STUDIO FIRST 2024: Open for Registration
Course dates:
May 14 to June 18, 2024 — Online
June 25 to July 30, 2024 — Online
Who is STUDIO FIRST FOR?
1. You have a four-year undergraduate degree in any field, or are currently enrolled, but wonder whether architecture and design are the career for you.
2. Students already in architecture, environmental design, conservation, or urban design, who are applying to graduate programs to gain a professional degree. You may need to improve your portfolio or augment your design studies.
3. International students who want to learn how to create a suitable portfolio for application to schools in North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia.
4. Students who have already been accepted to the MArch 1 program and want to shorten the learning curve in the first year.
5. Students with a three-year undergraduate degree or highly motivated high school students preparing to apply to undergraduate studies in architecture.
6. Anybody wishing to explore an interest in architecture and developing new ways of thinking, seeing, and making.
What is STUDIO FIRST?
STUDIO FIRST is a full-time five-week studio in architectural design for students with no formal background in architecture who want to pursue graduate studies in architecture, urban design, or landscape architecture.
The program provides a post-baccalaureate bridge from an undergraduate degree in any field toward an accredited professional degree program in architecture.
STUDIO FIRST will help you create a competitive portfolio for application to a three-year master of architecture program or any environmental design field.
Participants receive a box of art supplies; work on three separate studio projects; attend lectures on architectural theory and practice; learn how to use key digital media tools; participate in workshops on portfolio preparation and graduate school applications; enjoy individual attention and guidance, receive access to recorded lectures until October 31, 2024, and receive a Certificate of Completion.
You will work on your graduate school portfolio under the supervision of our studio instructors, experience studio culture, and network with like-minded participants. The program will help you determine if architecture is the right path to follow.
Students from all countries are welcome.
STUDIO FIRST alumni receive offers from top schools
STUDIO FIRST alumni have been accepted to top schools across North America, the UK, and Australia. They include Carleton University, The Bartlett, MIT, SCI-Arc, Pratt Institute, University of Edinburgh, University of Toronto, Rice University, Toronto Metropolitan University, Dalhousie University, University of British Columbia, University of Calgary, University of Manitoba, Arizona State University, Kendall College of Art and Design, New York Institute of Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Houston, University of Melbourne, University of Pennsylvania, University of Washington, and Washington University in St. Louis.
Optional in-person component
STUDIO FIRST 2024 will be delivered entirely online. In addition, we will offer access to studio space at the Architecture Building during the program for participants who wish to come to campus to work on their projects. This will give students a physical space, as well as a digital space, in which to cultivate a sense of community and learn from each other. Access to studio space is an optional benefit.
We will also host an optional half-day event at the Architecture Building at Carleton University. This gathering will provide an opportunity for participants to meet each other and STUDIO FIRST instructors. The event is not mandatory. It is not a requirement to succeed in the program or to receive a Certificate of Completion.
