At the end of your first year, you will travel to Rome, where architectural scholars and specialists explain the geometry and intentions behind the design of the 2,500-year-old city. You will walk the streets of Rome, drawing and analyzing the spaces you see.
The streets are your classroom. Observation and analysis, through drawing, will be your teacher. This summer in Rome will prepare you for the Nomadic Studio in your final year of the M. Arch program.
During the third year, you will participate in the Nomadic Studio, a learning adventure taking students to architecturally significant cities around the world.
While walking the streets of these unfamiliar urban areas, a sketchbook in hand, you will learn to analyze and interpret spaces and buildings, to see how architecture and design, filtered through the lenses of time and culture, permeate the streets and the spaces of each new city.
At the end of your travels, you will be able to compare and contrast these unforgettable cities based on your personal observations, experiences, and drawings. The lessons you will have learned will forever influence the synthetic and creative natures of your studio work as an architect.
The Nomadic Studio takes networking a step further, with the opportunity to meet, learn from, and collaborate with international architects and design scholars. These opportunities are promising not only for your global awareness and education as an architect, but for your future career.
Scholarships are available to M.Arch students for international travel. Students also may choose to travel the Midwest or other regions of the United States to fulfill Nomadic Studio credit requirements.
Financial aid optionsThe Nomadic Studio provides opportunities for students to learn in other cultures and environments. This is absolutely critical in this global era.
Cynthia Weese, Partner, Weese Langley Weese Architects
To learn more about the Master of Architecture program at Indiana University, or to schedule a visit, contact:
Marleen Newman
Associate Director
IU Center for Art + Design
812-855-3445
marnewma@indiana.edu
School of Art, Architecture