Architectural Engineering World Map

This project is ongoing.

AEWorldMap.com is a website (blog) which features short entries about the most recent contemporary architecture around the globe. The site focuses on buildings that are of interest to architects, engineers, construction firms and the general public. We currently have over 2,000 buildings in our growing database and are one of the largest WordPress blogs, with an international following. NEXT STEPS - We are launching a mapping project, to map the locations of the buildings on the site, and implementing a system of information management.

Qualifications

Must have:
- Interest in architecture, technology, world culture, geography, website management.
- Attention to detail.

Optional, helpful:
- Writing skill.
- Foreign language.
- Travel experience.

Project Timeline

Beginning immediately, this is an ongoing project (no end to the project in sight).

Duties

You will be made an editor of AEWorldMap.com, and taught to use the WordPress content management tools. Your work would then include:
- Fact checking of existing content.
- Email correspondence with professional firms responsible for the project.
- Telephone correspondence with professional firms.
- Building content in the new Map function of the website, which will be a graphic-interface with a world map, populated with custom tags/information for each building.
- Twitter feed management.

I'M INTERESTED IN THIS PROJECT. WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT?

The Office of Undergraduate Research recommends that you attend an info session or advising before contacting faculty members or project contacts about research opportunities. We'll cover the steps to get involved, tips for contacting faculty, funding possibilities, and options for course credit. Once you have attended an Office of Undergraduate Research info session or spoken to an advisor, you can use the "Who to contact" details for this project to get in touch with the project leader and express your interest in getting involved.

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