Categories: Pre-College
Pre-College 2025 Student Work
Pre-College 2025 Student Work During a two-week summer session, twenty high school students learned about urban design principles. During a field trip to downtown San Francisco, students made observations of the urban design principles at work and made assessments of where it was and wasn't successful. Students then explored, using both physical and digital models,…
Pre-College Art & Design Experience
Pre-College Art & Design Experience Academy of Art University’s free, scholarship-based, Pre-College Art & Design Experience (PCADE) is for every high school student who wants to take a deep dive into their own creative universe. Study animation, game design, fashion, fine art, photography, filmmaking, and much more. We’ve designed our college-level courses for high school…
High School Intensive: Pavilion Architecture
High School Intensive This is a tuition-free class. (Por favor vea abajo para español) Over 3 Saturdays, this course will provide introduction to the most fundamental aspect of architecture which is to develop a design concept through an iterative process. 3/29 Sat 1:30-4:30pm Precedents, Concept Iteration, Form-Making 4/5 Sat 1:30-4:30pm Form-Making…
High School Summer Program: Architecture Maker Lab
Maker Lab at 601 Brannan High School Summer Program This is a tuition-free class. AE ARH 40 Architecture Maker Lab This course must be taken concurrently with AE ARH 10 Architecture and the City Dates and Times: 6/16 - 6/26/2025, 10-3pm Location: 601 Brannan St., San Francisco Course Description Architects develop…
High School Summer Program: Architecture and the City
Student Work Example High School Summer Program This is a tuition-free class. AE ARH 10 Architecture and the City This course must be taken concurrently with AE ARH 40 Architecture Maker Lab Dates and Times: 6/16 - 6/26/2025, 10-3pm Location: 601 Brannan St., San Francisco Course Description Architects ask big…
High School Program: Art in Architecture
Student Work Example High School Program This is a tuition-free class. AE ARH 30 Art in Architecture Course Description Architectural design is an exercise in creating three-dimensional compositions for people to inhabit. Reinterpret a 2D painting as a 3D structure to imagine immersive spatial experiences. Unlock new discoveries for translating ideas.…
High School Summer Program: Architecture and Urban Design
High School Summer Program: Architecture and Urban Design Over the course of two weeks, high school students proposed ideas for increasing foot traffic to the Union Square area based on a critique of current zoning. They then created a board game to compare different urban design strategies such as urban rooms, active street walls,…
Pre-College Program for High School Students
Pre-College Program in Architecture The Pre-College Art & Design Experience (PCADE) at the Academy of Art University is a tuition-FREE art and design education program for high school students. Removing tuition as a barrier is in alignment with the university's mission to be inclusive in offering art and design education to everyone. All supplies…