UCLA Architecture & Urban Design is pleased to present some exciting new components to our Summer offerings that will continue to engage students in rigorous and innovative design. UCLA A.UD Summer Programs will provide unique opportunities for college students, professionals, and high school students to explore architecture and design with cutting-edge designers and practitioners, to learn and use the most dynamic software, work with fellow colleagues from a wide range of backgrounds, and to experience summer in Los Angeles on the UCLA campus.
JumpStart: June 25 - August 3, 2012
Open to prospective and current undergraduate and graduate students and working professionals.
WorkShops: August 6 – August 31
Open to all individuals interested in learning and furthering developing digital design skills.
Courses include:
- Architectural Design Studio: Focused on developing design skills using contemporary processes of production. Projects enhance the relationship between building and human scales, deeply rooted in a current social and cultural environment.
- Introduction to Representation: Develop digital modeling and drawing skills subsequently deployed in design projects.
- History of Architecture and Urban Design: (Optional) Survey of architectural and urban history from baroque to contemporary moment that covers significant buildings, spaces, artifacts, and theories of modernism.
Class activities include:
- create brief yet rigorous and sophisticated projects
- learn the latest techniques on digital design
- engage in demonstrations using digital and analog techniques
- participate in group and one-on-one instruction led by architects and designers
- participate in group reviews and critiques and present your projects to guest designers, critics, and instructors
- access to UCLA’s Arts and Architecture Library
Field trips of significant architectural and design sites in Los Angels take place each week. Important local architects and critics who explore the central significance of Los Angeles for the future of American architecture and urbanism provide presentations within our weekly
Lecture Series. Previous guests include: Neil Denari, Hitoshi Abe, Greg Lynn, Benjamin Ball, Gaston Nogues, Heather Roberge,; Kivi Sotamaa, Kevin Daily, and Hadrian Predock.
A Portfolio Workshop and Career Symposium exposes students to the latest developments in the discipline as well as information to assist them to strengthen their portfolios for application to graduate programs.
An Exhibition of student work takes place on the final day of the program in the Perloff Hall Gallery. Family members and friends are invited to observe the final review and attend the exhibition opening reception.
The UCLA A.UD SUMMER JumpStart program is open to prospective and current undergraduate and graduate students, and working professionals. This program is an intensive, full-time summer architecture experience. Before enrolling in the program, you should be fully aware of the time commitment and course workload inherent in a program of this nature.
This program can carry 8 or 13 quarter units of UC credit.
CURRICULUM
The UCLA A.UD SUMMER JumpStart program is open to prospective and current undergraduate and graduate students, and working professionals. This program is an intensive, full-time summer architecture experience. Before enrolling in the program, you should be fully aware of the time commitment and course workload inherent in a program of this nature.
Introduction to Architectural Design Studio (ARCH&UD 103, 6 units)
This course will introduce students to basic architectural design principles and problem solving. Students will learn to control point, line, surface and volume to shape spaces for human use. Visual analysis will be introduced as a tool for discussing and understanding organization. Students will learn techniques of repetition, variation, order, scale and rhythm. Students will use case study analysis to uncover disciplinary issues within a design problem and then produce an individual solution to the problem. The coursework will consist of two exercises. The design problems will grow in complexity and include the design of a seating element and a roof structure for an existing courtyard. The first assignment will focus on the material morphology and the transformation from analog material to a tectonic organization of an object, the second exercise on the spatial morphology, leading from conceptual diagrams to a spatial organization. Students will learn to address conceptual concerns with material solutions documented in two and three dimensions. Emphasis will be placed on physical modeling and measured orthographic and axonometric drawings.
Assignment 1: Body Language
This introductory project will reference our bodies as sites of investigation upon which we will design and construct a wearable garment. The project will focus on one method of working the intricate relationship between three-dimensional physical modeling and two-dimensional drawn representations. We will begin with the construction of a physical model, which will then be dissected, analyzed, and refined within the flat space of two-dimensional orthographic drawings. In short, use modeling as a method of generative production; use drawings as a way of developing, communicating, and projecting on your design intent.
