LAIAD SUMMER 2020 PROGRAM · SCI-ARC, the University of Southern California and UCLA, and have received an average of $ 100,000 per year scholarship. LAIAD is now leveraging this

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LAIADSUMMER 2020PROGRAMFOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

LAIADSUMMER 2020PROGRAM


INTERNATIONAL

SUMMER PROGRAM

Open Enrollment for LAIAD 2019

International Summer Program starts now.

A portfolio is the most

significant factor for a

successful application to an

architecture school in the United

States. A good portfolio can help

applicants get admitted to the

best architecture schools without

perfect GPA, GRE, or TOEFL scores.

At LAIAD, the process of making a

quality portfolio is a statement

of design excellence, not just a

graphic exercise. In our view,

a portfolio is only as good as

the work it contains. Founded

by William M. Taylor FAIA in

2001, the Los Angeles Institute

of Architectural Design (LAIAD)

is acknowledged as a leading

design institute for Master of

Architecture degree preparation

programs.

LAIAD’s faculty has served

in prestigious architecture

schools as faculty members and

participated in the admissions

process. LAIAD’s faculty has a full

understanding of the admission

criteria of architecture schools

and have rich teaching experience

and an excellent track record in

helping students apply for masters

in architecture design programs.

In recent years, graduates of

LAIAD’s 1 year (USA) Graduate

Preparation Program for Master

in Architecture had a 100%

applicant success rate at an

MArch 1 program. Many students

were accepted at prestigious

institutions such as Harvard,

Yale, MIT, the University of

Pennsylvania, Columbia University,

SCI-ARC, the University of Southern

California and UCLA, and have

received an average of $ 100,000

per year scholarship. LAIAD is

now leveraging this (USA) program

to help students from outside the

US enter and excel at Master of

Arcitecture programs in the USA.

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The most recent 25

Alumni from the USA 1

Year Grad Prep Program

received 2.4 million

total scholarship

from top design

institutions including

Havard, Yale, MIT,

Columbia…

LAIAD SUMMER PROGRAM

CURRICULUM

First Semester StudioLAIAD Final Review

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The courses of the Summer Program for International students are all interrelated. The goal of our curriculum is to help students to improve their design skills and to help our students complete a high-quality design portfolio for successful future application to Bachelor or Master of Architecture programs. The program focuses on the following three courses:

1. Design Studio

The content of this program is similar to

that found in the first year of leading

Master of Architecture programs. The style

of teaching involves lectures, one-on-one

progress reviews, weekly collective reviews,

and mid-term / final reviews. The intent

of the studio is to help students with

design thinking, structure, modeling, urban

context, and other design issues to complete

one to two professional quality projects.

For students who need to start applying

right away, the studio project can focus on

the improvement of previous projects. At

the the end of this course, students will

have a tremendous improvement in design

skills to help in the completion of one or

two high-quality designs for the Master of

Architecture application.

2. 3D Model Building Course

The modeling course focuses on improving

students’ 3D modeling skills. Our faculty

teaches software including Rhino surface

modeling, Grasshopper parametric design,

and T-Splines. During the course, students

will learn how to use ths software to

construct complex 3D models and render them

as part of the final work of the design

class. In addition, architectural modeling

lessons will guide students through the

creation of independent pieces of work to

demonstrate their modeling skills in their

portfolio. Students will also have access to

advanced physical model making techniques

such as 3D printing.

3. 2D Graphic Course

In this graphics and presentation

course, students will learn advanced

methods of architectural presentation

including photo realistic renderings,

professional plan/section drawings,and

the graphic design of their portfolios.

We also teach software including Adobe

Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe

Indesign. The 2D graphics course is also

closely related to the above two courses.

Students will visualize the result of

the design class through this graphic

focused course. In addition, the 2D

graphics presentation course will also

help students to improve and perfect

the graphic expression of students’

previous works to better reflect the

design language of American architecture

schools.

