Summer Workshop

SUMMER 2009

June 15–July 10.
The four-week workshop will take place in Beijing, China, and will build on a number of research topics on large-scale development established during the previous China workshops as well as expand into new territories of urban investigation.

Megablock to Metablock from China Lab on Vimeo.


Columbia + USC Joint Summer Workshop 2008, Beijing


The June 2008 workshop has concluded with the presentation of the Columbia team's proposal, 'Mega-Block to Meta-Block'. A publication documenting the site research and proposal is forthcoming.

'Leisure City', Urban China Magazine Issue 26: 'Parallel Universe'

The Hainan Summer Workshop's 'Golf City' project has been featured in an article written by Jeffrey Johnson.

GSAPP students:

Apply to participate in a 4-week workshop of urban research and speculative remodeling of Beijing's Northwest First Quadrant.

Contact Jeffrey Johnson at jj2235 at columbia.edu by April 9th for further information.

June 9 - July 4
Participating teams: USC School of Architecture, Beijing Urban Planning Committee, Tsinghua University, Columbia University, Seoul National University
1st & 2nd-year M.Arch. students eligible

SUMMER 2007

• Golf City Magazine available at lulu.com