• To provide a rich learning experience that fosters awareness and appreciation of cross-cultural approaches to architecture, urbanism, and design - both contemporary and historical.
• To introduce students to the physical morphology of cities and buildings, together with the complex array of events and forces – geography, politics, ideology, identity, conflict – that shape architectural and urban form.
• To immerse students in the lived experience of contemporary architecture, landscapes, and urbanism in Europe through residence in a city where these disciplines have been operating consistently at the highest level.
• To benefit from the expertise of local architects, urban designers, artists, and scholars through lectures, site visits, and design reviews.

Director: Daniel Baerlecken, Associate Professor
 

Dates: 

Summer 2027 – five weeks on campus in Atlanta (May 17 – June 17, 2027), followed by five weeks abroad in the Rhineland, Berlin, and Venice (arrive in Cologne June 20; depart Berlin July 21–23, 2027)
 

Application Deadline: December 15, 2026

Courses (12 credit hours in total):

• Design Studio: ARCH 3017 or ARCH 4016 [5 credit hours]
• Design Strategies: ARCH 3010 [3 credit hours]
• Portfolio Design Workshop: ARCH 3200 [3 credit hours]
• Special Topics: Sketchbook – Rhineland, Berlin, Venice: ARCH 4803 [1 credit hour]
• Alternatively, students may take ARCH 4901 Independent Study [3 credit hours] in place of ARCH 3010 or ARCH 3020
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Key Dates:

• Application deadline: December 15, 2026
• On-campus phase in Atlanta: May 17 – June 17, 2027
• Arrival in Cologne: June 20, 2027
• Cologne and the Rhineland: June 21–23, 2027
• Berlin: June 24 – July 20, 2027
• Venice Biennale weekend: July 9–11, 2027
• Return to the US: July 21–23, 2027

Program Cost: 

Students pay tuition for 12 credit hours. Students are also responsible for the standard Georgia Tech fees, such as the technology fee and the Institute fee. In addition, students pay a program fee of $3,250, which includes housing, ground and local transportation (including group rail), field trips and site visits. The program fee is payable as a $500 deposit with the application (December 15, 2026), $1,500 on February 15, 2027, and $1,250 on March 15, 2027. The program fee does not cover meals or airfare to Germany, from Berlin, or to and from Venice.