Assignment 2: PLAYTIME: An Event Pavilion for Cinespia
This project asks to design an event pavilion for the summer screening series Cinespia located in Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Proposal for this project will create a more definitive form and organization for this event by developing specific seating opportunities, covered canopy areas, and vendor booths.
Introduction to Representation (ARCH&UD 102, 2 units)
This course will introduce students to techniques of spatial representation as it relates to architectural design. Students will learn how to communicate using two- and three-dimensional drawings and models. Two-dimensional drawing techniques will include orthographic projection and parallel projection. Three-dimensional modeling will be introduced as an extension of these regulating projection systems, enforcing rigorous construction of complex and curvilinear forms. All drawing will be executed in a digital environment, primarily using Rhinoceros 3D, or “Rhino.” Rhino is a software package that can accommodate both two- and three-dimensional work, as well as providing an introduction to the commands and capacities of other industry standard modeling and drawing environments including AutoCAD, Maya, and 3D Studio.
History of Architecture and Urban Design: Baroque to Contemporary Moment (ARCH&UD 10B, 5 units) (Optional) Survey of architectural and urban history from baroque to contemporary moment that covers significant buildings, spaces, artifacts, and theories of modernism. Architecture performs as reflection of cultural, sociopolitical, philosophical, and technological transformations in world history. Stylistic genres, applied terminology, seminal texts, and alternative historiographies that apply to design of built domain that ranges in scale from details to cities. While canon of Western tradition remains overall focus, weekly thematic categories provide variety of conduits for addressing architecture and urban design in global context.
Field Trips
Students will have the opportunity to explore the architecture of Los Angeles' diverse communities through field trips. Tours are guided by current UCLA Architecture and Urban Design Ph.D. and graduate students including visits to landmark buildings such as Caltrans, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Eames House, Schindler’s House, Getty Center, Griffith Observatory and the architectural offices of: Morphosis (Thom Mayne), Hodgetts + Fung, Greg Lynn Form, and Mark Mack Architects.
Portfolio Workshop and Career Symposium
A one-day intensive session exposes students to convening an application to graduate programs as well as the specifics to the discipline’s different career paths within architecture and design.
Faculty members from our M.Arch. I program are invited to explore their expectations of the process of reviewing portfolios and statements of purpose, while current UCLA Architecture and Design graduate students offer tips and their personal experiences on their journey of applying to graduate programs.
Local architects and designers present and discuss how their unique practices work and their trajectories from graduate school to current practice.
Lecture Series
Local and visiting architects, designers, and talented professionals in related fields are invited to present their work.. A Q&A session following each lecture gives students the opportunity to learn more about each guest through their own perspective
Final Review and Exhibition
The last day of the program is dedicated to reviewing the students’ work in the group demonstration format. Faculty members from different Los Angeles architecture schools are invited to contribute to the discussion of each individual student’s work, promoting a dynamic conversation that enhances architectural production at large.
An Exhibition of student work takes place on the final day of the program in the Perloff Hall Gallery. Family members and friends are invited to observe the final review and attend the exhibition opening reception.
Example of a week in JumpStart:
| MONDAY | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9-10am | Studio Lecture | |
| 10am-1pm | 103 Intro to Architectural Design Studio | |
| 1-2pm | Lunch | |
| 2-6pm | Design Studio Lab | |
| TUESDAY | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10am-1pm | Studio Lecture | |
| 1-2pm | Lunch | |
| 2-6pm | 102 Intro to Representation | |
| WEDNESDAY | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9-12am | 103 Intro to Architectural Design Studio | |
| 12-1:30pm | Lecture Series | |
| 1:30-2pm | Lunch | |
| 2-6pm | Design Studio Lab | |
| THURSDAY | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9-1pm | 103 Intro to Architectural Design Studio | |
| 1-2pm | Lunch | |
| 2-6pm | 102 Intro to Representation | |
| FRIDAY | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10am-1pm | 10B History of Architecture and Urban Design | |
| 1-6pm | Field Trip or Portfolio Workshop and Career Symposium | |
| 6pm | Social gathering | |
Registration:
UCLA Architecture and Urban Design Summer Programs is offered through the UCLA Summer Institutes.
