Camps & Classes
The Chicago Architecture Center offers a variety of camps throughout the summer. Below are the offerings for 2023:
Registration for Summer 2023 Camps is now open!
Designers Assemble!
Dates: Monday, June 26—Friday, June 30
Ages: 11—14
Description: Join the CAC for a weeklong exploration on how the design process can be utilized when thinking of ways to heal habitats. Campers will discover how design and architecture can be used to address the environmental needs of one of four habitats. They will share their future visions for these habitats through the creation of a comic book.
Eco-tecture
Dates: Monday, July 10—Friday, July 14
Ages: 8—10
Description: Join the CAC for a weeklong exploration into the architecture of animal habitats in zoos and aquariums. Campers will explore how architects take on the challenges of replicating and integrating healthy ecosystems for animals. Campers will take on the challenge of designing one of four possible habitats to explore the importance of design and architecture in both nature and in urban settings. Centering the design process campers will create dioramas of their proposed designs.
GB! Summer Camp: The Urban Environment (In-Person)
Dates: Monday, July 24—Friday, July 28
Ages: 12—15
Description: Join us in exploring how the design process can be utilized to improve urban environments. Girls will discover how female designers, architects, and activists have addressed the environmental needs of communities in their practices to improve health and living conditions in cities. The girls will share their future visions for the urban environments by creating a comic book that centers on female superheroes.
For more information or registration inquiries, please contact Ema Pinto at epinto@architecture.org.
GB! Summer Camp: Library Architecture and Community Design (In-Person)
Dates: Monday, August 7—Friday, August 11
Ages: 12—15
Description: Join us in exploring the world of Library Architecture & Community-focused Design. The Girls Build! Program will engage young girls in a design challenge that will center their ideas on local architecture projects. The girls will share the future of libraries by creating digital floor plans and the creation of 3-D architecture models.
For more information or registration inquiries, please contact Ema Pinto at epinto@architecture.org.