William M. Taylor, FAIA

Design Studio and Founding Director

William receive his M-Arch degree from

Cranbrook Academy of Art where he studied

with Daniel Libeskind for 3 years. Before

founding LAIAD in 2001, William has

taught architectural design since 1983,

with positions at Harvard University,

the University of Houston, and at

California State Polytechnic University,

Pomona, where he developed an innovative

new program for basic architectural

design. William is also a principal at

TFO Architecture in Los Angeles and is

involved with a variety of local and

international projects.

William has persistently explored the

relationship between form and idea

and his work at LAIAD is an outgrowth

of a 30-year effort, in both teaching

and practice, to develop and promote a

design methodology based on idea and

order rather than visual composition.

In recognition of his work at LAIAD,

William was recognized with the AIA Los

Angeles Educator of the Year award in

2005. His design work has been featured in

magazines such as L’Arca, Arkkitehti, and

A+U and been included in international

exhibitions including the Venice Biennale,

the Milan Triennale, the Centre Pompidou,

and the Museum of Finnish Architecture,

where it is part of the permanent

collection.

Carl Smith, AIA

Design Studio and Co-Director

Carl Smith received his bachelor’s degree in

Architecture from Cal Poly Pomona in 1997.

Carl was a founding member of Telemachus

Studio in 1995. His teaching experience

includes 4th and 5th year design studios

at Cal Poly Pomona that dealt with the

integration of digitally-based entertainment

and virtual-reality technologies into an

urban environment. Carl is currently a

principal at Telemachus Studio and has

numerous built projects throughout Los

Angeles.

FACULTY PROFILES


Sean Finn, Architect

Design Faculty

Sean Finn received a Master’s Degree in

Architecture with Distinction from SCIArc

in 2001. He received his Bachelor’s of

Science in Architecture from the University

of Virginia in 1995. Sean has taught at

SCIArc and at UVA, and has been a visiting

critic at Woodbury University and the

University of Southern California. Sean is

currently an Associate at DesignARC in West

Los Angeles. At the Los Angeles Institute

of Architecture and Design, Sean teaches

drawing and various computer applications

as they relate to design.

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Yang Li

President Assistant, Adjunct Design Faculty

Yang Li received his Master’s Degree

in Architecture with a Top Students

Honor from the University of Southern

California in 2017. Yang has worked for many

renowned architectural firms, such as MAD

Architects, Brooks+Scarpa, Synthesis Design

Architecture, Callison, etc. He has had

significant involvement with many important

projects including The Lucas Museum of

Narrative Art. He is currently a full time

designer at EC3 in Venice, CA.

Dechen Zeng

Adjunct Design Faculty

Dechen Zeng has a recognized background in

design and is currently an Associate and

Design Lead with StreetStudio.LA. Mr. Zeng

graduated with Overall Studio Design Award

from the University of Southern California

in 2017. Before joining StreetStudio.LA,

Mr. Zeng was an Architectural Design Intern

with Heyday Development and Evolo Design

where he assisted with production drawings

for multiple housing development in Los

Angeles.

Ehsaan Mesghali

Design Faculty

Ehsaan Mesghali is trained in architecture

with an undergraduate degree from Cal

Poly Pomona’s College of Environmental

Design and a graduate degree from the

Graduate School of Architecture Planning

and Preservation at Columbia University,

having held teaching positions at both

institutions. He has been professionally

involved with branding, illustration,

graphic design and fine arts, with previous

roles at SPF:a and Guild. He founded

Mesghali.Studio in 2007, where he works

today, providing design services to a

growing list of internationally recognized

brands.

Alan Guillen

Adjunct Design Faculty

Alan Guillen earned his Bachelor of

Architecture degree from The Southern

California Institute of Architecture

(Sciarc) in 2008 and has been a part

of the LAIAD faculty since 2009. Alan

is a licensed Architect working at R&A

Architecture and Design located in Culver

City. At the Los Angeles Institute

of Architecture and Design, Alan has

instructed courses on various computer

applications as they relate to design,

practice, and focusing on implementation of

the architectural design language through

various mediums of representation.