To register go to the following link: https://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/Register/institutes_register.cfm
Contact information:
UCLA Summer Institutes
1332 Murphy Hall
Box 951418
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1418
Tel: (310) 825-4101
Fax: (310) 825-1528
E-mail: institutes@summer.ucla.edu
Financial Aid:
Financial aid for Summer Institutes session participants is available to qualified UCLA students. All other students should inquire about financial aid at their home institution. For details about the financial aid application process, please visit the Financial Aid section.
http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/GeneralInfo/finaid.htm
Housing:
Housing is available in the UCLA Residence Halls. You can view the various housing options and rates at the following link. You will need to obtain a UCLA Logon ID and Password in order to access the online housing application. http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/Architecture/housing.htm
Tuition:
This program can carry 8 or 13 quarter units of UC credit.
- Introduction to Architectural Design (ARCH&UD 103, 6 units).
- Introduction to Representation (ARCH&UD 102, 2 units).
- History of Architecture and Urban Design--Baroque to the Contemporary Moment (ARCH&UD 10B, 5 units).

Visiting Students: $3,295.00
Please purchase all materials on the supply list before the course begins.
Check List
View a preparation check list.
Grades
Program participants will earn units of credit and will be recorded on an official University of California transcript. Please note that official transcripts are not automatically sent to students. You can view more information about UCLA grading policies and how to acquire an official transcript.
http://www.summer.ucla.edu/Courses/courses.htm#GradingPolicies
FACULTY
This program is taught by UCLA Architecture and Urban Design faculty and recent UCLA Architecture and Urban Design graduates as well as invited Los Angeles guest architects and designers.
Past program instructors have included:
Georgina Huljich is the Director of UCLA A.UD SUMMER and design faculty in the Department where she teaches core and advanced topic studios in graduate program as well as technology seminars in the undergraduate curricula. She is the co-principal of P-A-T-T-E-R-N-S; a design research architectural practice known for its inventive approach to architecture, that fuses advanced digital techniques with an extended understanding of form, materials and tectonics.
http://www.p-a-t-t-e-r-n-s.net
Kelly Bair is principal of Bair/Dunn_Central Standard Office of Design. Bair/Dunn is driven by both the conceptualization of ideas and the making of objects and spaces that act as accomplice to those ideas. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago where she specializes in visual/technology seminars and design studios at the undergraduate and graduate level. Prior to UIC, Bair held Adjunct Faculty and Lecturer appointments at Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), UCLA, and Woodbury University.
Andrew Holder is Principal and co-founder of The LADG, a research and design firm in Hollywood, California. The firm has particular expertise in a materialist approach to design problems, exploiting the properties of pragmatic building materials to create environments and objects that are tailored to generate a specific sensory experience.
http://theladg.com/
Todd Gannon is a registered architect and writer based in Los Angeles. He currently holds teaching appointments at SCI-Arc, UCLA, and Otis College, and was a member of the faculty at Ohio State’s Knowlton School of Architecture from 1999-2004. As series editor of Source Books in Architecture, he produced monographs on the work of Morphosis, Bernard Tschumi, UN Studio, Steven Holl, Mack Scogin/Merrill Elam, Zaha Hadid, Peter Eisenman, and on the MoMA exhibition “Light Construction.”
Roland Snooks is a Design Director and a Founding Partner of Kokkugia. He holds a masters in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University where he studied on a Fulbright scholarship and is a graduate of RMIT University (B.Arch). Roland teaches graduate studios and seminars at the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University and is the George Isaac Distinguished Fellow at the University of Southern California (USC). Roland has previously directed design studios and seminars at UCLA, SCI-Arc, Pratt Institute, RMIT, and the Victorian College of the Arts.
http://www.kokkugia.com/
Narineh Mirzaeian is an Associate at Gehry Partners in Los Angeles where she’s played a key role on numerous projects completed and under construction in California, Las Vegas, Paris and Basel. Her work has been published in Metropolis, Interior Design, Architectural Record, Architecture, GA Document and exhibited internationally.
