High School Summer Program

This is a tuition-free class.

AE ARH 40 Architecture Maker Lab

Course Description

Architects develop ideas by making. “What if?” questions are tested and refined in drawings and models in an iterative design process. Gain hands-on experience of this foundational design skill in our Maker Lab using woodworking and digital fabrication tools. This course must be taken concurrently with AE ARH 10 Architecture and the City.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Ideate using physical study models and sketches
2. Create simple digital models to be digitally fabricated
3. Create physical models to scale
4. Use shop tools as part of an iterative design process

For more student work examples from our Architecture Pre-College courses, please visit these pages:

2024 Onsite Summer Pre-College Architecture Program

AE ARH 10 Architecture and the City

AE ARH 30 Art in Architecture

Apply at this link https://www.academyart.edu/apply-for-pre-admission/