Summer Programs
SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR TEENS
BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE (BAC) - Boston, MA
https://the-bac.edu/pre-college/summer-academy
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY PRECOLLEGE- Pittsburgh, PA
https://www.cmu.edu/pre-college/academic-programs/architecture.html
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY -DC
https://architecture.catholic.edu/academics/pre-college/index.html
CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE NYC - New York City, NY
https://www.centerforarchitecture.org/k-12/youth-family-programs/summer-programs/
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRECOLLEGE - New York City, NY
COOPER UNION PRECOLLEGE - New York City, NY
https://cooper.edu/academics/outreach-and-pre-college
CORNELL UNIVERSITY - Ithaca, NY
https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/architecture-summer
HARVARD UNIVERSITY GSD DESIGN DISCOVERY- Cambridge, MA
https://earlydesigneducation.gsd.harvard.edu/harvard-gsd-design-discovery/
https://earlydesigneducation.gsd.harvard.edu/harvard-gsd-design-discovery-youth/
INTERLOCHEN ARTS CAMP- Interlochen, MI
https://discover.interlochen.org/
MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART (MICA) PRECOLLEGE - Baltimore, MD
MIT PRECOLLEGE - Cambridge, MA
https://mitadmissions.org/apply/prepare/summer/
PRATT UNIVERSITY PRECOLLEGE - Brooklyn, NY
https://www.pratt.edu/continuing-and-professional-studies/precollege/fall-and-spring-precollege/
RICE UNIVERSITY SUMMER PROGRAMS - Houston, Texas
RISD PRECOLLEGE- Providence, RI
ROGER WILLIAMS PRECOLLEGE- Bristol, RI
SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN (SCAD) PRECOLLEGE - Savannah, GA
https://www.scad.edu/academics/pre-college-programs
SCI-Arc DESIGN IMMERSION DAYS - Los Angeles, CA
https://www.sciarc.edu/academics/summer-programs/design-immersion-days
TULANE UNIVERSITY SUMMER PROGRAM - New Orleans, LA
https://architecture.tulane.edu/content/summer-programs
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY SUMMER PROGRAM - Berkeley, CA
https://summerspringboard.com/lp/uc-berkeley-campus/
https://summer.berkeley.edu/student-types/high-school-students
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST SUMMER PROGRAM - Amherst, MA
https://www.umass.edu/uww/programs/summer
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME SUMMER PROGRAM - South Bend, IN
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SUMMER PROGRAM - Miami, FL
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SUMMER PROGRAM - Ann Arbor, MI
https://stamps.umich.edu/pre-college/
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SUMMER PROGRAM- Philadelphia, PA
https://studyarchitecture.com/blog/architecture-news/architecture-summer-programs-at-penn/
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (USC) SUMMER PROGRAM - Los Angelos, CA
https://precollege.usc.edu/summer-programs/exploration-of-architecture/
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS A&M SUMMER PROGRAM - College Station, TX
https://www.arch.tamu.edu/academics/high-school-outreach/camp-arch/
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA (UVA) SUMMER PROGRAM - Charlottesville, VA
https://www.arch.virginia.edu/programs/design-discovery
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS (WASHU) SUMMER PROGRAM - St. Louis MO
https://admissions.wustl.edu/academics/special-programs/summer-programs-for-high-school-students/
MORE ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN PROGRAMS FOR TEENS & KIDS 2024
2024 Vacation Programs
Institution: Center for Architecture - AIANY in New York, NY
Dates: April 23–25
Introduction to Architecture Online: Foundation Studies and Portfolio Development
Institution: The Cooper Union in New York, NY
Dates: July 8 – August 9 (online)
Architecture Summer Program for High School Students
Institution: Cornell University in Ithaca, NY
Dates: June 24 – August 2 (online)
Girls Build! Spring 2024
Organization: Chicago Architecture Center in Chicago, IL
Date: April 7
Experiment In Architecture
Institution: Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, IL
Dates: July 8–19
HiArch Summer High School Program
Institution: School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago in Chicago, IL
Dates: July 15–19 & July 22–26
From the Ground Up - Summer Discovery Program in Architecture
Institution: University of Houston and Wonderworks in Houston, TX
Dates: June 17 – July 19
Harvard GSD Design Discovery Youth
Institution: Harvard University in Cambridge, MA
Dates: June 10–28 (in-person and online)
BAC Summer Academy for High School Students
Institution: Boston Architectural College (BAC) in Boston, MA
Dates: July 1 – August 2 (in-person and online)
Urban Design and Planning Fellowship
Institution: Boston Architectural College (BAC) in Boston, MA
Dates: June 24 – August 9
KidsBuild!
