College of Art and Architecture

China

The China Program is both interdisciplinary and intercultural, immersing students in the largest—and fastest—urban transformations to date. Students from architecture, interior architecture and design, environmental design and virtual technology and design disciplines explore non-western canons of cultural, social and professional practices with students and faculty from a Chinese host university.

Projects focus on important and often controversial community development and urban design issues. Travel includes visits to design firms, building sites and cultural attractions in Beijing, Tianjin, Chongqing, Chengdu, Suzhou and Shanghai.