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UCLA A.UD SUMMER PROGRAMS 2016: Jumpstart

UCLA Architecture and Urban Design is pleased to present our 2016 Summer offerings that continue to engage students in rigorous and innovative design. Programs provide unique opportunities for college students and high school students to explore architecture and design with cutting-edge designers and practitioners, learn and use the most dynamic software, work with fellow colleagues from a wide range of backgrounds, and experience summer in Los Angeles on the UCLA campus.

JumpStart : Open to prospective and current undergraduate and graduate students and working professionals.

July 5 - July 29, 2016  Registration is now open, click here to register

JumpStart

International students [with a minimum requirement of 8 quarter units for visa purposes] and students interested in combining the program with a History component please enroll separately in ARCH&UD 10B: HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN-BAROQUE TO CONTEMPORARY MOMENT (5 units) to begin on June 20, 2016. The JumpStart Program schedule is designed to include this course.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design offers a four-week program exploring architectural education for individuals contemplating careers in architecture, design, and related fields. The program carries 6 quarter units of UC credit respectively. The program is structured around the experience of a design studio typically offered within the curricula of graduate programs. Intensive design exercises using the latest computer aided techniques in 3D modeling lead to complex and sophisticated architectural projects that ultimately conform a robust basis for applications to graduate programs.

STUDIO WORK

Focused on developing design skills using contemporary processes of production.
Projects enhance the relationship between building and human scales, deeply rooted in a current social and cultural environment.
Develop digital modeling and drawing skills subsequently deployed in design projects.
Learn the latest techniques on digital design.
Engage in demonstrations using digital and analog techniques.
Participate in group and one-on-one instruction led by architects and designers.
Participate in group reviews and critiques and present your projects to guest designers, critics, and instructors.
Gain access to UCLA's Arts and Architecture Library.

OVERALL PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

Field trips to significant architectural and design sites in Los Angeles take place each week. 2015 Field Trip Guide

Lecture Series: Important local architects and critics who explore the central significance of Los Angeles for the future of American architecture and urbanism provide presentations within our weekly series. 2015 Lecture Poster

A Portfolio Workshop and Career Symposium exposes students to the latest developments in the discipline and gives students information to strengthen their portfolios for application to graduate programs. 2015 Portfolio Workshop / Career Symposium Poster

This program is an intensive, full-time summer architecture experience. Before enrolling in the program, you should be fully aware of the time commitment and course workload inherent in a program of this nature.

FACULTY AND CURRICULUM

CURRICULUM

The JumpStart Summer Institute Program carries 6 quarter units of UC credit. The curriculum includes ARCH&UD 103: Introduction to Architectural Design set to begin on July 5th, 2016. See Course Descriptions for more information about the course. 2015 Sample Syllabus

OPTIONAL COURSE: ARCH&UD 10B

A secondary course ARCH&UD 10B: History of Architecture And Urban Design is available for students interested in pairing a history course with design studio, or for international students who need to satisfy unit requirements for the F-1 Visa. ARCH&UD 10B begins on June 20th, 2016, two weeks prior to the start of the JumpStart program. This course carries 5 quarter units of UC credit, and combined with JumpStart carries a total of 11 quarter units of UC credit. The JumpStart Program schedule is designed to accommodate the ARCH&UD 10B course times. Please enroll in this additional course here.

**Due to visa restrictions, international students must enroll in ARCH&UD 10B: History of Architecture And Urban Design to satisfy the minimum 8-unit requirement for the F-1 Visa.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

ARCH&UD 103: INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO (6 units)

