2026 Summer Architecture Programs
Are you interested in studying architecture and design? Looking for a summer program that’s perfect for you? We’ve got you covered! The Study Architecture Summer Program Directory includes a comprehensive list of unique programs located across the United States and abroad. From week-long design camps to pre-college intensives, this resource has something for everyone.
We encourage you to visit the websites listed below for additional information on individual programs.
Hoping to promote your summer program on this list? Email studyarchitecturedotcom@gmail.com!
North America
NORTHEAST
Barnard College – New York, NY
Barnard Pre-College Programs
Session I: June 29 – July 17, 2026 – High School (3 Weeks)
Session II: July 20 – August 7, 2026 – High School (3 Weeks)
Boston Architectural College – Boston, MA
BAC Summer Academy
July 6 – July 31, 2026 – High School (4 Weeks)
Urban Design and Planning Pre-College Fellowship
June 29 – August 7, 2026 – High School (5 Weeks)
Boston Society of Architects – Boston, MA
Arch/Design High School Internships
July 6 – August 14, 2026 – High School (5 Weeks)
Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History with Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture – Pittsburgh, PA
Summer Camps
Multiple dates between June and August 2026 are available. Please visit the website to learn more. (High School)
Carleton University – Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA
Studio First (Online)
Session I: May 12 – June 16, 2026 – College and Professional (5 Weeks)
Session II: June 23 – July 28, 2025 – College and Professional (5 Weeks)
Imagine Architecture (Online and In-Person)
In-Person:
Session I: July 6 – 10, 2026
Session II: July 13 – 17, 2026
Session III: July 20 – 24, 2026
Online:
July 27 – 31, 2026
The Catholic University of America Experiences in Architecture – Washington, DC
Summer High School Program (EiA)
July 6 – 17, 2026 – High School and Incoming First-Year College Students (2 Weeks)
Columbia University – New York, NY
Columbia GSAPP Summer Intro Program
July 6 – August 7, 2026 – College and Post-Grad
Cooper Union – New York, NY
Introduction to Architecture for High School Students (Online)
July 6 – August 7, 2026 – High School (5 Weeks)
Introduction to Architecture for College Students (Online)
July 6 – July 31, 2026 – College (4 Weeks)
Cornell University – New York, NY
City Visionaries – Cornell Tech Campus
July 6 – August 7, 2026 – High School (4 Weeks)
Drexel University – Philadelphia, PA
Summer Residential & Commuter Program
July 5 – 18, 2026 – High School (2 Weeks)
Fallingwater – Mill Run, PA
Virtual Summer Camps (Online)
Session I: June 22 – 26, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
Session II: August 3 – 7, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
Chestnut Hill College – Philadelphia, PA
Global Solutions Lab (Online and In-Person)
June 15 – 25, 2026 – High School, College, Post-Grad, Professional (2 Weeks)
Harvard University – Cambridge, MA
Harvard GSD Design Discovery (Online)
June 8 – 26, 2025 – College, Post-Grad, Professional (3 Weeks)
Maryland Institute College of Art – Baltimore, MD
Two-Week Program
Session I: July 13 – 24, 2026 – High School (2 Weeks)
Session II: July 27 – August 7, 2026 – High School (2 Weeks)
Four-Week Program
July 12 – August 7, 2026 – High School (4 Weeks)
University of Maryland – College Park, MD
Terp Young Scholars (Online and In-Person)
July 13 – 31, 2026 – High School (3 Weeks)
Marywood University
Design Your Future Summer Overnight Camp
June 19 – 26, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
New Jersey Institute of Technology – Newark, NJ
Career Exploration Summer Programs
July 20 – 31, 2026 – High School (2 Weeks)
August 3 – 7, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
August 10 – 14, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
Norwich University – Northfield, VT
Summer Design Academy
June 21 – 26, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
The Pennsylvania State University – State College, PA
Architecture and Landscape Architecture Summer Camp
Session I: July 12 – 16, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
Session II: July 19 – 23, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
Phillips Exeter Academy – Exeter, NH
Summer Program
