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LAIAD SUMMER PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

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LAIAD US: + 1 213 251 4500 Email: [email protected] 3580 Wilshire BLVD, Suite 1180, Los Angeles, CA 90010 LAIAD SUMMER PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS LAIAD SUMMER PROGRAM

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER PROGRAM

Open Enrollment for LAIAD 2018 01 International Summer Program starts now. A portfolio is the most LAIAD’s faculty has served in significant factor for a prestigious architecture schools successful application to an as faculty members and participate architecture school in the United in the admissions process. LAIAD’s States. A good portfolio can help faculty has a full understanding applicants get admitted to the of the admission criteria of best architecture schools without architecture schools and have perfect GPA, GRE, and TOEFL scores. rich teaching experience and an excellent track record in helping At LAIAD, the process of making a students apply for masters in quality portfolio is a statement architecture design. of design excellence, not just a graphic exercise. In our view, In recent years, graduates of a portfolio is only as good as the LAIAD 1 year (USA) Graduate the work it contains. Founded Preparation Program for Master in by William M. Taylor FAIA in Architecture Program applications 2001, the Los Angeles Institute have a 100% chance of being of Architectural Design (LAIAD) accepted at an M-arch 1 program, is acknowledged as a leading often at prestigious institutions design institute for Master of such as Harvard, Yale, MIT, the Architecture degree preparation University of Pennsylvania, programs. , SCI-ARC, the University of Southern California and UCLA, and have received an average of $ 100,000 per year scholarship. LAIAD is now leveraging this USA program to help students from outside the US.

Next page is the application result of the recent 25 graduates from our USA 1 year Grad Prep Los Angeles Institute of Program: Architecture & Design The most recent 25 Alumni from the USA 1 Year Grad Prep Program received 2.4 million total scholarship from top design institutions including Havard, Yale, MIT, Columbia… LAIAD SUMMER PROGRAM

CURRICULUM

First Semester Studio LAIAD Final Review Los Angeles Institute of Architecture & Design Summer Program

The courses of the Master of Architecture Preparation Program are interrelated. The goal of our curriculum is to help students to improve their design skills and to help our students complete a high-quality design portfolio for successful application to Master of Architecture programs. The program focuses on the following three courses:

1. Design Studio them s part of the final work of the The content of this program is quite design class. In addition, architectural similar to that found in the first year of modeling lessons will guide students leading Master of Architecture programs. through the creation of independent The style of teaching involves lectures, pieces of work to demonstrate their one-on-one progress reviews, and weekly modeling skills in their portfolio. collective review and mid-term/ final Students will also have access to guest reviews. The intent of the studio is advanced physical model making to help students through design thinking, techniques such as 3D printing. structure, modeling, urban context, and other design issues to complete one to two 3. 2D Graphic Course professional quality projects. For students In this graphics and presentation course, who need to start applying right away, the students will learn the advanced studio project can focus on the improvement methods of architectural presentation of previous projects. At the the end of including 3d renderings, professional this course, students will have a tremendous plan/section drawings,and the graphic improvement in design skills to help in design of their portfolios. We teach the completion of one or two high-quality software including Vray, Adobe Photoshop, designs for the Master of Architecture Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Indesign. application. The 2D graphics course is also closely related to the above two courses. 2. 3D Model Building Modeling Course Students will visualize the result of The modeling course focuses on improving the design class through this graphic students’ 3D modeling skills. Our faculty focused course. teaches software including Rhino surface In addition, the 2D graphics presentation modeling, Grasshopper parametric design, course will also help students to and T-Splines. During the course, students improve and perfect the graphic will learn how to use ths software to expression of students’ previous works construct complex 3D models and render to better reflect the design language of American architecture schools. LAIAD SUMMER PROGRAM FACULTY PROFILES

William M. Taylor, FAIA Carl Smith, AIA Design Studio and Founding Director Design Studio and Co-Director

William receive his M-Arch degree from Carl Smith received his bachelor’s degree in Cranbrook Academy of Art where he studied Architecture from Cal Poly Pomona in 1997. with Daniel Libeskind for 3 years. Before Carl was a founding member of Telemachus founding LAIAD in 2001, William has Studio in 1995. His teaching experience taught architectural design since 1983, includes 4th and 5th year design studios with positions at , at Cal Poly Pomona that dealt with the the University of Houston, and at integration of digitally-based entertainment California State Polytechnic University, and virtual-reality technologies into an Pomona, where he developed an innovative urban environment. Carl is currently a new program for basic architectural principal at Telemachus Studio and has design. William is also a principal at numerous built projects throughout Los TFO Architecture in Los Angeles and is Angeles. involved with a variety of local and international projects.

