Summer Program at UCLA Architecture and Urban Design
The Summer Program at UCLA Architecture and Design introduces students to the study of design, with opportunities to develop relevant skills and techniques over a four-week period.
School: UCLA Architecture and Urban Design
Course: Summer Program
Location: Los Angeles
Course dates: 23 June to 18 July 2025
Application deadline: 1 June 2025
Our summer programs of JumpStart and TeenArch offer students a design studio experience, a glimpse into life at one of the leading public universities in the world and the opportunity to earn college credit.
Structured around the experience of a design studio typically offered within the curriculum of a college level architecture program, students focus on developing and advancing their design skills through space, form-making and related 2D and 3D representation techniques.
Led by AUD Summer Programs director Julia Koerner, both the JumpStart program and TeenArch Studio engage students in a wide range of activities, from intensive design exercises, individual feedback sessions and small group discussions, to studio-wide presentations and reviews.
Students are introduced to the conceptual and technical facilities essential to the study of architecture as a discipline and its practice as a profession. To supplement studio activities, weekly lectures from UCLA faculty and notable guest designers explore the many facets of idea-driven design, as well as urban and design culture in Los Angeles.
Both programs culminate in final presentations of work to guest critics, offering students a chance to apply their skills and gain experience and poise with giving professional presentations. Students leave the programs with new design languages and insights, as well as a design portfolio they can use to apply to future design programs.
For summer 2025, JumpStart will be offered in person and TeenArch will be offered in both in-person and remote formats, with specific details below.
Applications to this course have now closed.
Top image: work by student Mona Masotta.
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