Acadia
Acadia is the region of northeastern North America which was established as a French colony in the 17th century.
Acadia or Acadie can also mean:
- Acadia National Park, a U.S. national park in Maine
- Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA
- Acadia, Maine, USA
- Acadia (electoral district), a former Canadian electoral district
- Acadia, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Acadia University, a post-secondary institution in Wolfville, Nova Scotia
- ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company
- GMC Acadia, a 2007 Crossover SUV (CUV)
- ACADIA, a non-profit organization active in the area of computer-aided architectural design
- Acadia (band), a rock band from Indianapolis, Indiana
- Acadie (electoral district), a Quebec, Canada provincial electoral district
- Acadie (album), an album by musician Daniel Lanois
- Acadian World Congress
- Acadian French
- Acadieman
- Acadiana, the French Louisiana region that is home to a large Cajun population
See also
- Acadian
- Arcadia
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Acadia (disambiguation)". Image Credit.
Extended Definition: Acadia
ACADIA
The Association for Computer Aided Design In Architecture (ACADIA) is a non-profit organization active in the area of computer-aided architectural design (CAAD).
Mission statement
Begun in 1981, the organization's objectives are recorded in its bylaws:[1]
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 web site.
Activities
Annual conference
ACADIA sponsors an annual 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.
Proceedings
Each year the conference papers are gathered into a proceedings publication which is distributed to members, and available to the public via the organization's web site [2].
Competitions
ACADIA has been a pioneer in the use of the web for conducting design competitions. It held its first online competition and review in 1998 [3]. The second competition, in which entrants also served as jury, was held in 2001 [4].
Awards
Started in 1998, ACADIA Awards of Excellence are "the highest award that can be achieved in the field of architectural computing" [5]. The awards are given in areas of practice, teaching, research and service, with at most one award in each category per year. Past awards [6] have recognized various significant contributors to the field of architectural computing.
History
External links
Sister organizations
There are a now four sister organizations around the world to provide a more accessible regional forum for discussion of computing and design. The major ones are
- eCAADe - The Association for Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, since 1982.
- CAADRIA - The Association for Computer Aided Architectural Design in Asia, since 1996.
- SigGraDi - Sociedade Ibero-Americana de Gráfica Digital, since 1997.
- ASCAAD - The Arab Society for Computer Aided Architectural Design, since 2001.
Other organizations and resources
- CAAD Futures - Computer Aided Architectural Design Futures, since 1985.
- CUMINCAD - The Cumulative Index of Computer Aided Architectural Design.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "ACADIA". Image Credit.
