Architecture and Urban Design Summer Program in Milan

Course Description: Architecture and Urban Design Summer Program in Milan

Architecture & Urban Design Summer Program 🏛️📐

Designed for aspiring architects and urban designers alike. Hosted in Milan, the world capital of design, this two-week program takes students across every scale of the discipline — buildings, open spaces and infrastructure. Working in hands-on studios, participants sketch, model and prototype, culminating in a capstone that reimagines a run-down urban area as their own renovation concept.

📍 Location: Milan — the global capital of design

👥 Ages: 15–18 🗓️ Summer 2027 (2 weeks)

Intake 1: Day Program 5–16 July | Residential Program 4–17 July

🗣️ Language of Instruction: English

Home to Salone del Mobile (the world's largest furniture and design fair), Milan Design Week and the ADI Design Museum, Milan is where design culture is made. Students work alongside practicing architects and designers, and visit iconic urban renovations that have attracted international attention.

🌟 Why Choose Our Camp

✔️ Design Capital Experience – Live and study in Milan, a world reference point for architecture and interiors.

✔️ Hands-On Studio Work – Sketch, model and prototype across every scale of the discipline: buildings, open spaces and infrastructure.

✔️ Real Urban Case Studies – Visit ongoing urban requalification projects in Milan, such as Scalo Farini, Porta Genova and Scalo Romana.

✔️ Full Immersion – Residential students stay in a university residence, connect with peers from around the world, and live the program 24/7.

🚀 Program Highlights

• ✅ 60 hours of lessons & design labs.

• ✅ Full design journey: foundations → sketching, model-making & 3D → your own urban renovation project.

• ✅ Project materials & software included.

• ✅ Visits to Milan's urban requalification areas (Scalo Farini, Porta Genova, Scalo Romana).

• ✅ Weekend excursion to Lake Como.*

• ✅ Choice of Day Program or Residential Program.

📋 What's Included

• All lessons & design labs (60 hours).

• Project materials & software.

• Accommodation in Milan.*

• Full board (3 meals/day).*

• Excursions & cultural visits.*

• Certificate of completion.

• 24/7 staff supervision.

• Liability & Accident Insurance.

*These services are only available to students enrolled in the Residential Program. Airport transfers are available as a paid add-on (see Additional Services below).

🌍 Cultural Excursion

• 🏗️ Urban Requalifications in Milan – Scalo Farini, Porta Genova and other renewed urban areas.

• 🌊 Lake Como – A special weekend excursion.

🎯 Model & Approach

The program blends studio work + lectures + project-based learning:

• Theoretical Classes – fundamentals of urban and architectural design.

• Hands-On Skills – sketching, model-making and 3D digital concepts.

• Real-World Study – visits to renovated urban areas like Scalo Romana and Scalo Farini.

• Final Project – reimagine a run-down urban area, from concept and sketches to a portfolio-ready renovation proposal.

🏗️ Structure of the Program

01 – Urban & Architectural Design Foundations of urban and architectural design, across every scale of the discipline.

02 – Sketching, Model-Making & 3D Develop skills in sketching, physical model-making and 3D digital concepts.

03 – Urban Renovation Project Reimagine a run-down urban area, from concept and sketches to a portfolio-ready renovation proposal.

🗓️ A Typical Day

This sample schedule shows what a weekday looks like for students on the programme. Times may vary slightly depending on activities or excursions.

Residential Program

🕖 Morning

• 07:00 – Wake up

• 08:00 – 09:00 – Breakfast

• 10:00 – 12:30 – Morning classes

🍽️ Midday

• 12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch

📚 Afternoon

• 13:30 – 16:30 – Afternoon labs

🧘 Early Evening

• 17:00 – 19:00 – Excursions / free time

• 17:30 – 19:00 – Welcome session (arrival day only)

🍝 Evening

• 19:00 – 20:00 – Dinner

• 20:00 – 22:30 – Supervised night activities

🌙 Night

• 23:00 – Lights out

Day Program (Monday–Friday): Morning classes 10:00–12:30, Lunch 12:30–13:30, Afternoon labs 13:30–16:30.

✈️ Special Days – Intake 1, 2027

• Arrival Day: 4 July

• Excursion Day: date to be confirmed (not specified in the source brochure)

• Check-out Day: 17 July

This balanced schedule combines structured learning, social time, and rest to ensure students stay engaged, energised, and well supported throughout their stay.

💡 Reasons to Participate

🏛️ Study design where it's made — Milan, home of Salone del Mobile and the ADI Design Museum.

✏️ Build real skills: sketching, model-making and 3D digital design.

🏗️ See real urban renovation projects up close.

🌍 Make international friends with the same passion.

💫 Leave with a portfolio-ready urban renovation project.

🏨 Accommodation Options (Residential Program)

📍 University Residence, Milan

• En-suite or shared rooms, typically double or twin.

• Common study areas, gym & social spaces.

• 24/7 supervision with staff.

• Safe, international community environment.

🍽️ Meals

• Residential Program: full board with breakfast, lunch and dinner every day.

• Day Program: lessons and company visits only; accommodation, full board and excursions are part of the Residential Program.

💶 Dates and Fees

• Intake 1, Residential Program: Sunday 4 July to Saturday 17 July 2027

• Intake 1, Day Program: 5 July to 16 July 2027

• Residential Program: €5,050 per participant, including lessons, visits, accommodation, full board and excursions

• Day Program: €2,950 per participant, including lessons and visits

➕ Additional Services

To make your child's experience as smooth and flexible as possible, we offer the following optional services:

✈️ Milan Airport Shuttle — one-way / return:

• Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP): €150 / €300

• Orio al Serio Airport (BGY): €150 / €300

• Milan Linate Airport (LIN): €75 / €150

Reservations accepted up to 2 weeks before the arrival date. Transfers are shared with other the academy students.

🛏️ Extra Night:*€150

🎓 Certification

• Certificate awarded upon course completion.

🔥 Don't just study design — shape the city that invented it. Join the Architecture & Urban Design Summer Program in Milan.