William has persistently explored the relationship between form and idea and his work at LAIAD is an outgrowth of a 30-year effort, in both teaching and practice, to develop and promote a design methodology based on idea and order rather than visual composition. In recognition of his work at LAIAD, Sean Finn, Architect William was recognized with the AIA Los Design Faculty Angeles Educator of the Year award in 2005. His design work has been featured in Sean Finn received a Master’s Degree in magazines such as L’Arca, Arkkitehti, and Architecture with Distinction from SCIArc A+U and been included in international in 2001. He received his Bachelor’s of exhibitions including the Venice Biennale, Science in Architecture from the University the Milan Triennale, the Centre Pompidou, of Virginia in 1995. Sean has taught at and the Museum of Finnish Architecture, SCIArc and at UVA, and has been a visiting where it is part of the permanent critic at Woodbury University and the collection. University of Southern California. Sean is currently an Associate at DesignARC in West Los Angeles. At the Los Angeles Institute of Architecture and Design, Sean teaches drawing and various computer applications as they relate to design. Los Angeles Institute of Architecture & Design Summer Program

Dechen Zeng Alan Guillen Adjunct Design Faculty Adjunct Design Faculty

Dechen Zeng has a recognized background in Alan Guillen earned his Bachelor of design and is currently an Associate and Architecture degree from The Southern Design Lead with StreetStudio.LA. Mr. Zeng California Institute of Architecture graduated with Overall Studio Design Award (Sciarc) in 2008 and has been a part from the University of Southern California of the LAIAD faculty since 2009. Alan in 2017. Before joining StreetStudio.LA, is a licensed Architect working at R&A Mr. Zeng was an Architectural Design Intern Architecture and Design located in Culver with Heyday Development and Evolo Design City. At the Los Angeles Institute where he assisted with production drawings of Architecture and Design, Alan has for multiple housing development in Los instructed courses on various computer Angeles. applications as they relate to design, practice, and focusing on implementation of the architectural design language through various mediums of representation.

Ehsaan Mesghali Design Faculty

Ehsaan Mesghali is trained in architecture with an undergraduate degree from Cal Yang Li Poly Pomona’s College of Environmental President Assistant, Adjunct Design Faculty Design and a graduate degree from the Graduate School of Architecture Planning Yang Li received his Master’s Degree and Preservation at Columbia University, in Architecture with a Top Students having held teaching positions at both Honor from the University of Southern institutions. He has been professionally California in 2017. Yang has worked for many involved with branding, illustration, renowned architectural firms, such as MAD graphic design and fine arts, with previous Architects, Brooks+Scarpa, Synthesis Design roles at SPF:a and Guild. He founded Architecture, Callison, etc. He has had Mesghali.Studio in 2007, where he works significant involvement with many important today, providing design services to a projects including The Lucas Museum of growing list of internationally recognized Narrative Art. He is currently a full time brands. designer at EC3 in Venice, CA.. LAIAD SUMMER PROGRAM

FEATURES

Final Review with Tom Wiscombe (chair of the B.Arch. program in Sci-Arc) LAIAD Final Review Los Angeles Institute of Architecture & Design Summer Program

The goal of this program is not only to facilitate admission to leading Master of Architecture programs but also to enable the student to take a leading position within these programs. In addition, LAIAD has the following special features to help students through their application while enjoying a productive summer experience in Los Angeles.

1. 3. English Environment and Lifestyle Visiting Architecture Masterpieces

LAIAD’s Master of Architecture The summer program will arrange the program helps students adapt to weekly field trip to visit famous English language environment prior architecture sites in Los Angeles. to attending Graduate school in The tour will be organized by the the US. As the second largest city school and led by our faculty. The in the United States, Los Angeles field trips will give students a offers students a variety of unique experience and insightful opportunities to experience west understanding of contemporary coast lifestyle. architecture.

2. 4. Meet guest architects and educators Referral and Internships of Contemporary Architecture At the end of the course, LAIAD will LAIAD regularly invites senior award certificates to all qualified architects who based in Los Angeles graduates and selected outstanding to present lectures and review graduates. Qualified graduates will student works. Students would have receive a recommendation letter the opportunity to get in touch with written by our faculty members. the leading architects and present Outstanding graduates will receive their works to them. referrals from the principal and are likely to receive internship opportunities at leading architectural firms in the US. The Desing.Inc Corporate Brand Guidelines 12 // 24 LAIAD SUMMER PROGRAM VISISTING GUESTS

List of Work: Highline 23(HL23) La Brea Hotel

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Neil Denari

Chair UCLA

List of Work: Tabakalera new media art museum Sundsvall arts center

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Hernan Diaz Alonso

Director SCIArc

List of Work: Sunset Spectacular Powder Mountain House

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Tom Wiscombe

Chair SCIArc The Desing.Inc Corporate Brand Guidelines 13 // 24

List of Work: Block’hood Common’hood

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Jose Sanchez

Professor USC

List of Work: THE CREATIVITY PAVILION of Xi’am GREENHOUSE of Xi’an

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Chuan Wang

Plasma Studio, Beijing China LAIAD SUMMER PROGRAM SCHEDULE LAIAD International Summer Program Schedule

LAIAD Summer Program: The weekly course schedule is as follows:

One Month Summer Courses (July 15 - August 9) Monday to Thursday

The one-month courses will include a total of + 4 hours design studio 64 hours of design studio, 32 hours 3D modeling + 2 hours 3D modeling class training class, 32 hours two-dimensional + 2 hours architectural drawing class architectural expression class and 18 hours of architecture field trip. Design courses will be taught from Monday to Thursday, and we will Friday arrange architecture field trip or independent study time on Friday. Architecture field trip

After the first day of school, each student will be assigned to a studio space in the school. Students can use the studio space during the summer program even after normal hours.

