About this camp
You pass by dozens of them every day. Some you love, and some you don’t. But have you ever really thought about why they look the way they do? If you’re the type who obsesses over the perfect room layout, notices how light hits a corner, or sees a plain structure and immediately knows how to make it stunning, this is your chance. Architecture is the art and science of creating human-scale environments.
Forget just drawing pictures. In City Shapers: Architecture, we’re diving deep into practical, real-world design. We’ll give you a specific design challenge: think of a single building, a dynamic space, or an incredible interior transformation. By the end of the week, you’ll turn your most ambitious and innovative ideas into a tangible, final capstone project that addresses the assigned design challenge.
As you learn directly from professional architects and analyze landmark projects like the Atlanta BeltLine and Boston’s Big Dig, you’ll explore the decision-making processes, trade-offs, and innovations behind transformative developments that reshape our built world.
But don’t be mistaken: this isn’t just theoretical; it’s about gaining the skills to build the future you want to live in.
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