cornell summer architecture program - Page 3

RyanMac · 02-24-2008, 02:45 PM

I was curious so I looked: http://continuing-ed.calpoly.edu/architecture.html

If CPSLO is your first choice, looks like it might be worth looking into.

RyanMac · 02-24-2008, 03:09 PM

heres more actually, followed by how long they are:

Cal Poly SLO - http://continuing-ed.calpoly.edu/architecture.html (4 weeks)
Cornell - http://www.sce.cornell.edu/sc/programs/arch.php (6 weeks)
USC - http://www.usc.edu/dept/admissions/p...discover.shtml (3 weeks)
RISD - http://www.risd.edu/precoll_courses.cfm (6 weeks)
Carnegie Mellon - http://www.cmu.edu/enrollment/summer...hitecture.html (6 weeks)
Pratt - http://www.pratt.edu/ccps-precollege# (4 weeks)
Syracuse - http://summercollege.syr.edu/architecture.html (5 weeks)
UMiami - http://www.arc.miami.edu/programs/Explorations.htm (3 weeks)

jackht27 · 02-24-2008, 03:58 PM

thanks! that is so cool.

ahhh! the pratt one looks really neat.... a month in new york city?!? akdkajlf

angie4life14 · 02-24-2008, 04:21 PM

i also applied for usc's summer program, didnt go either obviously...didnt hear much about it, but as for any of those programs, its honestly this way: you got money? you pay? you're in!...for the most part.

pratt's pretty neat - some people love it, others hate it. if you're into more art than technology of architecture - pratt's the place. the campus is interesting and the neighborhood is even more interesting.

don't let ol' bklyn scare you :]

jackht27 · 02-24-2008, 04:34 PM

hahah isn't there also a manhattan campus?
i think brooklyn is more interesting as far as new york culture goes...personally.

yeah that's what i have heard, that pratt is more art influenced.

angie4life14 · 02-24-2008, 05:30 PM

there are random sculptures all the time...yeah, theres a manhattan campus, but its not much - if you go to pratt, you'll mostly be in bklyn.

RyanMac · 02-24-2008, 07:06 PM

I thought RISD's was going to be really "art influenced" but it really wasnt as much that as it was incorporating visual principles and visual logic in your work. That came out more in the sections, sketches, and plans than anything. If you had a "random sculpture" you basically got torn to pieces in the crit. That went for having anything random, really.

I wouldn't equate "art influence" to "sculptural." Certain architects give "sculptural" a bad name - sculpture isn't random. Why not call it "random architecture"? It's not sculpture, it's just bad architecture. The logic in sculpture simply doesn't wholly translate to architecture - their functions are different. Thus, trying to connect the two is illogical.

angie4life14 · 02-24-2008, 08:47 PM

i know, i thought risd's arch was a lot more art influenced, but walking through the studios, i was kinda surprised.

tmbarker531 · 02-25-2008, 06:46 PM

yeah actually the reason i wanted to do it at cornell is because i live in ithaca, i won't have to pay room and board, and my dad works there so i get some money off the cost (plus its a good program). and i'm sure architecture is what i will do in college, i just can't decide if the time it will take away from my summer will be worth it. was it fun atleast (to anyone who did it)? and could someone tell me like exactly how much time you spend in the studio each day and what kind of projects you did? thanks a lot!

noopsgnitaenam · 02-25-2008, 07:20 PM

It's fun, but it is hard work.
It all really depends how much time you want to spend in the studio. Obviously you have to be there for class, and then people usually stayed until they went for dinner then would come back later at night and go back right before curfew. And if you weren't finished, then you'd either go back at like 12:15 AM if there was a lot still to be done, or if you would go in at like 5:30 and during lunch to finish up. Really all depends on how much time you are willing to dedicate. Living off campus would really have its pros in architecture, since there wouldn't be a curfew. Actually one of the kids lived off campus not in architecture.

tmbarker531 · 02-25-2008, 08:49 PM

could you tell me what kind of projects you got to do?

noopsgnitaenam · 02-25-2008, 09:57 PM

Well, we did the cube project, a project dealing with constructing a vessel for a random object, and a dwelling which was a combination of the two (but in most cases were just done off the cube). The projects involved modeling, computer modeling (on sketchup), and representation through drawing. There wasn't that much of a drawing emphasis, at least when I'm comparing it to the Syracuse program.
There are also lectures in the morning.

sashimi46 · 02-27-2008, 12:44 AM

noopsgnitaenam-that's interesting because we drew a lot in summer college (2005). the school is definitely changing and emphasizing more on digital representation

i would highly recommend cornell summer college, especially if you're considering on applying to cornell later on. it is a transformative, challenging, and rewarding experience. i got a lot out of the program and it totally changed the way i think and design. the TA's are very good too because they are among the top in their cornell class. it will also give you a good representation of what architectural education is like (minus other elective courses)

noopsgnitaenam · 02-27-2008, 01:23 PM

Well, the amount of drawing might not have changed. Now that I think of it, at Syracuse we had drawing and lecture every other day, so maybe that is why there was a huge emphasis on it. Just out of curiosity, how involved were the TAs with your class? Mine only showed up during the class hours and then I only saw her come around one night the whole summer.

sashimi46 · 02-27-2008, 01:40 PM

some were very involved but not all but i got a lot out of them during studio times. i think they gave very good crits, sometimes better than the ones i get now. most of them later went onto harvard or yale for grad school or worked for OMA and other firms. they're not required to be there all the time haha