Design Summer Camp

Introduction

*Design Summer Camp has been cancelled for 2021 due to COVID-19 and will return in 2022*

Design Summer Camp (DSC) is a 3-week programme at the Department of Architecture, NUS, open to anyone in Junior College and upwards, including university students and working professionals who are interested to learn about a design education.

This immersive, studio-based programme allows individuals with no previous background to experience the conceptual approaches and skills related to the design professions. Students will be exposed to the unique culture of the studio, and to explore topics related to architecture, landscape, urban design—using Singapore as a context. Via experiential learning and design-thinking approaches, they will exercise their spatial imagination and creativity in producing three projects that can be used to build a design portfolio.

Participants will attend lectures, tours, workshops and field trips conducted by faculty from DOA and Yale-NUS College. They will have access to skills training, field trips, walking tours in the city and office visits—as well as consultations with DOA programme directors to find out more about various design programmes and career trajectories.

Programme Dates

Monday 31 May – Saturday 19 June 2021 

Monday to Friday, 9.30am – 6.00pm, Saturday 9.30am – 1.00pm

Brochure

Please click here to download the programme brochure.

Application

The programme is open to anyone enrolled in Junior College and upwards (no upper limit).

APPLY HERE: https://nus.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6K9xnZIOBAYG6A6

Course fee: $2500 +GST for three weeks

The course fee covers tuition and transport for site visits and outings, access to sites, studio space and studio materials to be allocated. The course cost does not include housing or food; students will secure their own accommodations and may eat in venues surrounding the school.

Friday 16 April – Applications for Design Summer Camp closes

Monday 19 April – Successful applicants informed by email. Payment of the course fee is to be made by deadline indicated in the email

Monday 26 April – Participants to confirm registration

Monday 3 May – *Cancellation deadline for 50% refund of course fee

* Programme withdrawal requests should be sent to designsummercamp@nus.edu.sg as early as possible to allow others on the waiting list to enrol into the course.

Social Media

Email address: designsummercamp@nus.edu.sg

Instagram Account: @designsummercamp