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Overview

The Rice Architecture Summer Immersion offers Houston-based 10th- and 11th-grade students interested in attending architecture school hands-on experience in the principles of architecture and design.

The Rice School of Architecture Summer Immersion program, offered in collaboration with the Rice Office of STEM Engagement (R-STEM), is designed for Houston-based current 10th- and 11th-grade students interested in applying to architecture school. This hands-on workshop introduces participants to the principles of architecture and design. Students test design concepts through several media and exercises in two and three dimensions.

The goal is to explore architectural space at a range of scales and to produce creative works that participants can integrate into a design portfolio, a necessary component in the college application process for architecture programs. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with Rice University faculty and current students, as well as practicing architects, to learn more about the field of architecture.

The 2026 Summer Immersion will be held at the Rice School of Architecture from June 7 to June 18, 2026. For more information and registration, please visit:

https://research.rice.edu/rstem/architecture-immersion
 

About

Founded by Associate Professor Reto Geiser, the Rice Architecture Summer Immersion program is a tuition-free, two-week residential program for current 10th- and 11th-grade students who are sixteen years of age or older from targeted high schools in the greater Houston area. During this hands-on workshop, students will be introduced to principles of architecture and design and experience college life by staying in a residential dorm at Rice for the duration of the camp. This opportunity is tuition-free, including room and board, thanks to generous donors and supporters.

Contact
If you have any questions about the Rice Architecture Summer Immersion program, you can contact the program director:

Reto Geiser
Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Research and Academic Affairs
Rice School of Architecture
archimmersion@rice.edu

Summer 2026 session applications are open now.

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