David Freeland is a principal at FreelandBuck in Los Angeles and adjunct faculty at Woodbury University. With over 10 years of experience in architecture, he has worked on award winning projects with a number offices in New York and Los Angeles including Michael Maltzan Architecture, Roger Sherman Architecture and Urban Design, RES4, AGPS, and Eisenman Architects. He is a graduate of University of Virginia and the UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design.
http://www.freelandbuck.com/
Past guests at the weekly lecture series include:
Neil Denari: Principal, NMDA Architects; Professor UCLA A.UD
http://www.nmda-inc.com/
Hitoshi Abe: Principal, Atelier Hitoshi Abe; Chair and Professor UCLA A.UD
http://www.a-slash.jp/
Greg Lynn: Principal, Greg Lynn Form, Professor UCLA A.UD
http://www.glform.com/
Heather Roberge: Principal, Murmur; Assistant Professor UCLA A.UD
http://murmur-la.com/
Kivi Sotamaa: Principal, Sotamaa; Adjunct Associate Professor UCLA A.UD
http://www.sotamaa.net/
Kevin Daily: Principal, Daly Genik; Lecturer UCLA A.UD
http://www.dalygenik.com/
Hadrian Predock: Principal Predock Fane Architects; Lecturer UCLA A.UD
http://www.predockfrane.com/
August 6 - August 31, 2012
Registration is now open
Open to all individuals interested in learning and furthering developing digital design skills.
Four to six session courses on digital tools for beginning, intermediate and advanced students and professionals. These workshops are ideal for individuals who want to develop skills in design, architecture, and other related fields as well as for those who already have experience and want to develop it further.
Access to UCLA’s well-known digital and fabrication facilities and instruction through rigorous and effective teaching techniques make these workshops both unique and rare. They cover topics in advanced software, portfolio preparation, furniture making and digital fabrication machinery, essential for materializing the complex forms found in many digital projects.
All workshops take place in the computer lab at Perloff Hall. Students can use the Department’s computers but are welcome to bring their own laptops if all software is previously installed.
Please note that workshops are subject to cancellation if minimum enrollment is not met.
CURRICULUM
Digital Rendering
Limited enrollment; This is a non-credit course.
Location: Perloff Hall computer lab.
Tuesday and Thursday; August 7, 9, 14, 16; 9am to 12pm
VRay; Mental Ray, Maxwell and Photoshop will be used as the main software platforms to develop various types of imaginery and architectural visualization. No previous experience required.
Software: VRay; Mental Ray; Maxwell, Photoshop
4 classes. Fee: $580
Portfolio +
Limited enrollment. This is a non-credit course.
Location: Perloff Hall computer lab.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday; August 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17; 9am to 12pm
This workshop is designed to instruct students in skills for portfolio layout, the central component in graduate school applications for architecture, landscape architecture and related design fields. Students will also learn to write and edit their statements of purpose. The workshop will present examples of successful portfolios and introduce techniques for graphic communication including image-work, line-work and diagrams. Students will be given direct feedback through one-on-one critiques as well as pin-up reviews based on the layouts they produce of their own work. The workshop will also include close editing of texts for the portfolio and dedicate time to both conceiving and writing a successful statement of purpose. No previous experience required. Software: Adobe Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign; Microsoft World.
6 classes. Fee: $860
Intro to Maya
Limited enrollment. This is a non-credit course.
Location: Perloff Hall computer lab.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday; August 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17; 6pm to 9pm
As an introduction to MAYA software, this class will deliver technical expertise in using this complex digital modeling platform as an architectural tool. Students will emerge from the course with a strong understanding of the possibilities offered by both modeling and animation in design and how to handle it with precision and control. Skills for representing complex geometry will be honed to make each individual’s interests read clearly through drawings. No previous experience required. Software: Maya 9.0
6 classes. Fee: $720
Intro to Rhino
Limited enrollment. This is a non-credit course.