Institution: Boston Society for Architecture in Boston, MA
Dates: April 6–7
CCA Young Artist Studio Program for Middle School Students, Architecture and Interior Design
Institution: California College of the Arts in San Francisco, CA
Dates: June 10–14 and August 5–9
CCA Summer Atelier for High School Students, Architecture and Interior Design
Institution: California College of the Arts in San Francisco, CA
Dates: June 17–29
CCA Pre-College for High School Students, Architecture and Interior Design
Institution: California College of the Arts in San Francisco, CA
Dates: July 8 – August 2
Summer Scholars, Explorations in Architecture and Design
Institution: University of Miami in Miami, FL
Dates: June 29 – July 19
Architecture Camp
Institution: Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto, ON
Dates: Week 1: July 2–5; Week 2: July 8–12; Week 3: July 15–19; Week 4: July 22–26; Week 5: July 29 – August 1; Week 5: August 6–9
Alberti Program
Institution: Washington University in St. Louis in St. Louis, MO
Dates: June 3–28
Architecture Discovery Program
Institution: Washington University in St. Louis in St. Louis, MO
Dates: July 14–27
University of Nebraska, College of Architecture’s High School Camp
Institution: University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lincoln, NE
Dates: June 9–14
ArcStart
Institution: University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI
Dates: July 8–26
Virtual Architecture Summer Camp Academy
Institution: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Milwaukee, WI
Dates: August 4–10 (online with an optional in-person visit to Milwaukee on the final day)
D _ CAMP: Design Camp at the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design, University of Arkansas
Institution: University of Arkansas, The Innovation Hub at Winrock International in North Little Rock, AR
Dates: June 10–14
Camp Architecture and Design
Institution: The Center for Architecture and Design in Columbus, OH
Dates: Week 1: June 3–7; Week 2: June 10–14; Week 3: June 17–21; Week 4: June 24–28
Design a Space That's Wright for You
Institution: Taliesin Preservation in Spring Green, WI
Dates: June 17–21 (online)
Pre-College Design Camp
Institution: University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS
Dates: June 9–15
Inside Design
Institution: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg and Alexandria, VA
Dates: June 16–21 (in-person in Blacksburg); June 24–28 (in-person at Washington-Alexandra Architecture Center); July 16–21 (online)
CAED/Architecture Summer Career Workshop
Institution: California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo, CA
Dates: June 23 – July 19
Camp ARCH
Institution: Texas A&M University in College Station, TX
Dates: July 8–13
Architecture Summer Institute
Institution: Florida Atlantic University in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Dates: July 8 – August 2
Imagine Architecture
Institution: Carleton University in Ottowa, ON
Dates: In-person: July 8–12, July 15–19 & July 22–26; Online: July 29 – August 2
ADDITIONAL LINKS:
COLLEGE VINE
https://blog.collegevine.com/high-school-architecture-summer-programs
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (JHU-CTY) Center for Talented Youth
NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM - WASHINGTON DC
https://www.nbm.org/learn/families/kap_nbm_camp_007/
TEENLIFE
https://www.teenlife.com/category/summer/architecture-summer-programs/
Please email us with additional programs to add to our list. Thank you!