ARCHITECTURE SUMMER PROGRAMS - 2021
March 1, 2021 UPDATE: Earlier in February, we officially posted our annual listing of Architecture Summer Programs for Summer 2021. Bolded titles with listed dates have been updated for 2021. Others provide the URL from last summer.
We continue to update the listing as we receive updated information from the programs.
Please note that some programs are still offering the program in an online format; others will be making announcements at a later date.
Efforts have been made to obtain the most up-to-date information from the program; if no dates are listed, they have not been announced yet. You are encouraged to contact the program.
Submitting Summer Program Information:
If the summer program of your institution is not listed or incorrect, please provide the following details.
Sponsor/Institution – Location (City, State) – Program Name
Website of Program (URL)
Dates (Length of Program) – Target Audience
Please provide the details above to archcareersguide@gmail.com
HIGHTLIGHTED PROGRAMS
Hip Hop Architecture Camp
http://hiphoparchitecture.com/
The Hip Hop Architecture Camp® uses hip hop culture as a catalyst to introduce underrepresented youth to architecture, urban planning and design.
Project Pipeline - NOMA
https://noma.net/project-pipeline/
Dates to be announced
A program of NOMA (National Organization of Minority Architects, Project Pipeline is planning to host in nearly 30 cities parallel to their chapters; some cities are listed below. Dates are forthcoming. Below is the mission of the program.
Our mission is to empower young people to affect change in their community through design. Using the city as the classroom and connecting young people to real world architects and planners, we foster the next generation of design professionals, civic leaders, and changemakers. We advocate for increased inclusiveness, diversity, fellowship, equity, and excellence in design.
Water Block Kids – Virtual Summer Camp
https://www.waterblockkids.com/programs
NORTHEAST
Barnard College – New York, NY – Pre-College Programs
https://precollege.barnard.edu/
June 27 – July 16, 2021 (4 weeks) – Rising High School Students (Female)
July 18 – August 6, 2021 (3 weeks) – Rising High School Students (Female)
ONLINE: Boston Architectural College - Boston, MA – Summer Academy
http://www.the-bac.edu/education-programs/summer-academy
July 6 – 30, 2021 (4 weeks) – High School
*Boston Society of Architects – Boston, MA – Family / Student Design Days
https://www.architects.org/programs/youth-education
Program Dates throughout Year (1st – 8th grades)
*Boston Society of Architects – Boston, MA – KidsBuild
Program Dates throughout Year (Ages 5-13)
ONLINE: *Center for Architecture - New York, NY – Architecture Camps
www.centerforarchitecture.org/summer
One-week and 2-week programs. Late June – mid-August (exact dates TBD)
Grades 3-12. Classes offered for grades 3-5, grades 6-8, and grades 9-12 (all grades based on incoming for fall 2021).
CANCELLED: City College of New York – New York, NY – Summer Architecture Career Lab+
https://ssa.ccny.cuny.edu/programs-centers/other-programs/summer-arch-career-lab/
Summer 2021 – Cancelled due to COVID – High School Junior / Senior and College Students
ONLINE: Columbia University - New York, NY - Introduction to Architecture
https://www.arch.columbia.edu/programs/2-intro-to-architecture
July 6 – August 6, 2021 (5 weeks) – College
ONLINE: Cooper Union – New York, NY – Introduction to Architecture
http://cooper.edu/architecture/summer-programs/hs-introduction-architecture
July 6 – August 6, 2021 (5 weeks) – High School (Rising 11th and 12th grade)
http://cooper.edu/architecture/summer-programs/introduction-architecture
July 6 – July 30, 2021 (4 weeks) - College
ONLINE: Cornell University - Ithaca, NY – Introduction to Architecture
https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/architecture
