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About

For over 50 years, the BAC’s Summer Academy has provided hands-on design education to high school students. Open to grades 9-12 and ages 14 and up from around the world, the program welcomes aspiring artists, architects, engineers, interior designers, landscape designers, game creators, and more. Students can select from two tracks—Exploration or Investigation—and choose between two enrollment options: the Credit Bearing Option (CBO) or the Not for Credit (NFC) option. The academy requires no prior experience, only a strong passion for design. This summer day program offers a unique opportunity for young creative minds to explore their interests in various design fields and develop valuable skills that will shape their future endeavors.

Boston Architectural College’s (BAC) Summer Academy is designed for high school students interested in architecture, interior design, landscape design, urban planning, and more! Onsite or online, it helps students start designing their future today.

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The Summer Academy program, offered onsite and online, empowers participants to work individually and collaboratively in small studios of 8 to 10 students with a dedicated Studio Lead, fostering the development of fundamental Design Skills.

Through curated design challenges, students delve into Ideation, Iteration, Sketching, Drawing, Digital Design, Digital Fabrication, Model Making, and Presentation Skills throughout the Summer Academy program.

On-campus students engage in a studio-like setting, tackling real-world design challenges with lectures, hands-on feedback from practicing design professionals, design and making exercises, workshops, site visits, digital fabrication, and more. The experience concludes with a final presentation and digital portfolio, with all essential materials, and tools provided on campus. This is a day program, and housing is not provided. Students can choose to participate on-campus as non-resident day students or join the program online.

Online students engage in a virtual studio-like experience via Zoom, addressing real-world design challenges with lectures, individual feedback from practicing design professionals, design exercises, workshops, virtual site visits, digital fabrication, and more. The experience concludes with a digital pin-up and digital portfolio. All essential materials, technology access, and tools are provided in a mailed kit at the beginning of Summer Academy. To fully participate, online students require a Windows or Mac computer with stable, high-speed internet access, and a webcam.

In addition, onsite Summer Academy students can add-on the Urban Design and Planning Pre-College Fellowship. This Fellowship is for high school students who are curious about careers in urban planning and design. This add-on program, available at an additional cost, introduces students to urban planning and design with leading professionals and peers in the Boston area and beyond.