The school offers a variety of study abroad options which range in duration from one week to one year. University-sponsored exchange programs are available.  The School of Architecture programs are credit-earning courses fulfilling required and electric components of the curriculum.  Several such as the Rome program are offered repeatedly while others differ by year.

Semester break and summer session  programs have been held in England, France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Germany, Egypt, Japan, China, and India as well as various cities in the U.S., including Charleston, Chicago, New York, Savannah, Seaside, and Williamsburg.  Travel study encourages the students to expand their field of experience and enriches both the study and the practice of architecture. With advance preparation and consultation, high school seniors may apply to selected summer travel programs as an introduction to architecture.  A number of programs offer professional continuing education credits

Domestic travel is often apart of the design studio courses, as programs for sites introduce students to other elements, topography and cultures.  Study trips to observe the architecture of cities may take students to cities such as Charleston, Chicago, Key West, Montreal, New York, Savannah, Seaside and Williamsburg as various construction sites in South Florida.

 

2008  PROGRAMS

INTERSESSION	SPRING BREAK	ROME SPRING SEMESTER	SUMMER	ROME FALL SEMESTER
Venice Spain	Istanbul English Landscape Paris Greece	Undergraduate	Open City Studio Europe Argentina	Undergraduate Graduate
Domestic Travel

 

 

A PALLADIAN JOURNEY:  VENICE AND THE VENETO
January 2 – 11, 2008
3 Credits
Annual Intersession Course
Professors Teofilo Victoria and Luis Trelles

Focusing on the works of Andrea Palladio in Venice and Vicenza you'll examine the work of those architects and artists who were part of the Renaissance in northern Italy. The artistic heritage of this area, evident in the palaces and houses along the Grand Canals and in city squares, in museums and churches, is testimony of a dazzling culture, which spans a thousand years. Experience the flowering of the Renaissance first hand. 

• learn about  Renaissance theory  through Palladio's extraordinary architecture,
• view the frescos by Giotto in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padova,
• examine the influential works of Leon Battista Alberti and Giulio Romana.  

This course is primarily intended for architecture graduate or undergraduate students.

For more information, you may also call Amy Cosan, International Education and Exchange Programs, at 305-284-4175. Or come by our office in Allen Hall 212.

 

TOUR OF SPAIN: Madrid, Sevilla, Cordoba, Cadiz, Ronda, Granada, Barcelona
January 3 – 13, 2008,
3 Credits
Professor Tomas Lopez-Gottardi 

This travel study tour explores the most significant monuments, buildings, and public spaces of historical sites, towns, and cities of Spain.  Spanish architecture is extraordinary from Roman ruins to Islamic mosques to medieval castles and churches. Spain provides a unique window on the history of architecture.

This program is intended for undergraduate and graduate students from the University of Miami and other universities.  No prerequisite course is required.  Academic activities include lectures, seminars, and visits to buildings and public spaces.  Required work includes assigned readings, a course journal, and a final examination.

For more information: Please Call Professor Tomas Lopez-Gottardi at 305-284-5253

 

A TOUR OF THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE
March 8 – 16, 2008
3 Credits
Professor Gary Greenan

This study tour visits gardens in an historical sequence from the early formal gardens influenced by French and Italian Renaissance gardens to later picturesque examples developed by the British. Included will be visits to Hampton Court, Chiswick House and other gardens in London and the city of Bath. Additionally, important sites in London will be visited.
 
All majors can benefit from the study of this unique period of history. No prerequisite or graphic ability is required.

For more information: Please call Professor Gary Greenan at 305-284-3438

 

TOUR OF ISTANBUL AND THE PRINCESS ISLANDS
March 8 – 16, 2008
3 Credits
Professor Tomas Lopez-Gottardi

This course studies Istanbul, historical capital of the Ottomans and center of Byzantium, the Eastern Roman Empire.   Class instruction on site provides an understanding of this city, its history and architecture.

This program is intended for undergraduate and graduate students from the University of Miami and other universities.  No prerequisite course is required.  Academic activities include lectures, seminars, and visits to buildings and public spaces.  Required work includes assigned readings, a course journal, and a final examination.

For more information: Please call Professor Lopez-Gottardi directly at 305-284-5253

 

GREECE: CLASSICAL, BYZANTINE & MODERN
Architecture & Art
March 8 – 16, 2008
3 Credits
Professor Nicholas Patricios

This course studies selected ancient Greek buildings and the art of the Classical Hellenic and Roman eras, the Byzantine period, and the modern neo-classical era.
 
This course is open to undergraduate and graduate students in all disciplines especially those with an interest in Greek architecture and art.  Instruction is given in lectures, seminars and site visits.  Students will be required to maintain a course journal.  No prerequisite course is required

For more information:  Please e-mail npatricios@miami.edu or call the instructor, Professor Nicholas Patricios, at 305-284-5268

 

OPEN CITY STUDIO: Tokyo III
 May 10 – June 15, 2008
Annual Summer Session I Course location varies
3-6 Credits 
Professors Teofilo Victoria and Luis Trelles

This course is primarily intended for architecture graduate and undergraduate students.  This year’s studio and seminar will take place in Tokyo, Japan. A studio location provides a home base for study of the city.  The course meets daily for morning and afternoon sessions.

For more information: Please call Professor Victoria 305-284-5229 or Luis Trelles at 305-284-5083

 

GRAND TOUR OF EUROPE: Paris, Venice, Florence, Rome, Madrid, Athens & Greek Isles
May 10 – June 4
3 Credits
May 31 – June 15
3 Credits
Professor Tomas Lopez-Gottardi

This course is open to students from all majors from UM and other universities. There is no prerequisite course; drafting is not required.  Academic activities include lectures, seminars, and visits to buildings and public spaces.  

The itinerary follows the tradition of the Grand Tour of the XIX century, when northern Europeans traveled to Italy and Greece to learn about the cultures of antiquity.  Class instruction is given on site, focusing on the cities, their architecture and history.  The first part of the course (3 cr.) travels to Paris, Venice, Florence, Rome and Madrid; the second part (3 cr.) to Madrid, Athens and the Greek Islands. 

As an introduction to a cross section of history, the itinerary includes in Paris sites such as the Champs Elysees, Place Vendome, the Opera and the Eiffel Tower; in Venice the Grand Canal and St. Mark’s Square; in Florence the Duomo and, the Piazza della Signorica; in Madrid the Escorial; in Athens: the Acropolis, the Parthenon and the Temple of Athena Nike.   

For more information: Please contact Professor Lopez-Gottardi at 305-284-5253.

ARGENTINA
August 1 – 14, Post Summer Session II
3 Credits
Professor Tomas L. Lopez-Gottardi

For more information: Please contact Professor Lopez-Gottardi at 305-284-5253.