Some 20 available slots remain for an eight-day Mississippi State workshop beginning June 15 that introduces high school students to the study of architecture.
"Design Discovery," a summer program of the university's School of Architecture, was created in 1985 to help interested students learn more about the profession and the preparation required to make it a career. Attendance is limited to 75 persons 16 years and older.
Recommended especially for those already accepted into the architecture school, the program intentionally coincides with MSU's June 14 and 15 and 23 and 24 freshman orientation sessions.
"Young men and women weighing architectural careers have told us they found Design Discovery very helpful both in confirming their choice of a major and in making a smooth transition to the first-year design studio," said associate dean James L. West.
Faculty members and currently enrolled architecture students serve as camp counselors and instructors. Participants are housed in supervised campus residence halls.
Studio sessions, a field trip focusing on historical Southern architecture and a final design project are among scheduled workshop activities. The attendance fee is $400.
Established in 1973 and fully sanctioned by the National Architectural Accrediting Board, MSU's architecture school offers the state's only professional training in the field.
To check on remaining space availability at Design Discovery 2001, telephone (662) 325-2202.