FEATURES

Final Review with Tom Wiscombe (chair of the B.Arch. program in Sci-Arc)LAIAD Final Review


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The goal of this program is not only to facilitate admission to leading Master of Architecture programs but also to enable the student to take a leading position within these programs. In addition, LAIAD has the following special features to help students through their application while enjoying a productive summer experience in Los Angeles.

1.

English Environment and Lifestyle

LAIAD’s Summer Program for

International Students helps

students adapt to an English

language environment prior to

attending Graduate school in the US.

As the second largest city in the

United States, Los Angeles offers

students a variety of opportunities

to experience west coast lifestyle.

2.

Meet guest architects and educators

of Contemporary Architecture

LAIAD regularly invites senior

architects who based in Los Angeles

to present lectures and review

student works. Students will have

the opportunity to get in touch with

leading architects and to present

and discuss their works with them.

3.

Visiting Architecture Masterpieces

The summer program will arrange

weekly field trips to visit famous

architecture sites in and around Los

Angeles.

The tours will be organized by

the school and led by our faculty.

Our field trips give students a

unique experience and insightful

understanding of contemporary

architecture.

4.

Referral and Internships

At the end of the course, LAIAD will

award certificates to all qualified

graduates and selected outstanding

graduates. Qualified graduates can

receive a recommendation letter

written by our faculty. Outstanding

graduates will receive referrals

from the principal and are likely

to receive internship opportunities

at leading architectural firms in

the US.

Tom Wiscombe

Chair SCIArc

Hernan Diaz Alonso

Director SCIArc

List of Work:

Tabakalera new media art museum

Sundsvall arts center

www.xefirotarch.com

List of Work:

Highline 23(HL23)

La Brea Hotel

www.denari.co

List of Work:

Sunset Spectacular

Powder Mountain House

www.tomwiscombe.com

Neil Denari

Chair UCLA

VISITINGGUESTS


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Chuan Wang

Plasma Studio, Beijing China

Jose Sanchez

Professor USC

List of Work:

Block’hood

Common’hood

www.plethora-project.com

List of Work:

THE CREATIVITY PAVILION of Xi’am

GREENHOUSE of Xi’an

www.plasmastudio.com

The Desing.Inc Corporate Brand Guidelines

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LAIAD Summer Program:

One Month Summer Courses

SP-1 (June 15 - July 10) (4 weeks)

SP-2 (July 13 - August 7) (4 weeks)

Each one-month courses will include a

total of 64 hours of design studio, 32

hours 3D modeling training class, 32 hours

two-dimensional architectural expression

class and 18 hours of architecture field

trip. Design courses will be taught from

Monday to Thursday, and we will arrange

architecture field trip or independent

study time on Friday.

Two Month Summer Course

SP 1+2 (June 15 - August 7) (8 weeks)

The two-month course will include a total

of 128 hours of design studio, 64 hours

3D modeling training class, 64 hours

two-dimensional architectural expression

class and 36 hours of architecture field

trip. Design courses will be taught from

Monday to Thursday, and we will arrange

architecture field trip or independent

study time on Friday.

The weekly course schedule is as follows:

Monday to Thursday

+ 4 hours design studio

+ 2 hours 3D modeling class

+ 2 hours architectural drawing class

Friday

Architecture field trip

Studio Space

After the first day of school, each

student will be assigned to a studio

space in the school. Students can use

the studio space during the summer

program even after normal hours.

SCHEDULELAIAD International Summer Program Schedule

Student Presentation: LAIAD Final Review


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William Taylor/guest critics




LAIAD Summer Program

Potential Lecture: Professional Architects + LAIAD Professors + TA (Portfolio Strategy). WT Desk critiques: Pin-up or desk critiques with principal William Taylor and guest critics

HOUSING AND INSURANCELAIAD can provide enrolled students with housing

1. Housing LAIAD offers optional apartments in a friendly neighborhood in Los Angeles. Apartments are fully furnished with furniture and include amenities like gym and laundry rooms.(See next page for housing options.)

