Architecture + Art Summer Design Academy for High School Students

Sunday, July 9, 2023 until Saturday, July 15, 2023

Application Deadline: March 31. Applications will continue to be reviewed after March 31 until the camp is full. There have been quite a few inquiries about the Summer Design Academy, so we encourage you to apply early.

Norwich University's Architecture Summer Design Academy will be a 1-week immersive, in person course, teaching students the essentials of design thinking and architectural composition. Over the week, students will design a small building, using drawings and models to communicate how it would be experienced and how it could be built. All materials will be provided.

Each day students will explore their project through the application of a different modeling technique and architectural concept. Morning sessions will be devoted to learning modeling tools, beginning with technical demonstrations by instructors, followed by labs in small studio teams. Afternoon sessions will begin with lectures by Norwich Architecture professors, followed by individual project work time, 1-on-1 desk critiques with instructors and will end with daily 'pin-up' presentations to the class. At the end of the course, students will have a portfolio of work they will display and present at a public virtual exhibit attended by parents, professors and local architects.

Activities

• Seminars
• Sketching and drafting
• Model building
• Guest lecturers
• Workshops
• Field Trips