ACADEMIC YEAR PROGRAMS

Academic Year Programs

Below is a listing of architecture programs held during the academic year throughout the country.  Over the remainder of the calendar year, we will be transitioning these to our popular Architecture Summer Program.

https://www.archcareersguide.com/summer/

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/saturday-design/

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

www.yestermorrow.org/semester - August 25 - December 8, 2024
The Design/Build Semester is an ongoing partnership between Yestermorrow Design/Build School (Waitsfield, VT) and UMass Amherst’s Department of Architecture (Amherst, MA). Operating annually from mid-August to mid-December, the Semester Program takes up to 15 students from a variety of backgrounds through an architectural design process to the substantial completion of a year-round structure. 15 credits available from UMass Amherst.

 

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.

https://coyotecentral.org/

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

https://arch.uic.edu/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