June 21 – July 31, 2021 (6 weeks) – High School Juniors and Seniors
EXPLO New York – New York, NY
https://www.explo.org/summer-programs/pre-college/
June 27 – July 9; July. 11 – 23l July 25 – August 6, 2021 (2 weeks) – Grades 10th– 12th
Hartford, University of – West Hartford, CT – Pre-College Architecture Summer Institute
July 12 – 30, 2021 – (3 weeks) High School Rising Juniors / Seniors - Commuter
ONLINE: Harvard University - Cambridge, MA – Design Discovery / Design Discovery YA
http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/careerdiscovery/
June 28 – July 23, 2021 (4 weeks) – High School/College/Adult
Institute of Classical Architecture and Art – New York, NY – Summer Studio in Classical Architecture
https://www.classicist.org/education/summer-studio/
Kean University – Michael Graves College – Union, NJ – Design Camp
https://www.kean.edu/academics/michaelgraves/admissions-mgc/design-pre-college-program
(4 weeks) – Ages 15 - 17
ONLINE: Massachusetts Amherst, University of – Amherst, MA – Summer Design Academy / Watercolor
https://www.umass.edu/uww/programs/pre-college/summer/summer-design-academy
https://www.umass.edu/uww/programs/pre-college/summer/arch-landscape-watercolor
June 28 – July 5 (3 weeks); July 12 – 23, 2021 (2 weeks) – High School
New Jersey Institute of Technology - Newark, NJ – Summer Architecture + Design
https://design.njit.edu/high-school-summer-programs
July 12 – 23, 2021 (2 weeks) – High School
New York Institute of Technology - Manhattan, NY – Exploring Architecture in Manhattan
http://www.nyit.edu/nyit_academy/exploring_architecture_in_manhattan
May 26 – June 22; July 12 – August 7, 2021 (4 weeks) – High School / College Students
ONLINE: Norwich University – Northfield, VT – Summer Design Academy
https://www.norwich.edu/cops/school-of-architecture-and-art/summer-design-academy
July 11 – 17, 2021 (1 week) – High School
Parsons The New School For Design – New York, NY – Summer Studies in Constructed Environments+
June 1 – 24; July 6 – 29, 2021 (5 weeks) College and Adult (2 weeks) High School
ONLINE: *Phillips Exeter Academy – Exeter, NH – Exeter Summer
http://www.exeter.edu/exeter-summer
July 5 – August 6, 2021 (5 weeks) – High School
Pratt Institute – Brooklyn, NY – Explore Architecture
https://www.pratt.edu/academics/continuing-education-and-professional/precollege/online-courses/
(4 weeks)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Troy, NY - Architecture Career Discovery Program
https://www.arch.rpi.edu/apply/summer-program/
(2 weeks) – High School
Rhode Island School of Design – Providence, RI – Advanced Program for High School Students
https://ce.risd.edu/advanced-program-for-high-school-students/
June 21 – July 18; July 19 – August 15, 2021 (4 weeks) – High School
ONLINE & IN PERSON: Roger Williams University - Bristol, RI – Summer Academy: Experience Architecture
https://www.rwu.edu/academics/schools-and-colleges/saahp/special-programs/high-school-summer-academy
July 11 – August 7, 2021 (4 weeks) – High School
ONLINE: Syracuse University - Syracuse, NY – Summer College
http://summercollege.syr.edu/program/architecture/
July 6 – 23, 2021 (3 weeks) – High School
Wentworth Institute of Technology – Boston, MA – summerLAB
(4 weeks) – High School
MID ATLANTIC
ACE Mentor Program – Allentown, PA – Let’s Build: Construction Camp for Girls
(1 week) – High School
*AIA DC – Washington, DC - DACkids Summer Camp
https://www.aiadc.com/program/dackids-summer-camp
(1 week) Grades 2-6
*Atlanta Center for Creative Inquiry (ACCI) – Atlanta, GA – Summer Academy
http://diversitycomplete.com/acci/summer-academy/
(1 week) – Grades 8th – 12th
ONLINE: Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, PA – Pre-College Architecture
https://www.cmu.edu/pre-college/academic-programs/architecture.html
July 3 – July 25 (3 weeks); July 3 – August 14, 2021 (6 weeks) – High School