Location: Perloff Hall computer lab.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday; August 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, 31; 6pm to 9pm
This workshop will explore a variety of possibilities for modeling complex form using Rhino as the main software platform. Students will also learn all necessary skills to develop advanced methods of 2D and 3D representation, from orthographic projections and rendering to STL meshes for rapid prototypes presentation techniques. No previous experience required. Software: Rhinoceros 4.0 SP8, Illustrator CS2 or higher
6 classes. Fee: $720
Scripting / Programming
Limited enrollment. This is a non-credit course.
Location: Perloff Hall computer lab.
Tuesday and Thursday; August 21, 23, 28, 30; 9am to 12pm
Phyton is a scripting tool that runs on Windows and Mac OS X and is compatible with Rhino, Grasshopper, Maya, 3ds Max, Revit, among many others. By writing scripts, one frees themselves from the conventional toolsets prescribed by software packages, allowing access to deeper functionality that is not available upfront. Using code and computation enables designers to shift seamlessly between platforms with an unprecedented speed and complexity. No more three clicking needed. A geometric investigation will accompany the workshop designed to encourage students to expand and explore Phyton to fit their needs. The main goal of this workshop is to expose students to the realm of computational design and automation through scripting. No previous experience required. Software: Phyton
4 classes. Fee: $580
Furniture Making Techniques
Limited enrollment; This is a non-credit course.
Location: Perloff Hall Wood Shop
Monday, Wednesday and Friday; August 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17; 9am to 12pm
In this course students will learn traditional wood working techniques in combination with computer-based fabrication technologies. The course provides access to cnc routers, cnc laser cutters and other technological equipment. There will be hands-on training and instruction for CADCAM software and cnc router operation with the goal of combining these methods with traditional wood working handcraft. Students will begin by making a mallet or toolbox and will complete a small furniture project by the end of the course. Budget for materials will range between $25-$150, depending largely on the species of wood chosen by the student. Scrap lumber will be provided on the first day of class for the beginning project. Please contact the instructor prior to the first class to discuss any special projects. No previous experience required.
6 classes. Fee: $820
Digital Form
Limited enrollment; This is a non-credit course.
Location: Perloff Hall computer lab
Monday, Wednesday and Friday; August 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, 31; 2pm to 5pm
This workshop will provide the knowledge and skills to develop proficiency in various modes of architectural communication offered by advanced digital environments, using Rhinoceros and Illustrator as the primary software platforms. In particular, the course explores a wide range of tools and techniques associated to both digital and analogous ways of production to manifest their inherent complexity by underlying their processes of formal and organizational evolution. Highly focused exercises will lead to one of the ultimate aspirations of this workshop; to introduce new ways of thinking about form and geometry and consequently develop techniques that could be actively introduced and actualized into future design studio projects. Basic knowledge of Rhino is required. Software: Rhinoceros 4.0 SP8, Grasshopper, Illustrator CS2 or higher
6 classes. Fee: $720
Grasshopper
Limited enrollment; This is a non-credit course.
Location: Perloff Hall computer lab
Monday, Wednesday and Friday; August 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, 31; 9am to 12pm
This workshop will introduce students to the parametric plug-in Grasshopper for Rhino3D. This graphical editor is ideal for designers exploring new shapes using generative algorithms. Participants will be exposed to beginner/intermediate level workflows and design strategies for parametric modeling. Emphasis will be placed on data flow, visualization, and analysis techniques that will provide a strong basis for future research and development.
Software: Rhinoceros 4.0 SP8, Grasshopper
6 classes. Fee: $720
Parametric Design with Revit
Limited enrollment; This is a non-credit course.
Location: Perloff Hall computer lab
Monday, Wednesday and Friday; August 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17; 2pm to 5pm
This workshop will provide students with the knowledge necessary to develop an intelligent Building Information Model (BIM) in the Revit software environment. Students will be instructed on the fundamental concepts and benefits of BIM and the role parametrics and information play in the design and documentation process. This course will leave students with the ability to develop a full BIM of a building, render it, and efficiently derive thoroughly coordinated drawing documentation & details from it.Upon completion, students will be well prepared to utilize this technology for their academic endeavors, but perhaps more importantly, have a jump start on directly applying their academic skills & knowledge to the professional architecture environment. Software: Revit Architecture 2011
6 classes. Fee: $820
Digital Fabrication
Limited enrollment; This is a non-credit course.
