Join us in San Francisco for an immersive, fast-paced introduction to architecture. ARH 110 Studio: Concept & Form and ARH 170 Design Communication 1, will be offered concurrently onsite in summer 2027.

Learn from experienced faculty and take full advantage of our onsite facilities. Over the course of 7.5 weeks, learn how to be a successful architecture student. Faculty will lead field trips to architectural precedents in San Francisco and organize visits to local architecture firms.

Who can join? Anyone excited about an immersive introduction to architecture. This course is open to architecture majors as well as non-degree seeking students.

Already an Academy of Art student? Shorten your time to graduation by taking ARH 110 Studio during the summer semester. Please check with your Academic Advisor.

Learn design principles for creating spaces for people. You will utilize design, methodology, and space-making principles to gain fundamental knowledge and skills in environmental design, and prepare for future architecture and landscape architecture studios.

Prerequisites: ARH 170 (may be concurrent)

Create architectural drawings that convey design intent. Draft and model architectural spaces moving fluidly between 2D and 3D to create orthographic and isometric drawings. Learn the fundamentals of architectural drawing conventions and develop an efficient workflow incorporating Rhino and Adobe Suite.

Prerequisites: None

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