- Bridge The Gap (BTG) – Bridge the Gap Student Competition is an on-the-spot, 4-hour long, engaging and fun design event. Participating students will be organized into small groups with their own professional mentors to address a building-design challenge. Teams can choose one of three categories of design: Building massing and planning; or building systems; or detailed design of one space. Each student in the design-teams will get the opportunity to try out a technical role of their choosing for the day. Stepping into the role of architect, various design-engineers or construction manager, they will collaborate with their student-team and their professional mentors in a multi-disciplinary design approach.
- International Student Design Competition (ISDC) – The AEI International Student Design Competition’s finalist teams present their project’s vision and design details live to a panel of jurors. Projects are judged in building integration, and in one or more of the following four categories: structural systems, mechanical systems, electrical systems, and construction. The competition attracts the top architectural engineering undergraduate and graduate students from leading academic institutions that offer accredited architectural engineering degrees, and encourages collaboration, research, innovation and peer review!
- Undergraduate and Graduate Student Poster Research Showcase- Returning this year, for AEI/IRD 2026 Conference, is a poster session for students to present their research to conference attendees. Cutting edge technical work will be showcased in a visual display to encourage attendee interaction. Student researchers will be categorized as either Undergraduate or Graduate (Master or Ph.D. students). Posters will be judged by panel of jurors including faculty members, professionals, and student peers.
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