Though architecture is the most public of the arts, it is also in these times a context for the most far-reaching creativity.

To sustain this energy, an education in architecture must deal with the physical and structural demands of building; must equip students to be creative in the new media that supports computational design, and, best of all, must provide experience of the global context within which American architects practice.

The program encourages study and research between disciplines; the studio environment supports the most ambitious applications of information-based design and technology and places high value on creativity.

Rensselaer offers a High School two week ‘Career Discovery Program’ for rising high school juniors and seniors. The introduction to architecture studio immerses students in a rigorous creative process that starts with the development of abstract models, and ultimately leads to the design of an exciting and innovative architectural proposition. http://summer.rpi.edu/