Location: Perloff Hall computer lab and Woodshop
Tuesday and Thursday; August 7, 9, 14, 16; 2pm to 5pm
This workshop will introduce participants to advanced processes of digital fabrication using CNC routers, laser cutter technology; vacuum forming techniques and Rapid Prototyping. The workshop will engage different instances of design strategies while incorporating a variety of material and fabrication constrains. It will focus on the translation of information from the digital to the material, and its ultimate outcome as a built product. Materials: $100 to $400
4 classes. Fee: $620
GENERAL INFORMATION
Registration:
July 23 - August 3, 2012
Registration is now open
Open to current high school students
Students receive mentorship from current UCLA Architecture and Urban Design students, alumni, and faculty. Participants have the opportunity to utilize the renowned facilities of the UCLA Architecture and Urban Design including the campus at large, as well as experience the urban life of Los Angeles.
Teen ArchStudio activities include:
- create space by designing brief projects
- learn drawing and modeling techniques
- participate in group and one-on-one instruction led by architects and designers
- participate in group reviews and critiques and present your projects to guest designers, critics, and instructors
- access to UCLA’s Arts and Architecture Library
Field trips of significant architectural and design sites in Los Angels take place each week.
Lecture Series
Local and visiting architects, designers, and talented professionals in related fields are invited to present their work. A Q&A session following each lecture gives students the opportunity to learn more about each guest through their own perspective
A Portfolio Workshop and Career Symposium exposes students to the latest developments in the discipline as well as information to assist them to create a portfolio for application to undergraduate programs.
Final Review and Exhibition
The last day of the program is dedicated to reviewing the students’ work in the group demonstration format. Faculty members from different Los Angeles architecture schools are invited to contribute to the discussion of each individual student’s work, promoting a dynamic conversation that enhances architectural production at large.
The UCLA A.UD SUMMER Teen ArchStudio program is open to current high school students. This program is an intensive, two-week full-time summer architecture experience. Before enrolling in the program, you should be fully aware of the time commitment and course workload inherent in a program of this nature.
This is a non-residential program and carries 2 quarter units of University of California credit.
This credit can be counted as credit towards any UC degree or transferred to most other four-year colleges.
| MONDAY | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9-11am | Program Introduction | |
| 11am-1pm | Architectural Design Studio | |
| 1-2pm | Lunch | |
| 2-6pm | Architectural Design Studio | |
| TUESDAY | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9-11am | Presentation by architecture expert | |
| 11am-1pm | Architectural Design Studio | |
| 1-2pm | Lunch | |
| 2-6pm | Architectural Design Studio | |
| WEDNESDAY | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9-11am | Campus visit | |
| 11am-1pm | Lecture Series | |
| 1-2pm | Lunch | |
| 2-6pm | Architectural Design Studio | |
| THURSDAY | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9-11am | Presentation by architecture expert | |
| 11am-1pm | Architectural Design Studio | |
| 1-2pm | Lunch | |
| 2-6pm | Architectural Design Studio | |
| FRIDAY | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9am-1pm | Architectural Design Studio Review | |
| 1-6pm | Field Trip or Portfolio Workshop and Career Symposium | |
| 6pm | Social gathering | |
GENERAL INFORMATION
Registration:
UCLA Architecture and Urban Design Summer Programs is offered through the UCLA Summer Institutes.
To register go to the following link: https://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/Register/institutes_register.cfm
Or you can click 'Register' from the following link: http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/
Housing is not provided for Teen ArchStudio.
Contact Information
UCLA Summer Institutes
1332 Murphy Hall
Box 951418
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1418
Tel: (310) 825-4101
Fax: (310) 825-1528
E-mail: institutes@summer.ucla.edu
Tuition: $ 1,495.