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Cover Image: WoZoCo by MVRDV Amsterdam, The Study Abroad Trip 2015 Contemporary It was an mind- “opening experience. Architecture Although I’ve done in-depth research about the buildings before we went, I Taking the study Study was still shocked, abroad was a “ the moment I transformative stood in front of experience. I gained them: the visual architectural impact, the touch Abroad knowledge that of the materials, Field trips are an important component of any would have taken the effect of light, architectural education. Our Contemporary years to acquire the movement of Architecture Study Abroad Course is a one of a kind and it was a giant people, and even multi stop field trip that visits and studies many leap forward for my smells sometimes, outstanding contemporary buildings, urban centers, reading of spaces were all out of my outdoor spaces, plazas and parks, and sometimes and functions of expectation. offices of world famous in Europe in July buildings. and August every year.

- Ying Wang - M.Arch - Daniel Toledano - ”M.Arch Online ” The Foreign Study focuses on contemporary built works of outstanding architecture, landscape architecture, interior and urban design, and art, the conceptual meaning of these examples and their role in recent architectural discourse. The course cumulates in an intensive site visit, throughout a particular region in Europe. The comprehension of the architectural precedents that we will be visiting, will be Architecture supported through discussions, guided tours, walking tours “(Buildings) Culture, and lectures on site. Food, we had so much to say to each other.

- Chi Li - M.Arch”

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Display at the Tate Modern, London, UK - Herzog & de Meuron [Study Abroad 2017] Perspective Gain a truly global perspective which will be enriched by your first-hand insight in contemporary design. The breadth of the examples you are going to encounter will add experience and measure to your future decisions as a designer and help you to develop a multicultural sensitivity.

The Study Abroad Course architecture offices. The books or internet research. is an extremely exciting 2016 study abroad took The course is a one-of- experience, bringing us inside the office of a-kind offering to our students to major Herzog and de Meuron, students. We will prepare capitals in Europe that are an immense experience for the trip and learn about considered architectural we will try to revisit. In the sites we visit in a 4.5 hotspots, willed with 2017 we visited the Bjarke week class prior to the world-class contemporary Ingels Group (BIG) in travel that follows during buildings from world- , the office of the rest of the summer famous and emerging in London, and semester. It is possible architects. ’s office to extend your stay in in . Seeing and experiencing Europe after the study these masterpieces in Beyond these office visits, abroad trip concluded. person is a palpable the trip will include tours It is open to Graduate and powerful one, through buildings that and Undergraduate and will enhance your are usually not accessible Architecture, Landscape understanding of to the public. You will Architecture and Interior architecture, space and gain insight into these Architecture and Design place, impacting you for buildings and a broader, Students, Onsite as well as years to come, well beyond more comprehensive Online. your time in academia. In understanding of the last few years we have architecture by used our many international experiencing spaces in real contacts to incorporate life, an understanding that visits to world-renowned cannot be reached through

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BIG, Group office visit in Copenhagen [Study Abroad 2017] UP TO date The course continuously features buildings and issues that are currently beiing discussed in architectural media and that are front and center of current architectural discourse. As a student you can expect to be able to participate in understanding these issues through your first hand experience of buildings. Most buildings we will visit are completed in the last 10-20 years. Some might be older and a few are just completed months or The Mountain - even weeks before we visit them.

Bjarke Ingels Office Visit

Office Visits In the last years we were able

to visit offices of world famous De - OMA Thermal Baths, Vals, - Rem’s Portrait - Rotterdam - OMA architects and experienced their work methods and philosophies Outstanding first hand. Offices that we visited Work from world included: Bjarke Ingels Group renowned offices [BIG] in Copenhagen, The Contemporary Study Abroad (above and left); Herzog and De visits buildings of world renown Meuron in (below center), architects. You can expect Switzerland; David Chipperfield to see the best of the best of in Berlin (below), ; Zaha architectural examples in the Hadid in London, England (below Bjarke Ingels Office Visit world. Recent trips have included left). works by Peter Zumthor, Bjarke Ingels, Rem Koolhaas, MVRDV, SANAA, Zaha Hadid, Herzog and De Meuron, David Chipperfield and many others. Adittionally, you will be able to experience buildings of young architects who are considered up and coming during the next decades. Zaha Hadid’s Office in London Herzog and De Meuron - Basel David Chipperfield - Berlin Office Design School Zollverein [usually inaccessible] - SANAA 7 8 9 10