*Carnegie Mellon University – Pittsburgh, PA – Center for Architecture Explorations
https://soa.cmu.edu/architecture-explorations/
Saturdays – K-12 Grades
*Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History – Pittsburgh, PA – Architecture Camps
https://camps.artandnaturalhistory.org
Many different camps for students of all ages (Ages 6 – 13) – High School
Catholic University of America – Washington, DC – Experiences in Architecture
https://architecture.catholic.edu/academics/pre-college/
July 5 – 16 (2 weeks); July 19 - 23, 2021 (1 week) – High School; Incoming Freshmen
Chestnut Hill College - Philadelphia, PA and United Nations, NY – Global Solutions Lab 2021
June 13 - June 26, 2021 (1 week) – College and Graduate students, Young Professionals
Clemson University - Clemson, SC – Designing the Built Environment
http://www.clemson.edu/summer-scholars
(1 week) – High School
Clemson University – Charleston, SC – Architecture Career Summer Academy
http://charlestonempowered.com/clemson-architecture-career-summer-academy/
(1 week) – High School
Drexel University - Philadelphia, PA - Discovering Architecture
http://www.drexel.edu/westphal/about/summerHighschoolProgram/Summer_Programs_ARCH/
(2 weeks) – High School
ONLINE: Fallingwater – Mill Run, PA – Virtual Summer Camp
https://fallingwater.org/virtual-summer-camps/ - Drawing by Hand / Portfolio Prep
June 14 – 18, June 21 – 25, August 2 – 6, August 9 – 13, August 16 – 20, 2021 (1 week) High School
https://fallingwater.org/education/fallingwater-institute/ - High School Residency Studio 1/2
June 27 – July 2, July 25 – August 1, 2021 (1 week) High School
Georgia Institute of Technology – Atlanta, GA – Pre-College Summer Program
https://design.gatech.edu/precollege
June 14 – 25, July 12 – 23, 2021 (2 weeks) – High School
Kennesaw State University – Marietta, GA – Summer Design Workshop
http://cacm.kennesaw.edu/architecture/programs/summer-design-workshop.php
July 12 – 23, 2021 (2 weeks) – High School
ONLINE: Maryland Institute College of Art – Baltimore, MD – Summer PreCollege
http://www.mica.edu/precollege
July 2 – 31, 2021 (4 weeks) – High School
ONLINE: Maryland, University of - College Park, MD – Discovering Architecture
https://oes.umd.edu/pre-college-programs/terp-young-scholars-online
July 11 – 30, 2021 (3 weeks) – High School
Marywood University – Scanton, PA – Design Your Future: PreCollege Summer Workshop
http://www.marywood.edu/architecture/design-your-future/index.html
(2 week) – High School
*National Building Museum - Washington, DC – Summer Camp Programs for Rising 2nd – 7th graders
http://www.nbm.org/families-kids/summer-camp.html
Closed until further notice, but has At-Home resources for children to learn architecture
NCNOMA – Raleigh, NC – Project Pipeline Camp
(Middle and High School)
ONLINE: North Carolina at Charlotte, Univ. of - Charlotte, NC – Architecture Summer Program
https://coaa.uncc.edu/architecture/summer-design-academy
June. 6 – 12, 2021 (1 week) – High School (must be 16 years of age by June 1)
ONLINE: *North Carolina State University - Raleigh, NC – Design Camp
Virtual Programs Weekend Workshops – Saturdays March 13 – April 24, 2021
Design Foundation June 21 – 25, 2021 (Rising 6th-8th)
Design Explorations July 12 – 16, 2021 (Risiing 9th-12th)
Design Immersions June 15, July 26- 30, August 9 – 13, 2021 (Rising 11th – 12th)
Pennsylvania State Univ. - State College, PA – Architecture & Landscape Arch Summer Camp
http://architecture-camps.outreach.psu.edu/
(1 week) – High School
Pennsylvania, University of – Philadelphia, PA – Architecture: Summer at Penn
Residential (4 weeks) – High School
*Philadelphia NOMA Chapter – Philadelphia, PA – Project Pipeline+
http://www.philanoma.org/project-pipeline.html
Contact Programs for Dates (Ages 11 – 17)
*Pittsburgh NOMA Chapter – Pittsburgh, PA – Project Pipeline
https://nomapgh.org/projectpipeline/
(Two Days) - Grades K – 8th
