About this camp
Do you look at a city and ask, “Why is this system so broken?” or “How can we make this entire area safer and more exciting?” If so, listen up.
The layout of your neighborhood, the policies that determine where a new park goes—even huge projects like the Atlanta BeltLine—someone designed all of that. It wasn’t random; it was a planned move that changed the lives of thousands.
Welcome to City Shapers: Urban Design, the program for big-picture thinkers interested in the entire system. This isn’t just about a single building or a small space. We’re talking about neighborhoods, city infrastructure, transportation networks, and the large-scale policies that connect us all.
During this intensive week, you won’t just think theoretically; you will design a solution to a real urban challenge that impacts an entire community, learning directly from experts in urban planning and landscape architecture.
Ultimately, this is about more than concrete and roads. It’s about becoming a creative practitioner who crafts better, fairer, and more resilient communities. By the end of the week, you will have developed a tangible, final capstone project that clearly communicates your fresh ideas on urban design.
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