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Call for Applications // UC Berkeley summer program

UC BERKELEY COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN'S 2019 SUMMER [IN]STITUTE IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

[IN]ARCH ADV is a cohort within the Summer [IN]STITUTE designed for students who hold a degree in architecture or are in their final years of an undergraduate architecture degree. The program is an immersive architectural summer studio formulated to push the boundaries of architectural thinking and design.

[IN]ARCH ADV participants make extensive use of the digital fabrication lab as well as analog and digital drawing to develop compelling artifacts for stronger graduate school application portfolios.

Join us this summer on the Cal campus to connect with faculty, enhance your portfolio, build a network of peers and experience our singular design studio culture at one of the highest-ranked architecture schools in the world, UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM

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[IN]ARCH is primarily concerned with fundamentals, investigating what it means to "speak" architecture through representation. It is structured as an introduction to studio culture and design discourse, resulting in a strong portfolio.

[IN]ARCH ADV is an advanced studio for current students or recent alumni of architecture programs. It is a place for students to transform ideas into form, fabricating compelling artifacts for an exceptionally polished design portfolio.

[IN]LAND introduces students to multiple scales and aspects of landscape architecture through rigorous inquiry and experimentation. Students develop a deep understanding of the methodologies of the field and a refined portfolio of design work.

[IN]CITY provides students with foundational skills in urban planning and policy methods as well as the tools to translate sustainability objectives into clear scopes of action. Alumni possess the critical, observational and analytical skills necessary for graduate study in the field.

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for the program, you must submit the following by the application deadline:

Completed online application with essays.
$80 application fee.
Current Resume or curriculum vitae.
Copy of your most recent unofficial undergraduate transcripts.
English Proficiency Exam scores (international students only).

Please note: with the exception of [IN]ARCH ADV, no prior experience in environmental design is necessary for eligibility.

A strong Summer Institute applicationcontains the following:

Thoughtful, articulate responses to the essay prompts.
Transcripts and GPA that show evidence of academic rigor and intellectual curiosity.
A CV/resume that indicates a combination of academic and professional experience, regardless of field.
English language proficiency (in exam scores and quality of the written statements from international applicants).

MEET RUDABEH,DIRECTOR OF THE SUMMER [IN]STITUTE

Rudabeh Pakravan is an architect and educator living in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is the principal of Sidell Pakravan Architects, an architecture and design firm. Pakravan received her M.Arch from the University of Pennsylvania, and has practiced architecture for over fifteen years. Her built work includes a wide range of commercial, residential and civic projects in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Paris. Her research on spatial tactics of assembly and protest in Tehran was published in Design Observer and presented as part of the "Redefining Public Space" conference at the University of Pennsylvania. She has taught at the USC School of Architecture and currently teaches undergraduate and graduate design studios at the University of California, Berkeley.