Savannah College of Arts & Design – Atlanta, Savannah, GA – Rising Star
http://www.scad.edu/admission/admission-information/pre-college/rising-star
June 19 – July 23, 2021 (5 weeks) – High School
ONLINE: Savannah College of Arts & Design – Atlanta, Savannah, GA - SCAD Summer Seminars
http://www.scad.edu/academics/pre-college-summer-programs/scad-summer-seminars
Atlanta: June 20 – 25, June 27 – July 2, July 11 – 16, July 18 – 23, 2021 (1 week) – High School
Savannah: June 20 – 25, June 27 – July 2, July 11 – 16, July 18 – 23, July 25 – 30, 2021 (1 week) – HS
ONLINE: Temple University – Philadelphia, PA – Architecture Institute
https://tyler.temple.edu/continuing-education-program/architecture-institute
June. 28 – July 9; July. 12 – 23, 2021 (2 weeks) – High School
ONLINE: Temple University - Philadelphia, PA - Environmental Design Institute
https://tyler.temple.edu/continuing-education-program/environmental-design-institute
June 26 – August 6, 2021 (2 weeks) – High School
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State Univ - Blacksburg, VA – Inside Architecture + Design
https://archdesign.caus.vt.edu/special-programs/inside-architecture-design/
(1 week) – High School
GULF
AIM Summer Camp Virtural Program
https://aiamiami.org/event/2020-aim-summer-camp/
(2 weeks) – Ages 8 – 16
ONLINE / IN-PERSON *Alex Foundation – Arkansas Delta – Architecture + Design Camp
https://www.alex-foundation.org/
July 12 – August 13, 2021 Lake Village, AR / Greenville, MS (Rising Grade 7th)
ONLINE: *Arkansas, University of – Fayetteville, AR - Design Camp
http://fayjones.uark.edu/news-and-events/design-camp.php
June 14 – 18, June 21 – 25, 2021 (1 week) – High School
Auburn University – Auburn, AL – Architecture Camp/Design Workshop
http://www.auburn.edu/outreach/opce/auburnyouthprograms/architecture.htm
June 13 – 18; June 27 – July 2, 2021 (1 week) – Rising Grades 11th – 12th
*Auburn University – Birmingham, AL – Birmingham Design Camp at the Urban Studio
http://www.auburn.edu/outreach/opce/auburnyouthprograms/bhamdesign1.htm
(1 week) - Rising Grades 6th-8th
Auburn University – Mobile, AL - Mobile Industrial Design Workshop
http://www.auburn.edu/outreach/opce/auburnyouthprograms/mobiledesign.htm
June 7 – 11, 2021 (1 week) – Rising Grade 9th – 12th
Florida Atlantic University – Boca Raton, FL – Architecture Summer Program
http://www.idac.fau.edu/design/HSSI.html
(2 weeks) – High School, New College Students
Florida, University of - Gainesville, FL – Summer Design Exploration
dcp.ufl.edu/architecture/summer-design-exploration//
June 13 – July 2, 2021 (2 weeks) – High School
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge, LA – Architecture Camp
https://design.lsu.edu/programs-and-initiatives/pre-college-camps/architecture-design-workshop/
June 12 – 18, 2021 (1 week) – High School
Louisiana at Lafayette, University of – Lafayette, LA – Summer Design Discovery
Cancelled for Summer 2021 – High School
ONLINE: Miami, University of - Miami, FL – Summer Scholars Program
July 4 – 23, 2021 (3 weeks, full-time in-residence) – High School Sophomores / Juniors
Mississippi State University – Starkville, MS – Design Discovery
https://www.caad.msstate.edu/academics/camps/architecture
June 6 – 12, 2021 (1 week) (High School, Incoming freshmen / College Students changing majors)
NOMA Louisiana – New Orleans, LA – Project Pipeline
http://nomalaprojectpipeline.org/
(Rising 8th to 12th grades)
Tulane University - New Orleans, LA – Career Explorations in Architecture
https://summer.tulane.edu/areas-of-study/architecture
June 28 – July 9, 2021 Tactile Design (2 weeks) – High School
July 12 – 23 2021 Digital Design (2 weeks) – High School
Tuskegee University – Tuskegee, AL – PACT
(1 week) - High School
EAST CENTRAL
*Center for Architecture and Design / Knowlton School of Architecture Ohio State University – Columbus, OH
Camp Architecture and High School Design Studio