Design Studio will introduce students to basic architectural design principles and problem solving. Students will learn to control point, line, surface and volume to shape spaces for human use. Visual analysis will be introduced as a tool for discussing and understanding organization. Students will learn techniques of repetition, variation, order, scale and rhythm. Students will use case study analysis to uncover disciplinary issues within a design problem and then produce an individual solution to the problem. The coursework will consist of two exercises. The first assignment will focus on the material morphology and the transformation from analog material to a tectonic organization of an object. The second exercise will focus on the spatial morphology, leading from conceptual diagrams to a spatial organization. Students will learn to address conceptual concerns with material solutions documented in two and three dimensions. Emphasis will be placed on physical and digital modeling and measured orthographic and axonometric drawings. The digital modeling component within Design Studio will introduce students to techniques of spatial representation as it relates to architectural design. Students will learn how to communicate using two- and three-dimensional drawings and models. Two-dimensional drawing techniques will include orthographic projection and parallel projection. Three-dimensional modeling will be introduced as an extension of these regulating projection systems, enforcing rigorous construction of complex and curvilinear forms. All drawings will be executed in a digital environment, primarily using Rhinoceros 3D, or "Rhino." Rhino is a software package that can accommodate both two- and three-dimensional work, as well as providing an introduction to the commands and capacities of other industry standard modeling and drawing environments including AutoCAD, Maya, and 3D Studio.

ARCH&UD 10B: HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN-BAROQUE TO CONTEMPORARY MOMENT (5 units)**

**Due to visa restrictions, international students must enroll in Arch & UD 10B: History of Architecture And Urban Design to satisfy the minimum 8-unit requirement for the F-1 Visa.

Survey of architectural and urban history from baroque to contemporary moment that covers significant buildings, spaces, artifacts, and theories of modernism. Architecture performs as a reflection of cultural, sociopolitical, philosophical, and technological transformations in world history. Stylistic genres, applied terminology, seminal texts, and alternative historiographies that apply to design of built domain that ranges in scale from details to cities. While the canon of Western tradition remains overall focus, weekly thematic categories provide variety of conduits for addressing architecture and urban design in global context.

Please note that enrollment in ARCH&UD 10B is separate from the enrollment for Jumpstart. Enrollment for ARCH&UD 10B can be found here.

EXCURSIONS AND FIELD TRIPS

Students will have the opportunity to explore the architecture of Los Angeles' diverse communities through field trips. Tours are guided by current UCLA Architecture and Urban Design graduate students including visits to landmark buildings such as Caltrans, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Eames House, Schindler House, Getty Center, Griffith Observatory as well as the architectural offices of prominent architects.

PORTFOLIO WORKSHOP AND CAREER SYMPOSIUM

A one-day intensive session exposes students to convening an application to graduate programs as well as the specifics to the discipline's different career paths within architecture and design. Faculty members from our M.Arch.I program are invited to explore their expectations of the process of reviewing portfolios and statements of purpose, while current UCLA Architecture and Design graduate students offer tips and their personal experiences on their journey of applying to graduate programs. Local architects and designers present and discuss how their unique practices work and their trajectories from graduate school to current practice. This year the workshop will be held on Thursday, July 21 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm, and the symposium will be held the same day from 4:00pm to 6:00pm, both at Perloff Hall Room 1102.

LECTURE SERIES

Local and visiting architects, designers, and talented professionals in related fields are invited to present their work. A Q&A session following each lecture gives students the opportunity to learn more about each guest through their own perspective.

FINAL REVIEW AND EXHIBITION

The last day of the program is dedicated to reviewing the students' work in the group demonstration format. Faculty members from different Los Angeles architecture schools are invited to contribute to the discussion of each individual student's work, promoting a dynamic conversation that enhances architectural production at large. An Exhibition of student work takes place on the final day of the program in the Perloff Hall Gallery. Family members and friends are invited to observe the final review and attend the exhibition opening reception. This year, the final review will take place on July 29, from 2:00pm to 5:00pm in Perloff Hall. A certificates ceremony and end of program reception will follow immediately after, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm.

SCHEDULE AND SYLLABUS (documents will be available soon).

SUPPLY LIST

A supply list will be distributed to enrolled students via email. Please purchase all materials on the supply list before the start of the program.

