Academic Year Programs
Below is a listing of architecture programs held during the academic year throughout the country.
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 Academic Year Program Information:
If the academic year 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
American Institute of Architects – Washington, DC – K-12 Pathway Initiatives
https://www.aia.org/resource-center/aia-k-12-pathway-initiatives
Across the United States, K-12 students have access to a wide range of design and architecture resources, including online platforms, workshops, camps, educational programs, design competitions, internships, and scholarship opportunities. Use the search and filter feature to find opportunities near you.
Washington Architectural Foundation – Washington, DC Online Learning for Kids
https://dcarchcenter.org/onlinelearningforkids
The Washington Architectural Foundation remains committed to providing young people in the Washington area with early design education. Whether home from school trying to stay busy, or seeking a fun and creative activity as a positive distraction, these online learning resources will encourage a discovery of the local built environment.
Architectural Foundation of San Francisco – San Francisco, CA – Saturday Design Studio
https://www.afsf.org/programs/
This Studio is offered on Saturdays, - 4 weeks, 2 hours per week (10:00 am - 12:00 pm). In addition, every participant will be mentored by a professional architect or designer for an additional 1 hour session each week.
Offered three times – four (4) weeks each, two (2) hours per week (10:00 am – 12:00 pm)
Boston Society of Architects – Boston, MA – Youth Education / Family Design Days
https://www.architects.org/programs/youth-education
Through BSA's K-12 Design Education programming, we engage students, families, and educators across the Boston region. We host workshops, events, and programs at BSA Space, as well as at, and with, our local partners across the city.
Yestermorrow Design/Build School – In-Person, Waitsfield, VT – Semester in Design/Build
ONLINE / IN-PERSON *Center for Architecture - New York, NY – After School Program
https://www.centerforarchitecture.org/k-12/youth-family-programs/weekly-after-school-programs/
Cutting Edge Architecture
Digital Design: Pop-Up Architecture
*Center for Architecture - New York, NY – Design Discovery
https://www.centerforarchitecture.org/k-12/teen-programs/design-discovery/
Teen Workshops are for high school students interested in learning more about the city’s built environment and developing their architectural design skills. Offered on weekends during the school year, these workshops combine architectural exploration with hands-on design projects, nurturing the development of design thinking and providing students with instruction in architecture fundamentals such as architectural drawing, scale measurement, model building, site and precedent analysis.
Coyote Central - Seattle, WA - Architecture / Architecture: Design + Model Parks (Mid-Winter Break)
Coyote Central provides creative classes and public art opportunities to young people.
Our mission is to spark creativity in young people, putting tools in their hands to build skills and forge their futures.
We believe in accessibility and inclusivity. One of the ways we achieve this is by making our programs "pay what works for you,” allowing families to contribute based on their budgets.
Excelsior Classes - Online - Exploring Architecture
Get to know the world’s most amazing buildings and architects! This semester-long course will introduce students to architectural history and design through freehand drawing, design, and analysis exercises. We will focus on the development of buildings and the strategies of architects. Students will be exposed to various architects and works of architecture throughout the course.
https://excelsiorclasses.com/product/exploring-architecture/
https://www.archcareersguide.com/why-study-architecture-in-high-school/
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation – Taliesin, AZ – Home Explorations
https://franklloydwright.org/homeschool/
https://franklloydwright.org/education/
All about Bridges – Ages 9-11
Staying Warm in the Desert – Ages 6-8, – Ages 9-11
Design a Holiday Puzzle – Ages 6-8, – Ages 9-11
Gone with the Wind … Resistance – Ages 6-8, – Ages 9-11
Inspired by Nature: What is Organic Architecture – Ages 6-8, – Ages 9-11
Water, Water Everywhere: Erosion and Evaporation – Ages 6-8, (February 10) - Ages 9-11
Water Floats a Boat – Ages 6-8, – Ages 9-11
Designing from the Ground up: Floorplans and Scale (March 8) – Ages 6-8, (March 10) – Ages 9-11
Why is a Blueprint Blue - Ages 6-8, – Ages 9-11
Rainbow Rooms: The Color of Design – Ages 6-8, – Ages 9-11
Sizzling Sustainable Solar Science – Ages 6-8, – Ages 9-11
ONLINE: Illinois at Chicago, University of - Chicago, IL – TryArch
– College Students/Working Professionals/Adult
ONLINE: Massachusetts Amherst, University of – Amherst, MA – Winter Design Academy
https://www.umass.edu/uww/programs/pre-college/winter/design-academy
(3 weeks) – Grades 9 – 12
IN-PERSON: Michigan, University of - Ann Arbor, MI – Architecture Preparatory Program (ArcPrep)
https://taubmancollege.umich.edu/architecture/high-school-programs/michigan-architecture-prep
Fall semester – Detroit Public School Juniors
*National Building Museum - Washington, DC – Summer Camp Programs for Rising 2nd – 7th graders
https://www.nbm.org/learn/families/
The Museum looks forward to resuming in-person programs when we can. In the meantime, we encourage your family to discover architecture, design, and engineering in fun and interactive ways with these online resources.
IN-PERSON / ONLINE: *North Carolina State University - Raleigh, NC – Weekend Workshops
https://design.ncsu.edu/designlab/workshops/
IN-PERSON – Architecture: Emergence of the Senses – High School Students
Art + Design: Working in the Abstract: Plein Air Painting – High School Students
Industrial Design: Two for One: Dual-Purpose Design – High School Students
ONLINE – Art & Design: Knot a Story – High School Students
Industrial Design: Assembly Required: Flat-Pack Furniture – High School Students
AIA Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA - Design Education
https://www.philadelphiacfa.org/programs-and-exhibitions/architecture-education
Princeton University – Princeton, NJ – Princeton ArcPrep
https://soa.princeton.edu/content/princeton-arcprep
Open to sophomores at Trenton Central High School
Wild Kratts, Carnivals & Campgrounds on Mars - Austin, TX - Wicked Workshop
https://www.wickedworkshop.org/copy-of-fall-2022
After School - K - 8th