https://www.columbuscfad.org/camp-architecture/
June 7 – 11, June 14 – 18, June 21 – 25, 2021 (1 week) – Grades 3-8
June 14 – 25, 2021 (2 weeks) – Grades 9 – 12
ONLINE: *Andrews University – Berrien Springs, MI – Renaissance Kids: Household Edition
Active year-round - Ages 5 – 16
Ball State University - Muncie, IN – DesignWorks Summer Academy
https://www.bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/cap/workshops/designworks
July 11 – 23, 2021 – (2 weeks) – High School
Cincinnati Architectural Mentoring Program, Cincinnati, OH
https://www.cincyarchcamp.org/
(1 week) - Rising 8th & 9th Graders
*Cincinnati, University of – Cincinnati, OH – Architecture/Interior Design Summer Studio Experience
https://daap.uc.edu/community/daapcamp-virtual-summer-studio
June 7 – 11 (Day: High and Middle School); June 20 – 26, 2021 (Residential: Rising 10th – 12th grades)
*Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) – Chicago, IL – Architecture Camp
http://www.architecture.org/teach-learn/families/
Check program for Summer 2021 updates (Ages 8 – 10), (Ages 11 – 14), (Girls Ages 11 – 14)
*Chicago Mobile Makers - Chicago, IL
https://www.chicagomobilemakers.org
Contact Program for Activities
*Cranbrook Summer Art Institute – Bloomfield Hills, MI – Create Camps++
https://cranbrookartmuseum.org/learn/kids-teens/create-camps/
July 5 – 9, 2021 (1 week) – Grades K-5
Detroit Mercy, University of – Detroit, MI – Architecture Design Camp
(1 week) – High School
EXPLO Chicago – Chicago, IL – Architecture
https://www.explo.org/summer-programs/pre-college/chicago/courses/architecture-course-2/
(3 weeks) – High School
*Frank Lloyd Wright Trust – Oak Park, IL – Design Camps+
http://cal.flwright.org/programs/youthfamily/designcamps/
https://cal.flwright.org/programs/youthfamily
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
Illinois at Chicago, University of - Chicago, IL – YArch / HiArch
July 6 – 30, 2021 (4 weeks) – College Students/Working Professionals
TBA early 2021(1 week) – High School
Illinois at Urbana Champaign, University of - Champaign, IL – Discover Architecture
go.illinois.edu/DiscoverArch
(1 weeks) – High School
Illinois Institute of Technology – Chicago, IL – Experiment in Architecture / IntroARCH
http://www.arch.iit.edu/study/eia
June 20 – July 3; July 11 – 24, 2021 (2 weeks) – High School
http://www.arch.iit.edu/study/eila
July 19 - 23, 2021 (1 week) – High School - Commuter
http://www.arch.iit.edu/study/introarch
August 2 - 14, 2021 (2 weeks) – College
Judson University - Elgin, IL – Architecture Discovery Workshop
https://www.judsonu.edu/camps/#archcamp
July 11 – 16, 2021 (1 week) – High School
Lawrence Technological University – Detroit, MI – Summer Camps
https://www.ltu.edu/summer-camps/
June 21 – 25: Design Studio, Graphic Design Studio, Sketching & Visual Communication - (1 week) – High School
July 12 – 16: Product Design & Innovation, Interaction Design: Mobile App, Architecture & Interior Design – 2D - (1 week) – High School
July 19 – 23: Game Art: Fund of Characters & World Development, Transportation Design, Architecture & Interior Design – 3D - (1 week) – High School
July 26 – 30: Architecture & Design: Robotics and Fabrication, Game Art: Game Studio - (1 week) – High School
Miami University - Oxford, OH – Summer Scholars Program
http://miamioh.edu/admission/high-school/summer-scholars/
(1 week) – High School
Michigan, University of - Ann Arbor, MI – ArcStart
http://www.taubmancollege.umich.edu/arcstart
(3 weeks) – High School
Notre Dame, University of – Notre Dame, IN – Career Discovery
http://architecture.nd.edu/academics/professional-development/career-discovery/
June 20 – July 2, 2021 (2 weeks) – High School
*Oak Park Education Foundation – Oak Park, IL – Base Camp
http://www.opef.org/base-camp/
(4 weeks) – Grades 1st – 8th
School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Chicago, IL – Summer Institute Residency