Graduate Preparation Program, Student Presentation LAIAD Final Review Los Angeles Institute of Architecture & Design Summer Program

LAIAD Summer Program (1-Mon t h) Portfolio Critic: 1-2 week TA Desk Critic, 3-4 week WT Desk Critic (>=3times/student)

Potential Lecture: Professional Architects + LAIAD Professors + TA (Portfolio Strategy). *WT Desk Critic: Pin-up or desk critic with principal William Taylor LAIAD SUMMER PROGRAM

TRANSPORTATION AND HOSPITALITY LAIAD can provide enrolled students with transportation and hospitality options.

1. Housing LAIAD offers optional apartments in a friendly neighborhood in Los Angeles. Apartments are fully furnished with furniture and include amenities like swimming pools, gym, and laundry rooms.

2. Airplane ticket (optional). Travel agencies that work with LAIAD offer group discount for flight tickets. This service also includes complimentary airport shuttle bus. Upon arrival, the student can use LAIAD’s complimentary shuttle service to the apartment. At the end of the course, students can also use the shuttle service booked by LAIAD to Los Angeles International Airport on a designated date.

3.visa application support Visa agencies that work with LAIAD provide advice and assistance on short-term visas

4.Short-term insurance(included in tuition fees] LAIAD offers short-term insurance coverage for students include medical, emergency medical assistance, a variety of travel accident protection. Los Angeles Institute of Architecture & Design Summer Program

TUITION see next page for application process

Application fee $ 500 Application Deadline March 31th 2019

Note: No applications will be accepted after 2019.03.31

One month course Tuition + insurance + housing + visa fee (not including application fee and travel):

$ 8250 LAIAD SUMMER PROGRAM

APPLICATION PROCESS Los Angeles Institute of Architecture & Design Summer Program

Application process and deadline

For Chinese applicants, please see our Chinese brochure for wechat contact

Application Deadline March 31th 2019

Step One: 1. Go to LAIAD website and find the following page to complete the form LAIAD.COM

Admissions

Forms

ONLINE APPLICATION [International Students]

Or you can access the form by copying the following link to your browser

https://server1.orbund.com/einstein-freshair/application/online_application_form.jsp?id=58&aid=36 Step Two: You will receive a LAIAD Enrollment agreement via email within 3 business days. Please complete the enrollment agreement 2. and return to LAIAD via email. Students will then be given a login id and password to make their registration payments through the LAIAD online system. After registration, the registration fee will not be refunded. Full payment for the remaining tuition is due by 2019.05.15.

Step Three: After completing the application, students should 3. attend to LAIAD on the first day of the program. If you need other services such as transportation and hospitality, information will be attached the confirmation email after the application is successful. LAIAD SUMMER PROGRAM

Q&A

Do I need to provide English test Is LAIAD’s Summer Program Certificate score when applying? equivalent to the Master of No. However, classes will be taught in Architecture degree? English. Students must have adequate No. LAIAD is not a degree program. proficiency in English so that course LAIAD’s summer program pojects, content can be understood and discussed in portfolio, and recommendation letters English. We will provide Mandarin Chinese will be helpful to the application speaking teaching assistants for part of of Master of Architecture program in the course at LAIAD. the US. In addition, the LAIAD summer program prepares our students to be more Do architecture fieldtrips require successful in the programs they apply to. additional payment? No. The tuition fee includes tickets Will LAIAD guarantee admission to a for all architecture tours and required Master of Architecture program in the transportation. United States if I attend the summer program? How to graduate from LAIAD? No. All of LAIAD 1 year Grad Prep Program Students must have less than 3 absences. graduates have been admitted to top Students must complete rigorous American MArch 1 programs. coursework. Students who finish the course This is a longer program than the special will get LAIAD certificates and become Summer program for international students. LAIAD qualified graduates. Completion of the Summer program does not amount to a guarantee of acceptance. Successful acceptance to and performance Does the course offer one on one in leading M-Arch programs is based session? entirely on individual merit. Most of the time teachers and students will have one-on-one review during design studio. Additional personal guidance will be given to each student based on needs and progress in the design studio. Los Angeles Institute of Architecture & Design Summer Program Los Angeles Institute of Architecture & Design

CONTACT

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LAIAD US: + 1 213 251 4500 Email: [email protected] 3580 Wilshire BLVD, Suite 1180, Los Angeles, CA 90010

Los Angeles Institute of Architecture & Design

CONTACT

Adress Tel. Email.

LAIAD US: + 1 213 251 4500 Email: [email protected] 3580 Wilshire BLVD, Suite 1180, Los Angeles, CA 90010