DISCOVER ARCHITECTURE
SUMMER SCHOOL UTS

 

If you're thinking about a career in architecture, come and see what it's like at the UTS Discover Architecture Summer School.

You'll get to:
-Explore Sydney's CBD and learn how to see it through an architect's eye
-Make models and drawings using advanced digital tools, including architectural software, rapid prototypers, laser cutters and scanners.
-Meet and work with cutting edge architects working at local, national and international levels
-Learn how to think about and design architecture from UTS lecturers and recent graduates
-Meet others interested in a career in architecture.

The inaugural 2013 UTS DISCOVER ARCHITECTURE short course will use Sydney's central business district as an architectural laboratory. Structured around an intensive design studio learning experience, participants will design, draw and model a range of design proposals for the city as part of the City of Sydney Laneways redevelopment initiative.

Who

The UTS DISCOVER ARCHITECTURE short course is primarily aimed at year 11 high school students who are making decisions about what degree to undertake for their university studies. This course is also for those considering a change in career and who would like to experience the design studio culture that makes UTS architecture such a unique learning experience. The course is open to a maximum of 40 students.

Exploiting UTS's central location and employing a range of advanced digital tools, the UTS DISCOVER ARCHITECTURE short course is structured around a diverse range of learning experiences that encompass design studio and computer lab based design exercises, seminars, lectures and field trips. This intensive program is run over two weeks in January 2013. Instructors, lecturers and critics involved in the program include current and past UTS staff and graduates, as well as practitioners drawn from prominent Sydney architectural practices.

When

Monday 7th January - Thursday 17th January 2013.
10am - 4pm daily.

Where

UTS School of Architecture
Building 6, 702 - 730 Harris Street, Ultimo Sydney

How Much

Summer school fees are $599.00.

This includes the cost of tuition and basic materials for the program. In addition, students will need to bring their own model making and drawing tools as well as a digital camera.

Please note that this fee does not include day-to-day costs including the cost of meals, or flights and accommodation.

Register Now

Applicants are required to download the
application form ( pdf, doc ) and outline in
300 words why they are interested
in the program.

Once the form has been completed and
returned to the course director by
email, fax or post, approved
applicants will be directed to the
UTS Short Course Portal to complete the
enrolment process. Enrolment is open
from the 25th August until December 23, 2012. Applications close December 23, 2012.

For more information contact
Joanne Kinniburgh.

Joanne Kinniburgh
Discover Architecture Summer School
UTS DAB
PO Box 123
Broadway NSW 2007
Australia
Joanne.Kinniburgh@uts.edu.au
ph. 02 9514 8849
fax. 02 9514 8787

 


For more information on courses and current events at the UTS, School of Architecture,
please visit the faculty website and UTSArchitecture.net

More information on UTS short courses is available at the UTS Short Courses website.