(2 weeks) – High School
*Southern Illinois University – Carbondale, IL – Architecture Camp
http://conferenceservices.siu.edu/camps-youth-programs/architecture-camp.php
(Grades 4-6), (Grades 7-9), (Grades 9-12) – 1 week
Tennessee, University of - Knoxville, TN – Design Matters! Camp
http://archdesign.utk.edu/news-events/design-matters-camp/
(1 week) – High School
Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Univ. of - Milwaukee, WI - Architecture Summer Camp
https://uwm.edu/sarup/future-students/architecture-summer-camp/
(1 1/2 week) – High School
WEST CENTRAL
*Center for Architecture and Design – Kansas City, MO – Design Career Day
Design Week - https://kcdesignweek.org/
DFW NOMA – Dallas, TX – Project Pipeline
Saturdays 10:00am – 3:00pm
ONLINE: Houston NOMA – Houston, TX – Project Pipeline
https://www.houstonnoma.org/project-pipeline
ONLINE: Houston, University of – Houston, TX – Wonderworks
https://www.uh.edu/architecture/special-programs/summer-discovery/
June 21 – July 16, 2021 (5 weeks) – High School / College
ONLINE: Houston, University of – Houston, TX – Wonderworks
https://wonderworkshouston.org
June 21 – July 16, 2021 (4 weeks) – High School
ONLINE: Iowa State University – Ames, IA – Design Dimensions
https://www.design.iastate.edu/future-students/k12outreach/
June 21 – July 2, 2021 (2 weeks) – High School
ONLINE: Kansas State University – Manhattan, KS – Design Discovery
https://apdesign.k-state.edu/future-students/design-discovery/
July 23 – 25, 2021 (1 week) – High School
Missouri at Kansas City, University – Kansas City, MO – Design Discovery
http://info.umkc.edu/aupd/design-discovery-program/
Cancelled for Summer 2021 – High School
Nebraska-Lincoln, University of - Lincoln, NE – Career Explorations
http://architecture.unl.edu/prospective-student/high-school-workshops
June 13 - 18, 2021 (1 week) – High School
Oklahoma State University – Stillwater, OK – Discover Architecture
https://www.okstatecamps.com/architecture-liveonline-workshop.cfm
June 14 – 18, June 21 – 25, 2021 (1 week / afternoons) – Ages 15 - 19
Oklahoma, University of – Norman, OK – Architecture Summer Academy
https://pacs.ou.edu/precollegiate/9th-12th-grade/architecture-summer-academy/
Decision for Summer 2021 will be delayed (1 week) – Rising 9th and 10th Grade)
Prairie View A&M University – Prairie View, TX - Architecture Enrichment Concepts
http://www.pvamu.edu/universitycollege/wp-content/uploads/sites/71/ARTEC-Application.pdf
Contact Program for Dates (1 week) – High School
*Project Pipeline – Chicago, IL
https://www.i-noma.org/project-pipeline-summer-camp
Contact Program for Dates Grades 6th – 8th
Taliesin – Spring Green, WI – Winter / Summer Immersion Program
http://taliesin.edu/news/immersion/
(Taliesin West); June 15 – August 14, 2020 (Taliesin)
*Taliesin – Spring Green, WI – Summer Camps
https://www.taliesinpreservation.org/events/category/summercamps/
(1 week) – Ages range from 8 - 17
Texas A&M University - College Station, TX - Camp ARCH
https://www.arch.tamu.edu/future/camparch/
July 5 – 10, 2021 (1 week) – Rising 9th – 12th graders
Texas at Arlington, University of – Arlington, TX – Summer@CAPPA
https://www.uta.edu/cappa/news-events/summer-camp/
(1 week) – High School
Texas at Austin, University of - Austin, TX – Summer Academy
(High School) – Day Program
ONLINE: Texas at San Antonio, Univ. of – San Antonio, TX – Summer Academy for Architecture & Interior Design
July 6 – 29, 2021 (4 weeks) – High School
Washington University in St. Louis - St. Louis, MO – Architecture Discovery Program
https://www.samfoxschool.wustl.edu/summer/adp
July 11 – 24, 2021 (2 weeks) – High School
Weisman Art Museum – Minneapolis, MN – Teen Architecture Workshop
https://wam.umn.edu/education/k-12-students-educators/
(1 week) Grades 10-12
WEST
*Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara, CA – Kidz Engineering 101, Inc.
