UCLA Architecture and Urban Design offers a six-week summer program exploring architectural education for students contemplating further academic study in architecture. Courses include: architectural design studio, graphic and digital representation, and history of contemporary architecture. www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/Architecture/overview.htm
Studio activities include:
- Demonstrations using software and modeling techniques
- Group discussions with architects and critics
- Individual project critiques with instructors
Field trips of significant architectural and design sites in Los Angels take place each week. Important local architects and critics who explore the central significance of Los Angeles for the future of American architecture and urbanism provide lectures each week.