Stuttgart City Library, , Germany - Yi Architects [Study Abroad 2016] Landscape They say the Devil is Architecture and in the details Public Space Design Seeing great master-pieces such The outstanding architectural as the by examples are always embedded world famous Swiss in intricately designed public Peter Zumthor to the left and spaces. European public areas, starting to understanding the plazas and street life allow for details, the materiality, the tactile ample opportunity to study and and experiential qualities is like experience urban, landscape, and a revelation no book or internet public space design. article can provide. This is a 1:1 classroom experience, this is the

Students studying Peter Zumthor’s Kunsthaus in Bregenz,

The Islands in Ørestad, Copenhagen - MyOrt (open research team) French National Library Court - Erik Jacobsen Students on the roof of the Cathedral David Chipperfield’s in Berlin Allianz Arena - Herzog and de Meuron

Memorable Experiences Have you ever climbed on to an over 500 foot (157m) tall roof of an 800 year old cathedral that is still under construction? Did you ever walk on top of a giant of an olympic stadium that was built by a Pritzker Prize winning architect and then jump off it from 115feet (35m) in the air, while beeing attached to a 655feet (200m) long cable? Well, students who took this class in the past have done so and whenever we can do something special like this, we will endeavor to make it a part of Museum Park Louvre Lens - Mosbach Paysagistes Urban Plazas and Park in Copenhagen - Topotek 1 + BIG Architects your unforgettable experience. Students climbing ’s Olympic Stadium Roof in Munich, Germany 11 12 Major Cities SKetching and photographing Besides the architectural sites we While we will be taking in a lot of different buildings in a very small visit you will also be experiencing time frame, there are some highlights each day, where we will spend major European cities. While the a longer time to have ample opportunity to take photographs, sketch class topic is still the major focus, and take in the experience. you will see many of the famous

sights of these cities. There are two or more days off for you to roam around on your own and to do some sightseeing.

Walking through “the wheat field you hear the buzz of the insects around you ... it was idyllic. Then you take a turn and you see there are people from all Below the Surface Many of our tours take us to spaces that you will usually not over the world who experience when visiting a building. have come to see this teeny tiny little There is a deep insight to be gained from all types of background spaces and the inner workings of complex buildings, as in the example chapel, and you above, when we visited the giant backstage spaces of the Royal Opera walk in and you have House in Denmark, or the sound stages and rehearsal spaces of a goosebumps. large Philharmonic to the right.

Often we also visit buildings that are not accessible to the public. - Michelee Alvarez - M.Arch” We initiate special guided tours that take you into spaces that you can not experience in any other way. 13 14

Study Abroad Course at the Bruder Klaus Field Chapel by Peter Zumthor Agora Theatre UNStudio in collaboration with B + M, Lelystad, The Netherlands

Haus Lange Haus Esters, Krefeld, Germany

Book Mountain and Library Quarter Spijkenisse - MVRDV

Louvre Lens, Lens, France - SANAA Centre Georges Pompidou / Building Workshop + Ruhrmuseum , Germany - OMA Rem Koolhaas 15 16 Architecture and Art Exhibitions In addition to the Biennale, visiting world class museums and galleries to see art and architecture exhibitions is always an important part of any study abroad trip, especially in years where we do not go to Venice, we take extra care to see other architecture exhibitions throughout our region of travel.

Display at the TRavel Book Venice Architecture Every Summer Semester the Biennale students assemble an extensive During the Biennale 2016 two Travel Book in preparation for the of our online faculty members, trip. The e-book is an important Jose Mayoral Moratilla and guide to the sites wich the Simon Battisti curated course visitis during the travel exhibitions and pavillions and component of the class. After exhibited in the Venice Arsenale. the class, a printed version of During our visit students were the book becomes a constant able to experience faculty work memory of the class and the first hand. buildings visited.

(For onsite students a printed book is part of the course fee). Venice Architecture BienNale The Architecture Biennale in Venice, Italy is the most important and most extensive exhibition of architecture in the world. Experiencing this amazing event is a truly global showcase of trends and debate and a must-do on the bucket list for all architects and designers. Our study abroad program visits the Biennale in even numbered years when architecture is in its focus and on odd numbered years, the Biennale is focused on world class art.

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... it is so hard to Maritime Museum, Helsingor, Denmark - BIG Amager Bakken Copenhagen - BIG Facade in Copenhagen Ørestad “truly understand a building without visiting it in person.