Students are encouraged to bring their own laptop computers to the JumpStart program. Access to computers for the completion of assignments may be limited. Due to the rapidly changing state of computer technology and to individual preferences, we do not provide specific computer recommendations but generally the faster the processor, the more memory, and the better the graphics capability of a computer, the better.

Example of a week in JumpStart:

MONDAY

9-12pm Design Studio Lab and Intro Rep Lab

1-2pm Lunch

2-6pm 103 Intro to Architectural Design Studio

TUESDAY

10am-1pm History of Architecture (11 Unit Track)

1-2pm Lunch

2-6pm 102 Intro to Representation

WEDNESDAY

9-12am Design Studio Lab and Intro Rep Lab

12-1pm Lecture Series

1-2pm Lunch

2-6pm 103 Intro to Architectural Design Studio

THURSDAY

9-12pm 103 Design Studio and Intro to Rep Lab

1-2pm Lunch

2-6pm 102 Intro to Representation

FRIDAY

10am-1pm 10B History of Architecture (11 Unit Track)

1-2pm Lunch

2-6pm 103 Intro to Architectural Design Studio

SATURDAY

10am-5pm Field Trip to Los Angeles Landmark and or Architectural Offices

GENERAL INFORMATION

Registration:

UCLA Architecture and Urban Design Summer Programs is offered through the UCLA Summer Institutes.

REGISTRATION will open soon, please check back.

To register go to the following link:

http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/JumpstartArchitecture

Contact information:

UCLA Summer Institutes

1331 Murphy Hall

Box 951418

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1418

Tel: (310) 825-4101 Fax: (310) 825-1528

E-mail: jumpstart@aud.ucla.edu

Financial Aid:

Financial aid for Summer Institutes session participants is available to qualified UCLA students. All other students should inquire about financial aid at their home institution. For details about the financial aid application process, please visit the Financial Aid section.

http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/GeneralInfo/finaid.htm

Housing:

Housing is available in the UCLA Residence Halls. You can view the various housing options and rates at the following link. You will need to obtain a UCLA Logon ID and Password in order to access the online housing application. http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/Architecture/housing.htm

Tuition:

This program can carry 6 or 11 quarter units of University of California credit:

Please note that ARCH&UD 10B is no longer a program requirement.

Students will have the option to select one of two tracks for the program during the registration process. Students interested in combining JumpStart with ARCH&UD 10B may select the [ARCH&UD 10B, 103] track.

Students that do not want ARCH&UD 10B may select [ARCH&UD 103] track. The program schedule allows for both tracks to run simultaneously.

6 Unit Track:

• Introduction to Architectural Design (ARCH&UD 103, 6 units). Due to visa restrictions, this track is not open to international students.

11 Unit Track:

• Introduction to Architectural Design (ARCH&UD 103, 6 units)

• History of Architecture and Urban Design--Baroque to the Contemporary Moment (ARCH&UD 10B, 5 units).

This program is designed to be an intensive, full-time summer architecture experience. Before enrolling in the program, you should be fully aware of the time commitment and course workload inherent in a program of this nature.

Grades

Program participants will earn units of credit and will be recorded on an official University of California transcript. Please note that official transcripts are not automatically sent to students. You can view more information about UCLA grading policies and how to acquire an official transcript.

http://www.summer.ucla.edu/Courses/courses.htm#GradingPolicies

Program Fee

(includes registration fees, course fees and excursions)

6 Unit Track:

UC Undergrad: $2,675

UC Grad Students: $3,083

Visiting U.S. Students: $3,083

Visiting International**: N/A

11 Unit Track:

UC Undergrad: $4,281

UC Grad Students: $5,029

Visiting U.S. Students: $5,029

Visiting International: $5,279

* A nonrefundable deposit ($400 for international students including I-20 processing fee; $150 for everyone else) required for registration applies toward the program fee.

** International students are not eligible to enroll in the 6 unit track.

All fees are subject to change; additional fees may apply. Please visit www.summer.ucla.edu for the most updated fee information.

Supply List:

Please purchase all materials on the supply list before the course begins.