2.Short-term insurance(included in tuition fees]LAIAD offers short-term insurance coverage for students include medical, emergency medical assistance, a variety of travel accident protection.


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TUITION ANDHOUSING COSTS All costs are in USD

Application fee$500

One Month ProgramTuition = $4,950 (includes insurance and application fee)(airfare Not included)

Two Month ProgramTuition = $8,950 (includes insurance and application fee)(airfare Not included)

Housing Costs1 person in 1 Bedroom Apartment: $2800 USD per month2 persons share 2 bedroom, 1 bath Apartment: $1800 per person per month

Total Cost = Tuition + Housing (airfare not included)

Example: Student doing one month program and selecting to live in a 1 Bedroom apartment:

$4,950 + $2,800 = $7,750 Total (airfare not included)

see next page for application process

Application Deadline: May 15th 2020

Payment Deadline: May 31st 2020

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APPLICATION PROCESS


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Step One:Go to LAIAD website and find the following page to complete the form

LAIAD.COM

Admissions

Forms

ONLINE APPLICATION [International Students]

Or you can access the form by copying the following link to your browserhttps://server1.orbund.com/einstein-freshair/application/online_application_form.jsp?id=58&aid=36

Step Two: You will receive a LAIAD Enrollment agreement via email within 3 business days. Please complete the enrollment agreement and return to LAIAD via email. Students will then be given a login id and password to make their registration payments through the LAIAD online system.After registration, the registration fee will not be refunded. Full payment for the remaining tuition is due by 2020.05.31.

Step Three: After completing the application, students should attend to LAIAD on the first day of the program. If you need other services such as transportation and hospitality, information will be attached the confirmation email after the application is successful.

Application Process and Deadline

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For Chinese applicants, please see our Chinese brochure for wechat contact

Application Deadline: May 15th 2020 (2020.05.15)Payment Deadline: May 31st 2020 (2020.05.31)

Do I need to provide English test score when applying? No. However, classes will be taught in

English. Students must have adequate

proficiency in English so that course

content can be understood and discussed in

English. We will provide Mandarin Chinese

speaking teaching assistants for part of

the course at LAIAD as necessary.

Do architecture fieldtrips require additional payment?No. The tuition fee includes tickets

for all architecture tours and required

transportation.

How to graduate from LAIAD?Students must have less than 3 absences.

Students must complete rigorous

coursework. Students who finish the course

will get LAIAD Program certificates of

Completion and become LAIAD qualified

graduates.

Does the course offer one on one session? Yes, Most of the time teachers and students

will have one-on-one review during design

studio. Additional personal guidance will

be given to each student based on needs and

progress in the design studio.

Is LAIAD’s Summer Program Certificate equivalent to the Master of Architecture degree?No. LAIAD is not a degree program.

LAIAD’s summer program pojects,

portfolio, and recommendation letters

will be helpful to the application

of Master of Architecture program in

the US. In addition, the LAIAD summer

program prepares our students to be more

successful in the programs they apply to.

Will LAIAD guarantee admission to a Master of Architecture program in the United States if I attend the summer program?No. All of LAIAD 1 year Grad Prep Program

graduates have been admitted to top

American MArch 1 programs.

This is a longer program than the special

Summer program for international students.

Completion of the Summer program does not

amount to a guarantee of acceptance.

Successful acceptance to and performance

in leading M-Arch programs is based

entirely on individual merit and

portfolio.

Q&A


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CONTACT

Adress

LAIAD3580 Wilshire BLVD,Suite 1180, Los Angeles,CA 90010

Tel.

US: + 1 213 251 4500

Email

Email: [email protected]

Documents

LAIAD SUMMER 2020 PROGRAM · SCI-ARC, the University of Southern California and UCLA, and have received an average of $ 100,000 per year scholarship. LAIAD is now leveraging this