https://afsb.org/programs/summer-camps/
Grades 2 – 10 – varies by week
Architectural Foundation of San Francisco – San Francisco, CA – Build SF Summer Design Institute
http://www.afsf.org/programs/build-san-francisco-summer-design-institute/
June 14 – July 1; July 12 – 30, 2021 (3 weeks) – High School
Arcosanti – Mayer, AZ - Workshops
http://arcosanti.org/workshops
Contact Programs for Dates throughout year (2 and 5 weeks)
CANCELLED: *Arizona, University of – Tucson, AZ – Camp Architecture
http://capla.arizona.edu/events/camp-architecture
Will seek to offer Camp Architecture in Summer 2022 – Middle and High School Students
*Art Center College of Design – Pasadena, CA – Architecture: Inside Out+
https://www.artcenter.edu/kids/
Summer workshops not yet announced
ONLINE: California Baptist University – Riverside, CA –Architecture Summer Academy
http://cavad.calbaptist.edu/programs/summer
July 11 – 16, 2021 (1 week) – High School – Day
ONLINE: California at Berkeley, Univ of - Berkeley, CA – Summer Institute in Environmental Design
http://ced.berkeley.edu/academics/summer-programs/summer-institute/
July 6 – August 13, 2021 (6 weeks) – College Graduates
http://ced.berkeley.edu/academics/summer-programs/embarc-design-academy/
July 6 – August 6, 2021 (5 weeks) – High School
http://ced.berkeley.edu/academics/summer-programs/discovery/
July 6 – August 6, 2021 (5 weeks) - College
California at Los Angeles, Univ of - Los Angeles, CA – Jumpstart Summer Institute / TeenArch Studio
http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/Architecture/overview.htm
July 6 – 30, 2021 (4 weeks) – Post High School
http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/TeenArchStudio
July 6 – 23, 2021 (3 weeks) – High School
*California College of The Arts - Oakland, CA – Pre-College / Young Artist Studio Program (YASP)
cca.edu/precollege / cca.edu/yasp
In-Person: July 7 – August 3, 2021 (4 weeks) – High School
Online: June 28 – July 30, 2021 (5 weeks) – High School
YASP: Dates not yet announced (1 week) – Middle School
California Poly State Univ. – SLO - San Luis Obispo, CA – Summer Career Workshop
http://www.architecture.calpoly.edu/about/summer-career
High School
Celsius and Beyond – San Francisco, CA – Science Summer Camp
http://www.celsiusandbeyond.com/camp_summer.html
Grades 6th – 9th, Grades 4th – 6th
Colorado Denver, University of – Denver, CO – Architecture in the City
*Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation – Scottsdale, AZ – Summer Art and Architecture Camp+
https://franklloydwright.org/summer-camps/
Grades 3rd – 4th
Grades 4th – 5th
Grades 5th – 6th
Grades 6th – 7th
*Girls Garage – Berkeley, CA – Summer Camp
http://girlsgarage.org/programs/summer-camp/
Young Women’s Design & Building Institute June 14 – 18, 21 – 25, 2021 (1 week) – Grades 9th – 12th
Builder Bootcamp July 19 – 23, July 26 – 30, August 2 – 5, 2021 (1 week) – Ages 9-13
Idaho, University of – Moscow, ID –Design Days
https://www.uidaho.edu/caa/highschool-events/design-days
June 24 – 25, 2021 (1 week) – High School
Institute for Educational Advancement – Los Angeles, CA – Explore
https://educationaladvancement.org/programs/iea-explore/
Cancelled for Summer 2021
La Jolla Historical Society – La Jolla, CA – Young Architects Summer Camps+
https://lajollahistory.org/education/
July 19 – 23, 2021 (Middle School); July 26 – 30, 2021 (High School) (1 week)
Los Angeles Institute of Architecture and Design – Los Angeles, CA
The Los Angeles Institute of Architecture and Design (LAIAD) is a small private school founded in 2001 to provide an alternative way for students to begin their architecture or design educational process.
