Inside Architecture + Design

Inside Architecture is a week-long summer experience for students who are curious about the world of design. The School of Architecture + Design at Virginia Tech is offering its tenth summer workshop for high school students June 29 - July 3, 2009. This course is an outreach extension of a curriculum that has been recognized as the top ranked program in the country.

All students starting grades 9-12 and interested in SEEING, MAKING and THINKING are welcome to this on-campus studio introducing architecture and design as a line of study.

For individuals thinking about a career or an education in architecture or design, this week-long session will give intense exposure into the ways in which the designer thinks and works. Primarily a hands-on experience, students will work with long time educators and practitioners in exercises designed to stimulate discussion and discovery of issues affecting the profession. No prior course or subject experience is necessary, just the initiative to break the bounds of conventional modes of thinking.

The course consists of five days of full instruction as a part of the Summer Session of the College with the opportunity to interact with ARCHITECTURE and DESIGN STUDENTS during their Summer Studios.

The course is taught by faculty who have dedicated their careers to architecture and design education.

THE INSTRUCTORS:

Donna Dunay, FAIA, is G. T. Ward Professor of Architecture at Virginia Tech and Chair of the International Archive of Women in Architecture. She has conducted extensive research and field work concerning patterns of development and community structure. Her work has been recognized with three statewide Excellence in Architecture Awards from the American Institute of Architects and a Distinguished Planning Award from the Virginia Chapter of the American Planning Association.

Robert J. Dunay, AIA, IDSA, is T. A. Carter Professor of Architecture and Director of the Center for Design Research. A generalist in pedagogy and practice, his work and interests range from planning and architecture to graphics and product design. He serves as a primary faculty for Virginia Tech’s entries in the Solar Decathlon Competition and designed a house for the abc TV show Extreme Makeover. His work has been published in international and national journals, as well as regional and state publications. Most recent exhibitions include the Salone di Mobile in Milan Italy and the imm International Furniture Fair in Cologne, Germany.

2009 Fees:

Tuition for the week is $480 (which includes the $50 registration fee) and will be due in full on May 15, 2009. All registered participants will be notified in writing, once the registration period ends and the remaining tuition balance is due.

Registration forms will be taken until the course is full. Registration forms received after the course is full will be returned.

Registered participants will receive additional information regarding meals and lodging late spring semester. The approximate lodging fee is $22-$32 per night and the approximate meals fee per day is $23.50.

  • Please review our website frequently beginning January 2010 for IA Workshop 2010 registration information and dates.

For more information about the program, contact Trudy Epperly