- Ying Wang - M.Arch ”

VM House - BIG French National Library - Dominique Perrault Architecte 19 20

The Tate Modern, London, UK - Herzog & de Meuron [Study Abroad 2017] Thousands of years Contemporary with a of histrorY that twist of history and influenced the culture western world While we are mainly visiting contemporary and modern Europe has a rich history that is buildings, we will not ignore evident everywhere. As the class seminal historical highlights focuses on European architecture along the way. Often these and contemporary discourse, the historic examples enrich our cultural influence of European appreciation and understanding culture on the western world of the recently completed becomes clear through these buildings we see. historic examples.

Public cuture and Street LiFe Europes population is outgoing and public squares and areas are very often highly populated. During the trip you will have ample time to enjoy and experience this unique culture. There are also multiple days off so you can roam around on your own and enjoy the cities we visit independently.

21 22 Total What is Eligibility and Costs Included? How to Enroll Travel Costs: The Travel Costs open to: Important • The cost of the traveling Cover: • All Architecture students as component for 2018 is $ 3850 to • Accommodation well as Landscape Architecture cover all items listed. and Interior Architecture Design • All Entry Fees Students with Director approval. Tuition: • In addition to the travel costs • Architectural Tours at selected • Graduate and Undergraduate Facts students are responsible for Buildings (where possible) • Undergrad architecture Please read this information carefully for answers to regular tuition for 6 credits. • Public Transportation and students are responsible to work most FAQs. Please contact your advisor or Department These credits count towards your Flights or Train Rides between degree. with their advisor to determine Director for more information or who to contact. Cities in Europe if the summer foreign study The Flight: • Health Insurance allows them to have pre-requisite • Students are responsible courses complete for the Fall Visa Information Domestic for the cost and booking •Logistical Coordination studio course they intend to take. arrangements of the flight from Foreign Students Students their specific origination and • Access to an amazing array of • Online and Onsite (the course • Foreign Students will need most likely a • The Visa Process can take up to 3 • Generally US nationals do not need for the length of stay that they world class architecture guided is taught online and onsite while Visa to travel to Europe. months. Students are responsible for a Visa to travel to Europe but it is each decide. It has been found that by the School of Architecture the two week travel component is their own Visa and to make sure that they student’s responsibility to make sure that Graduate Director, Mark taken “off site” but in person) • The Exchange Agency we work with students can book their own meet all deadlines. this is the case (e.g. in case of double Mueckenheim the AIB (Academy for Internetional citizenship). flights more efficiently and at • Students shoulf contact their Education) will issue invite letters to each • Students who would like to stay longer higher discounts when booked • NOT included is the Flight to Department Director if they are in student that will enable them to apply for in Europe should notify us early enough • If students are legal residents in the US individually. a Schengen Visa in advance the AIB will issue the invitation (Greencard Holder) they might still need a Europe (see information to the their first semester of study with letters accordingly. Visa to travel to Europe. Financial Aid: right). us. • The travel is scheduled in a way that • The Foreign Study Course is • Enrollment in the classes is How To Enroll: students can extend their time if they a 6 credit course for Graduate required and there will be an • Graduate Students enroll in choose so - students are responsible for students and 2 x 3 credit courses their own expenses when staying longer. $800 down payment required ARH 903 or ARH 903 OL for Undergraduate students. by April 15th to secure the The courses may be covered by reservations made for the trip. •Undergraduate Students enroll Then we went into Financial Aid. Eligibility depends in ARH 493 and PRO 494 the Rotterdam on your remaining Direct Stafford “ • If you are an Undergraduate Market Hall and it loan eligibility for the 2017/2018 academic year as well as your Online student please contact was just ... the hair eligibility for the Grad PLUS loan. us at architecture@academyart. stands up on your For more information please edu and we work with you to arm. It was amazing, contact Sun Chan in the financial review whether the course can be offered and completed like a party, there aid office at 415-618-6228. were people meeting for dinner and people tasting food. It was so much different than what we had assumed.

- Michelee Alvarez - M.Arch ” MVRDV - Market Hall, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Museum, Cologne - Peter Zumthor 23 24 Enroll Today Enroll and secure a one in a life-time amazing architecture experience like no other. If you are interested in the program, please enroll in the classes specified on the previous page. If you have further questions, please contact Graduate Director Mark Mueckenheim at:

[email protected]

Check out the 2015 trip on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqDSyTvoBKM

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Liège-Guillemins railway station, Liège, - [Study Abroad 2015]