embARC Summer Design Academy

WHO: Rising Juniors and Seniors

WHAT: A 4-week course in UC Berkeley's College of Environmental design

WHERE: UC Berkeley

WHEN: July 6 - 31, 2015
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 1, 2015

FOR MORE INFO: http://ced.berkeley.edu/academics/summer-programs/embarc-design-academy/

FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE: Yes

SHORT SUMMARY OF PROGRAM: The embARC program is comprised of four components that together provide a comprehensive framework and multi-disciplinary approach to "placemaking."

• Architecture and Urban Design Studio, in which instruction on freehand sketching, drafting, model building and digital representation will teach students how to conceptualize and communicate two and three-dimensional design ideas
• Sustainable Planning Workshop, where students will engage as genuine stakeholders and participants in a community change process by developing solutions to an authentic urban planning question
• Lecture Series, in which CED faculty and professionals in the field of environmental design will introduce students to the history and theory behind current ideas in the realms of urban design, community development and sustainable city planning
• Design-Build, where students will work alongside trained shop staff to build full-sized structures for the benefit of a local non-profit community partner

Students who fulfill the course requirements will receive one Berkeley credit and an official UC Berkeley transcript upon course completion.