The summer studio is typically 10 weeks in length and often involves projects that take advantage of Los Angeles as a laboratory for study.
Summer is an especially pleasant and interesting time to be in southern California.
Students from other universities are encouraged to visit the work of noteworthy architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, Rudolph Schindler, Richard Neutra, and Irving Gill, as well as the latest work from the offices of Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, and Morphosis. The School provides significant service to the community and profession through public programs and by the participation of faculty members in community and professional activities. With the support and cooperation of the Architectural Guild , the school generates a vigorous program of lectures, exhibitions and tours. The School also provides both the Helen Lindhurst and the Verle Annis Galleries for major exhibitions. Recent exhibits have showcased the important architectural work by Hans Hollein, Enrique Norten, Otto Wagner, Adolf Loos, and Gin Wong, as well as work collected from international competitions, foreign design schools, and from our own student programs, faculty and alumni.