July 6 – August 6, 2026 – Middle School and High School (5 Weeks)
Pratt Institute – Brooklyn, NY
Summer PreCollege (Online and In-Person)
In-Person Session: July 6 – 31, 2026 – High School (4 Weeks)
Online Session: June 22 – July 2, 2026 – High School (2 Weeks)
Rhode Island School of Design – Providence, RI
Pre-Collegiate Program
In-Person Session: June 27 – August 1, 2026 – High School (5 Weeks)
Online Session: June 22 – July 30, 2026 – High School (5 Weeks)
Roger Williams University – Bristol, RI
Summer Academy
July 5 – August 1, 2026 – High School (4 Weeks)
Syracuse University – Syracuse, NY
Summer College (Online and In-Person)
There are multiple dates between July and August 2026 available. Please visit the website to learn more. (High School)
‘T’ Space Rhinebeck – Rhinebeck, NY
‘T’ Space Architecture Residency (Online and In-Person)
In-Person Session: August 3 – 7, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
Online Session: July 5 – July 28, 2025 — High School (3 Weeks)
Temple University – Philadelphia, PA
Pre-College Programs
There are multiple dates between June and July 2026 available. Please visit the website to learn more. (High School)
Wentworth Institute of Technology – Boston, MA
ImpactLab
Session I: July 5 – 17, 2026 – High School (2 Weeks)
Session II: July 19 – 31, 2026 – High School (2 Weeks)
Both Sessions: July 5 – 31, 2026 – High School (4 Weeks)
SOUTHEAST
Auburn University – Auburn, AL
Architecture Camp
Session I: June 1 – 5, 2026 — High School (1 Week)
Session II: June 15 – 19, 2026 — High School (1 Week)
Session III: July 13 – 17, 2026 — High School (1 Week)
Clemson University – Clemson, SC
Summer Scholars
Session I: June 21 – June 26, 2026 — High School (1 Week)
Session II: July 19 – July 24, 2026 — High School (1 Week)
Georgia Institute of Technology – Atlanta, GA
Pre-College Summer Program
Session I: June 14 – 26, 2026– High School (2 Weeks)
Session II: July 5 – 17, 2026 – High School (2 Weeks)
Kennesaw State University – Marietta, GA
July 6 – July 17, 2026 – High School (2 Weeks)
Louisiana State University – Baton Rouge, LA
Architecture Camp
May 31 – June 5, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
Mississippi State University – Starkville, MS
Architecture Summer Camp: Design Discovery
June 7 – 13, 2026 – High School & Incoming College Freshmen (1 Week)
North Carolina State University – Raleigh, NC
NC State Design Camp
There are multiple dates between June and July 2026 available. Please visit the website to learn more. (Middle School & High School)
Savannah College of Arts & Design – Atlanta and Savannah, GA
SCAD Rising Star
June 28 – July 24, 2026 – Rising High School Seniors (4 Weeks)
Tulane University – New Orleans, LA
Explorations in Architecture and Design
There are multiple dates between June and July 2026 available. Please visit the website to learn more. (High School)
University of Miami – Miami, FL
Pre-College Summer Scholars
June 27 – July 17, 2026 — High School (3 Weeks)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
SoA Summer Design Academy
June 14 – 20, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
University of Tennessee – Knoxville, TN
Summer Design Camp
July 12 – 18, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
Virginia Tech School of Architecture & Design – Blacksburg, VA
Explore Architecture Program (Online and In-Person)
In-Person Session: June 21 – 27, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
Virtual Session: July 14 – 19, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
EAST CENTRAL
Ball State University – Muncie, IN
Architecture + Planning Camp @CAP: INDY
June 22 – 26, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
DesignWorks Academy
July 12 – 24, 2026 – High School (2 Weeks)
Lawrence Technological University – Detroit, MI
High School Summer Programs
There are multiple dates throughout July 2026 available. Please visit the website to learn more. (High School)
The Center for Architecture & Design – Columbus, OH
High School Design Studio
June 1 – 12, 2026 – High School (2 Weeks)
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, MI
ArcStart
July 12 – 31, 2026 – High School (3 Weeks)
University of Notre Dame – Notre Dame, IN
Career Discovery
Career Discovery I: June 21 – July 3, 2026 – High School (2 Weeks)
Advanced Career Discovery: July 7 – July 16, 2026 – High School (2 Weeks)
