporate a building of no more than 3,300 square feet. Please consider sustainability issues and utilize at least one (1) item from the Sustainable Building Features listed below. Also, please consider at least three (3) items from the list of Site Features listed below.

Under the heading “Required Site Features” delete the word “Required”. Please show three (3) of the seven (7) Site Features on the site plan. 

5)  As those who visited the site know, there are two beacons on the site that, when aligned, guide watercraft along the dredged channel in to the boat launch.  We recommend keeping these beacons where they are (or, if you remove them, add provisions to replace them), but since it is late in the project that will not be a required site feature.  If you did make special provisions to keep these elements please make a note of it in your project description or on your site plan so the judges are aware of it.

6)  Will there be a Rendering Day this year?
No, there will not be a Rendering Day for the 2012 competition.  Instructors, if you think we should bring this back for the 2013 competition please let one of the Committee members know; we cancelled it due to apparent lack of interest in previous years.


We will be posting the student information sheet soon, so keep an eye on this site for the latest updates!

Cullen Park Site Visit Photos

It's a little cool and breezy by the water, but we had a good site visit this past Saturday at Cullen Park.  You can see photos of the site at the following link:

Site Visit - February 4, 2012

Site Visit - Cullen Park

There will be a guided site visit of this year’s project site (Cullen Park) this Saturday, February 4 at 9:00 a.m.  Vee Stader from Visions of Cullen Park will be there to show us around.

Cullen Park is on Summit Street in Toledo, a couple of miles north of downtown.  See map at this link:  http://g.co/maps/ahwev.

We highly encourage students to visit the site to get a “feel” of what it’s all about, as well as possibly find some inspiration for their building design.  The park is a public facility; if you can’t make this site visit, feel free to visit when you can!

Question: Please explain the Boat Dock requirements?

As part of this year's site plan, we are requiring "Six (6) 25 ft long boat docks".  These are simply a place to moor a boat up to 25 feet long.  These can either be along the shore or parallel to the shore.  These can be made of wood, concrete, or any other common "dock" material (your advisor may have suggestions for materials).

Example Toilet Room

Updated toilet room plans have been posted for the 2012 competition.  The previously posted toilet room plans only had two toilets (or one urinal and one toilet); the current toilet room plans have three toilets (or two toilets and one urinal).

Toilet Room Plan (1/8" scale PDF)

Toilet Room Plan (DWG format)

Toilet Room Plan (DXF format)

These toilet room plans are to be used as an example or starting point for toilet room design; if you wish to enhance them with any design features feel free to do so.  Students are not required to use these exact toilet design if they have another design that responds to their design better (and maintains functionality & accessibility).

Site Plan - Required Scale Fixed!

On the original program, there were discrepancies between the scale shown on the site plan and the site plan shown on the sheet.  All should be 1" = 50'-0"; the current links have been updated to include this revision:


2012 Program Sheet (PDF, 5.83 MB, 24x36)

The CAD versions of the site plan are posted at the following links:
DWG format
or
DXF format

2012 Program Posted

Our competition kickoff meeting is today at 4:00 pm at the AIA Toledo Office.  Representatives of Visions of Cullen Park will be present, along with the AIA Toledo High School Design Competition Committee, to reveal this year's project as well as answer any questions you may have about the 62nd (!) annual competition.

If you are unable to attend the competition, don't worry!  You can still participate.  Just send us an email message and we will put your class on our list.  We will distribute two paper program sheets per class, in addition to having the program sheet available online (at the link below).

This year's project is a multi-purpose park building for Cullen Park near Point Place in Toledo.  The site has a rich history and a great location, and we look forward to seeing the students' creativity this year!

You can access the program sheet at the following link (select "File > Download Original" on the screen to download these files to your computer):

2012 Program Sheet (PDF, 5.83 MB, 24x36)

The CAD versions of the site plan are posted at the following links:
DWG format
or
DXF format

Instructors, please send you student list to hsdc.aiatoledo@gmail.com as soon as possible!  We will be working to assign advisors to every participating high school before the end of January.

Student participation forms will be updated and posted to this website; we will send announcements when they become available.

We look forward to a great competition this year!

Project Site - Cullen Park

2011 Winning Boards posted...

By the way, photos of the 2011 winning boards were posted to the following gallery back in May...

2011 Winning Projects

The 2011 numbers (updated!)

• 40 High Schools were invited to participate
• 16 High Schools said “yes”
• 10 High Schools registered 180 students
• 10 High Schools turned in 91 student projects
• 18 students won 25 prizes, representing 7 high schools