Visits to the Art Institute of Chicago and walking tours of significant architecture and interiors complete an intense week in Chicago. In the spring semester, students make a choice. Our Italian studios are located in the basilica designed by Andreo Palladio's basilica. Students in Architecture, Interior Design and Landscape Architecture study collaboratively on one or two projects. This overseas study opportunity gives students immediate access to significant Italian and European sites.
Some students elect to travel in Europe before returning to campus for commencement.
A minimum of ten students must agree to participate in the Vicenza program in order to take part in this program. Prof. James Winebrenner is planning to assume responsibility for our second semester abroad, in the spring of 1998. Prof. Janine M. King is planning to participate for third year of the program. Students research and build a precedent piece of furniture at full scale, then build a contemporary piece of their own design. The innovative project integrates knowledge of history with actual building of furniture pieces.