WEST CENTRAL
Chicago Architecture Center – Chicago, IL
June 22, 2026 – May 8, 2027 – High School (15 Month Fellowship)
University of Illinois at Chicago – Chicago, IL
HiArch Summer High School Architecture Program
Week 1: July 20 – 24, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
Week 2: July 27 – 31, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
YArch Summer Architecture Program
July 6 – 31, 2026 – College, Postgrad (4 Weeks)
Illinois Institute of Technology – Chicago, IL
Experiment in Architecture Workshop
July 6 – 17, 2026 – High School (2 Weeks)
Judson University – Elgin, IL
Architecture and Interior Design Discovery Camp
July 12 – 17, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts – St. Louis, MO
The Architecture Discovery Program (ADP)
July 12 – 25, 2026 – High School (2 Weeks)
School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Chicago, IL
Early College Program Summer Institute
There are multiple dates between June and July 2026 available. Please visit the website to learn more. (High School)
University of Colorado Denver – Denver, CO
Architecture in the City
Day Camp: June 8 – 12, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
Overnight Camp: June 20 – 27, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
University of Kansas – Lawrence, KS
Design Camp
May 31 – June 6, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln – Lincoln, NE
Career Explorations Workshop
June 7 – June 12, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee – Milwaukee, WI
Virtual Architecture Summer Camp Academy (Online)
July 26 – August 1, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
SOUTHWEST
University of Arkansas – Fayetteville, AR
Design Camp
There are multiple dates throughout June 2026 available. Please visit the website to learn more. (Elementary, Middle & High School)
University of Houston and Rice University- Houston, TX
Wonderworks Pre-College Summer Program
June 15 – July 17, 2026 – High School (5 Weeks)
University of Texas San Antonio – San Antonio, TX
Summer Career Academy in Architecture & Interior Design
June 1 – 12, 2026 – High School (2 Weeks)
Texas A&M University – College Station, TX
Camp ARCH
July 6 – 11, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
WEST
California Poly State University – SLO – San Luis Obispo, CA
CAED/Architecture Summer Career Workshop
June 28 – July 24, 2026 – High School (4 Weeks)
Girls Garage – Berkeley, CA
Young Women’s Design and Building Institute
Session I: June 15 – July 19, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
Session II: June 22 – 26, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
Session I: July 6 – July 10, 2026 – Middle School (1 Week)
Session II: July 13 – July 17, 2026 – Middle School (1 Week)
Southern California Institute of Architecture – Los Angeles, CA
Making+Meaning
June 29 – July 24, 2026 – College, PostGrad, Professionals (4 Weeks)
Design Immersion Days
June 15 – July 10, 2026 – High School (4 Weeks)
UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design – Berkeley, CA
July 6 – 31, 2026 – High School (4 Weeks)
DISC: Design + Innovation for Sustainable Cities
July 6 – August 7, 2026 – College (4 Weeks)
July 6 – August 14, 2026 – College, Professionals (6 Weeks)
University of California, Los Angeles – Los Angeles, CA
JumpStart
June 22 – July 17, 2026 – High School Graduates (4 Weeks)
TeenArch Studio (Online and In-Person)
June 22 – July 10, 2026 – High School (3 Weeks)
University of Idaho – Moscow, ID
Summer Design Days
June 24 – 27, 2026 – High School (1 Week)
University of Southern California – Los Angeles, CA
High School Program: Exploration of Architecture
June 22 – July 17, 2026 – High School (4 Weeks)
University of Washington – Seattle, WA
Summer 2026 Courses
There are multiple dates between June and August 2026 available. Please visit the website to learn more. (High School)
INTERNATIONAL
The Architectural Association (AA) – The United Kingdom
Visiting School
Multiple programs are available throughout 2026. Please visit the website to see dates and learn more.
CIAO! Center for Introduction to Architecture Overseas – Pontano, Italy
https://ciaocfsu.org
July 4 – 25, 2026 – High School (3 Weeks)
Porto Academy Visiting Spain – Barcelona
Summer School Program
July 20 – 27, 2026 – College and Professional (1 Week)
