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All students that have met the prerequisites for entering fourth year and are in good academic standing have the opportunity to earn credit toward their BArch degree while participating in a variety of off-campus programs during the fourth year of the curriculum. Each fall quarter there are informational meetings for students to learn about the programs that will be available the next academic year.
Applications for participation in the programs are made available by the end of fall quarter and are due in the Architecture Department office in late January.
Students will be notified of the meetings and application availability by email and information and forms will be posted here.
2008-2009 Off-Campus Acceptance Lists
Denmark IP, Italy IP, Paris Exchange, WAAC & Rome (pdf)
Professional Studios: 2008/2009 (pdf)
San Francisco: Fall 2008 (pdf)
San Francisco: Spring 2009 (pdf)
Japan: Spring 2009 (pdf)
Florence, Italy Program: One Year
Florence is an opportunity for students to participate in a year long architecture program sponsored by the CSU International Programs in Florence, Italy. The classes are taught in English by Italian faculty and provide immersion in a different culture.
Faculty Coordinators: Don Swearingen, Jonathan Reich
CSU International Programs: Florence, Italy
Florence, Italy Information Page
Copenhagen, Denmark Program: One Year
Copenhagen is an opportunity for students to participate in a year long architecture program sponsored by the CSU International Programs in Copenhagen, Denmark. The classes are taught in English by Danish faculty and provide immersion in a different culture.
Faculty Coordinators: Don Swearingen, Margot McDonald
CSU International Programs: Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark Information Page
Washington Alexandria Architectural Consortium: One Year
The Washington Alexandria Architectural Consortium (WAAC) is run by Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Students live in Alexandria, Virginia and take courses offered by teachers from participating university faculty. Many participants work for architecture firms part-time to offset their costs.
Faculty Coordinator: Howard Weisenthal
Washington Alexandria Programs: WAAC
WAAC Information Page
Paris Exchange Program: One Year
The Paris Exchange is an opportunity for students to participate in a year long architecture program in Paris, France. The classes are taught in French by French faculty and provide a total immersion in a different culture. Students must speak, read and write French.
Faculty Coordinators: Tom di Santo & Henri de Hahn
Paris Information Page
Professional Studios: Fall, Winter & Spring
A Professional Studio consists of a fourth year design studio plus co-op experience that is a collaboration between the Architecture Department and an architectural firm. The Professional Studio immerses students in the life of an office.
Faculty Coordinator: Will Benedict
Professional Studios Information Page
Japan Extended Fieldtrip: Spring
Professor Don Choi will take students to Japan for spring quarter 2009. Students will spend time in Kyoto, Tokyo and travel in northern Japan. Four weeks of language instruction are included.
Faculty Coordinator: Don Choi
Japan Information Page
Rome Program: August/Fall
In the Rome program, students study design, sustainability, history, theory and language for one semester in one of the great architectural capitals of the world. All classes are taught in English by scholars and architects based in Rome. The program begins in August and ends in December.
Faculty Coordinator: Don Choi
Rome Information Page
San Francisco Urban Design Internship Program: Fall & Spring
Students study for one quarter in San Francisco, under the supervision of a full-time Cal Poly faculty member. Coursework includes a design studio and an architectural internship that places the student in a top San Francisco architecture firm.
Faculty Coordinator: Sandy Miller, AIA
San Francisco Information Page
Fontainebleau School of Architecture
The summer architecture program at Fontainebleau consists of four weeks of intensive design studios and a final fifth-week field trip through France. Students successfully completing the 6 credit program who present a transcript to the department will receive credit for one fourth-year design studio. The architecture department does not coordinate participation in this program. It is up to each individual student to apply directly to Fontainebleau.
For Information: www.fontainebleauschools.org