15 Year Book - Flipbook - Page 200
ARCSTART
ArcStart is a pre-college, architecture residential program designed to introduce students to
the built environment, architectural design principles, and the Taubman College of
Architecture and Urban Planning. Over the course of the program, high school students
witness how a design education prepares participants to engage the world around them within
the context of a rigorous academic setting at a leading design institution. Participants
experience the rewarding intensity of an engaging college architecture studio, partake in
hands-on workshops that reinforce analytical and conceptual problem-solving skills, and enjoy
an energetic camp-like atmosphere. ArcStart gives students the opportunity to study many
different aspects of architecture through learning to use specialized drawing, drafting, and
modeling tools, explorations of architectural history, a visit to a thriving architecture firm, the
creation of original design proposals, and the curation of their work into a digital portfolio.
Program is Established
ArcStart begins as an initiative started by
Mashawnta Armstrong with 17 student
participants.
2009
2010
In the News
ArcStart students discuss the
program on NPR.
New Projects Created
Expanded Programming
Student participants design a
regional airport terminal as
one of the projects.
Program includes tours in Detroit and
Chicago.
2014
2015
Seeing New Spaces
Program participants visit the
Toledo Glass Pavilion.
