acadia

2015 Conference

LOCAL INFO

University of Cincinnati School of Architecture and Interior Design

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Twitter: #ACADIA2015 / @acadiaorg


Airport Shuttles and Cincinnati Transportation

For a complete list of airport transportation that includes taxi services, airport shuttle service, and METRO Cincinnati, please visit Cincy USA Transportation.

For reserving a car or shuttle service please visit Executive Transportation.

For the UC Shuttle service please visit the UC website. To view all UC Shuttle Routes operating in real time via GPS visit UC DoubleMap.

Student Accomodation:

Student Accommodation is supported by ACADIA'15 STUDENT HOUSING NETWORK: helping to connect the external students attending the 2015 ACADIA conference in Cincinnati with local students and provide them with expanded accommodation possibilities: https://acadia2015.slack.com/.

Conference Hotel:

Registrants are responsible for booking their rooms individually. Please refer to the hotel website for cancellation policies and other information.

21c Museum Hotel Downtown Cincinnati

  • 609 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
  • Distance from conference: 0 miles
  • Distance from UC SAID: 2.5 miles
  • Group Rate: $189/night 
  • Group Code: ACADIA (all caps if booked online at 21c Museum Hotel)
  • Phone: 513.578.6600
  • Rate valid: 10/21/2015 - 10/25/2015

Overflow Hotel:

Registrants are responsible for booking their rooms individually. Please refer to the hotel website for cancellation policies and other information.

The Westin Cincinnati

  • 21 E. 5th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
  • Distance from conference: 0.2 miles
  • Distance from UC SAID: 3.1 miles
  • Group Rate: $135/night 
  • Group Code: ACADIA 2015 (all caps) or book online at The Westin Cincinnati)
  • Phone: 513.621.7700
  • Rate valid: 10/22/2015 - 10/25/2015

Workshop Hotels:

Registrants are responsible for booking their rooms individually.

Kingsgate Marriott Conference Center

  • 151 Goodman Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45219
  • Distance from conference: 3.3 miles
  • Distance from UC SAID: 0.9 miles
  • Phone: 513.487.3800

Hampton Inn& Suits

  • 3024 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH 45219
  • Distance from conference: 2.5 miles
  • Distance from UC SAID: 1.0 miles
  • Phone: 513.281.2700

Other Nearby Hotels:

For a list of other hotels in the area please visit Cincinnati USA .

University of Cincinnati SAID

2600 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220
P 513-556-6426
F 513-556-1230

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University of Cincinnati is the only school in the nation with four architecturally elite buildings – more than any other university – on a list titled “The 50 Most Amazing Examples of College Architecture” released by Top Colleges Online. Over the years, many of the world's top "signature" architects have added the University of Cincinnati to their portfolio. Below is a list of their UC accomplishments along with some other well-known projects from their careers:

:: Vontz Center for Molecular Studies -- Frank Gehry is best-known for his titanium-covered Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.

:: Vera Clement Edwards Center -- David Childs also designed the Freedom Tower under construction at the new World Trade Center complex.

:: Engineering Research Center -- Michael Graves, DAAP '58, HonDoc '82, designed Disney's Hotel New York in Paris and is a household name for his home and office decor line sold at Target.

:: Aronoff Center for Design and Art -- Peter Eisenman designed the University of Phoenix Stadium (last year's Super Bowl venue), complete with a retractable roof and roll-in grass playing surface.

:: College Conservatory of Music -- Henry Cobb designed the John Hancock Tower, Boston's tallest building and Place Ville-Marie, one of Montreal's most distinctive skyscrapers.

:: Tangeman University Center -- Charles Gwathmey's firm, Gwathmey Siegel, overhauled Frank Lloyd Wright's original Guggenheim Museum in New York.

:: Steger Student Life Center -- Buzz Yudell's firm, Moore Ruble Yudell, designed the U.S. Embassy in Berlin.

:: UC Master Plan concept, open space and landscape architecture -- George Hargreaves and Mary Margaret Jones also designed Olympic Plaza in Sydney, Australia.

:: Central Utility Plant -- Chuck Redmond's firm, Cambridge Seven, designed the expansion of the Boston Children's Museum.

:: University Pavilion -- Andrea Leers and Jane Weinzapfel are recognized for their architecture at both Harvard and MIT.

:: Campus Recreation Center -- Thom Mayne, Morphosis, best known for his Caltrans District 7 building in Los Angeles, was awarded the 2005 Pritzker Prize, considered to be architecture's Nobel.

:: Richard Lindner Center -- Bernard Tschumi designed the New Acropolis Museum under construction in Athens, Greece.

:: Center for Academic and Research Excellence (CARE)/Crawley Building -- Erik Sueberkrop, DAAP '72, is principal at Studios Architecture, a firm that has designed for MTV Headquarters and the Pentagon.