The Catholic University of America

Summer Institute for Architecture

Each summer, the School of Architecture and Planning conducts the Summer Institute for Architecture (SIA) featuring numerous undergraduate and graduate level courses.  Among thesse are design studieos and elective courses, including history of architecture, graphics, furniture design, theory, and computer-aided design/fabrication.  The faculty consists of selected members of the School Architecture and Planning and those invited from other institutions.

At SIA, students pursue and investigate the discipline of architecture with a rigor and intensity that is difficult to attain in conventional practices or academic environments.  SIA presents students with opportunites to expand their understanding of broader social, cultural, technological, and aesthetic issues into an integrated, comprehensive understanding of architecture.  Through the interactions of various creative individuals and the common research theme investigated each year, students exchange ideas and test them.  They engage in direct and indirect debates in an open-ended, expansive environment, interactions that give rise to views alternative to those to whom we are often accustomed.

The Summer Institute for Architecture accepts students from other academic schools at The Catholic University of America and from other institutions internationally.  Interested students should contact the office of the School of Architecture and Planning at 202-319-5188 for further information and applications.