Carnegie Mellon Pre-College Architecture
A five-week residential pre-college architecture program at Carnegie Mellon University where rising juniors and seniors build a design portfolio through studio work, drawing, digital media, and field trips to architecture firms and fabrication labs.
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WashU Architecture Discovery Program (ADP)
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NYU Schack Institute: Real Estate NYC (From Design to Development)
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Berkeley M.E.T. Innovation Academy
A selective residential summer program at UC Berkeley for rising high school juniors and seniors interested in technology and entrepreneurship, combining hands-on engineering projects with business and innovation training led by Berkeley's College of Engineering and Haas School of Business.
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A virtual summer design institute from the Architectural Foundation of San Francisco where high schoolers learn architectural sketching, design process, and digital design tools while meeting twice weekly with a professional architect mentor and presenting an original project.
National Flight Academy
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