Newschool of Architecture and Design - San Diego, CA – High School Design Experience
http://newschoolarch.edu/academics/summer-courses/
Contact Programs for Dates
Oregon, University of – Eugene, OR – Summer Academy to Inspire Learning (SAIL)
July 25 – 30, August 2 – 6, 2021
Oregon, University of – Portland, OR – Design Camp
https://blogs.uoregon.edu/designcamp/
Program on HOLD until further notice
Portland State University – Portland, OR – Architecture Summer Immersion Program
https://www.pdx.edu/architecture/summer_immersion
Dates for 2021 TBA for 2021 (HS Graduates age 18 and up)
Online or in-person format TBA
*Seattle Architecture Foundation / Coyote – Seattle, WA – Architecture + Model Building
https://coyotecentral.org/register-for-classes
Program Details to be announced in March (Ages 10-15)
Seattle Architecture Foundation / The Northwest School – Seattle WA
http://northwestschool.org/our-programs/summer-camp
August 2 – 6; August 9 – 13, 2021 (1 week) – Ages 10-16
ONLINE: *SFNOMA Project Pipeline - San Francisco, CA - Architecture Summer Camp
http://www.sfnoma.net/project-pipeline.html
Final details coming but most likely to be held in early August 2021. (1 week) (Youth ages 11 - 14)
ONLINE: Southern California Institute of Architecture – Los Angeles, CA
June 2021 (4 weeks) – College – Making and Meaning
June 17 – July 13, 2021 (4 weeks) – High School – Design Immersion Days
Southern California, University of - Los Angeles, CA – Exploration of Architecture
https://arch.usc.edu/high-school-program-exploration-of-architecture
IN-PERSON: June 13 – July 10, 2021 (4 weeks); ONLINE: June 14 – 25, 2021 (2 weeks) – High School
SoCalNOMA – Los Angeles, CA – Summer Camp
https://socalnoma.breezechms.com/form/91f2b646
Ages 10 - 16
Washington, University of - Seattle, WA – ARCH 100 / Introduction to Architecture
http://arch.be.washington.edu/programs-and-courses/other-programs/arch-100-summer-program/
College Students and College Graduates
Washington, University of – Seattle, WA – Architectural Studies+
http://www.summer-camp.uw.edu/
Late February: Summer Program Information Announced – High School
ONLINE: Woodbury University – Los Angeles, CA – High School Academy
https://woodbury.edu/academics/summer-programs/high-school-academy/
June 22 – July 22, 2021 (5 weeks, 10 sessions – (Rising 11th / 12th grades – CA Residents only)
INTERNATIONAL
Carleton University – Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - Studio First
https://carleton.ca/architecture/programs/studiofirst/
May 19 – June 24; July – August 26, 2021 (5 weeks) (College Students)
Carleton University – Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA – Imagine Architecture
https://carleton.ca/architecture/programs/imagine-architecture/
July 5 – 9, July 12 – 16, July 19 – 23, 2021 (1 week) (High School)
ONLINE: CAS Studio Architecture w/ FCT/NOVA Univ. of Lisbon – Lisbon, Portugal - 3rd Reedcob Summer School 2020
http://cas-at.com/summerschoolpro/
(Architecture and engineering students and researchers)
CIAO! Center for Introduction to Architecture Overseas – Pontano, ITALY
University College Dublin, Ireland/UCD Architecture & Planning Study Abroad Programme
https://www.ucd.ie/apep/study/internationalprogrammes/studyabroadprogramme/
Autumn Trimester (Sep to Dec); Spring Trimester (mid-Jan to mid-May); Full academic year – Current Undergraduate Students
Arava Institute – Global Sustainability Fellows Program – Eilat, ISRAEL
http://www.sustainabilitylabs.org/gsf/home/
Contact program for dates!
International Summer School – Green Practices Workshops - Tamil Nadu, INDIA
Offers a number of workshops; contact program for dates!
Clara, Center for Rural Future - International Design & Build Summer Camp - Alentejo, PORTUGAL
https://www.passaaofuturo.com/designbuild2020
Les Tapies Arts and Architecture Summer Program – FRANCE
http://summer.tasis.com/page.cfm?p=397
July 4 – July 24, 2021 (3 weeks) – Ages 13-18
Design Quest / Design Day / Skill Up Workshops (RIBA) – London, ENGLAND
http://www.architecture.com/Explore/ExhibitionsandEvents/Workshops/Workshops.aspx
Workshops: Contact RIBA for more details!
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