Summer Immersion | Rice School of Architecture

Summer Immersion 2023

Overview

Next offered in 2026, 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 Rice School of Architecture Summer Immersion Program will take a hiatus during the summer of 2025 and return summer 2026.

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, Codirector of Undergraduate Studies
Rice University School of Architecture
archimmersion@rice.edu

Summer 2025 session applications will open in spring 2025.

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