Two Week Program
July 6- 19, 2008
Cost:  $    2,835
Estimated Lab Fee:  $   175 (includes supply kit)
Health Center Fee:  $   32

The two week program offers a general overview of architecture and urbanism and the making of places and spaces. During these intensive two weeks, the students are taught the fundamentals of architectural drawings and model making skills. They are exposed to issues of architectural design and space making through independent and group projects. They tour historic and architecturally significant buildings throughout Los Angeles, and have an opportunity to meet and talk with practicing architects on tours of notable architectural design firms.  How to apply.

Four Week Program
July 6 - August 2, 2008
Offers 3 college elective credits
Must be a high school junior or senior in the 2008-09 school year
Cost:    $    4,710
Estimated Lab Fee:    $   175 (includes supply kit)
Health Center Fee:    $    64

Building upon the first two weeks of instructions, the third week provides a more in-depth exposure to specific architectural design issues through a series of "charettes" (design sketch exercises). Students will deal with issues of structure and natural forces as well as issues of human dimensions through furniture design and freehand drawing. To further enhance the student’s knowledge of the rich architectural history of Los Angeles, extended fieldtrips will be made to projects designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, Rudolf Schindler, Greene and Greene, and Charles and Ray Eames. The fourth week curriculum will challenge the students to explore and apply all their newly acquired knowledge through a weeklong comprehensive architectural design project. Architectural concepts of order, circulation, light and structure will be investigated for their impact on a building’s form and function. Problems of site, place, and space, as well as social implications of architecture will be analyzed and discussed.  How to apply.