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ARCH 1020 — 
LESSONS IN MAKING

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Coordinators and Instructors: Isaac Alejandro Mangual Martínez and Sasson Rafailov
SIAs: Missy Barro, Jeida Brooks, Aislinn Keenan, Stephanie Long, Grace Lunak, Atlee Paterno, Amber Salvador, Margaret Saunders, Annie Zhao

Exhibition Opening 

Dec. 3 — 11am - 12:15pm
Locations: Introductory Overview in 153 and Presentation of Work throughout 1st floor, Campbell Hall

Reviews

Dec. 3 — 6:30pm - 8pm
Dec. 4 — 6:30pm - 8pm
Dec. 5 — 11am - 12:15pm
Locations: 1st floor, Campbell Hall

Critics: C.L. Bohannon, Bradley Cantrell, WG Clark, Elgin Cleckley, Sawyer Davies, Robin Dripps, Dhara Goradia, Mohamed Ismail, Nana Last, Shiqiao Li, César A. Lopez, Esther Lorenz, Katie MacDonald, Seth McDowell, Bernardo Menezes, Saadia Rais, Pooyan Ruhi, Tithi Sanyal, Stacy Scott, Peter Stec, Katie Stranix, Jess Vanececk, Peter Waldman
 

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PLAC 4010 — 
UNDERGRADUATE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING STUDIO
RESILIENCE AND REPAIR

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Coordinators and Instructors: Ghazal Jafari and Suzanne Moomaw

1pm - 3pm
Location: Elmaleh Gallery
Critics: Tyler Pitt, Betsy Roettger, Reginald Tabor
 

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ARCH 2010 — 
FOUNDATION STUDIO II
RESPONSIVE SPACE: FROM RURAL TO URBAN, SPATIAL ASSEMBLIES IN CONTEXT

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Section 1

Coordinator and Instructor: Katie Stranix

10am - 3pm
Locations: Naug and 205
Critics: JT Bachman (10am - 12pm), Elizabeth Meyer (1pm - 3pm), Emma Potter, Katie Selis (1pm - 3pm), Sharóne Tomer (10am - 12pm), Bruce Wardell (10am - 12pm)

Section 2

Instructor: Lauren Cantrell

10am - 3pm
Location: 405
Critics: Bradley Cantrell, Mona El Khafif (1pm - 3pm), Mert Kansu (1pm - 3pm), Taro Matsuno (10am - 12pm), Elizabeth Meyer (10am - 12pm), Andrea Soto

Section 3

Instructor: Elgin Cleckley

10am - 3pm
Location: 305
Critics: Sabiya Davis (10am - 12pm), Melissa Goldman (10am - 12pm), Sean Kois (10am - 12pm), Katie MacDonald (1pm - 3pm), Seth McDowell (1pm - 3pm), Sharóne Tomer (1pm - 3pm), Bruce Wardell (1pm - 3pm)

Section 4

Instructor: Sawyer Davies

10am - 3pm
Location: Elmaleh Gallery
Critics: C.L. Bohannon (10am - 12pm), Sabiya Davis (1pm - 3pm), Alejandro Guerrero, Inés Martín Robles (10am - 12pm), Katie Selis (10am - 12pm), Jess Vanecek (1pm - 3pm)

Section 5

Instructor: Lemara Miftakhova Morrell

10am - 3pm
Location: 220B
Critics: John Comazzi (1pm - 3pm), Mert Kansu (10am - 12pm), Erin Sterling Lewis (1pm - 3pm), Andrew Morrell, Karen Van Lengen, Peter Waldman

Section 6

Instructor: Stacy Scott

10am - 3pm
Location: 220C
Critics: Erin Sterling Lewis (10am - 12pm), César A. Lopez, Taro Matsuno (1pm - 3pm)

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LAR 6010 — 
FOUNDATION STUDIO I
ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

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Instructors: Matthew Siebert (Coordinator) and Sean Kois

9am - 1pm
Locations: 220B and 220C
Critics: Ross Altheimer, Jake Boswell, Hannah Brown, Jessica Canfield, Bradley Cantrell, Nina Chase, Breck Gastinger, Eugene Ryang
 

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ARCH 7010— 
FOUNDATION STUDIO III
CITIZEN SPACE: COLLECTIVE LIVING IN THE AMERICAN CITY

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Section 1

Coordinator and Instructor: Esther Lorenz

9am - 1pm
Location: 305
Critics: Murphy Antoine, Ila Berman, Janet Bloomberg

Section 2

Instructor: Ali Fard

9am - 1pm
Location: 302
Critics: JT Bachman, Matthew Jull, Suzanne Klein, Jess Myers, Katie Selis

Section 3

Instructor: César A. Lopez

2pm - 6pm
Location: 302
Critics: Murphy Antoine, Nina Chase, Robin Dripps, Mona El Khafif, Jess Myers, Katie Selis

Section 4

Instructor: Peter Stec

2pm - 6pm
Location: 305
Critics: JT Bachman, Ila Berman, Janet Bloomberg, Suzanne Klein, Peter Waldman
 

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ARCH 4010 / ARCH 4011 / ALAR 8010 — 
OPTION STUDIOS

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Section 1
COMMUNITY + PRIVACY: A PLACE TO LIVE AND THINK AND WORK — A RESIDENCY FOR PAINTERS AND WRITERS

Instructor: WG Clark

9am - 1pm
Location: Elmaleh Gallery
Critics: Jori Erdman, Charles Sparkman, Peter Waldman

Section 2
THE DIALECTICS OF THE LIMIT

Instructors: Atelier ARS (Alejandro Guerro and Andrea Soto, Visiting Shure Professors) and Sawyer Davies

9am - 6pm
Location: 405
Critics: Ross Altheimer (2pm - 6pm), Bradley Cantrell (2pm - 6pm), Lauren Cantrell (9am - 1pm), Colin Curley, Mitchell Rasor (9am - 1pm), William Shivers (2pm - 6pm), Katie Stranix (9am - 1pm)

Section 3
WOOD AT SCALE

Instructor: Katie MacDonald

9am - 6pm
Locations: Naug and 101A
Critics: John Comazzi (2pm - 6pm), Robin Dripps (9am - 1pm), Nana Last (9am - 1pm), Seth McDowell (2pm - 6pm), Carrie Norman, Kyle Schumann (9am - 1pm), Jess Vanecek (2pm - 6pm)

Section 4
CADIZ. A CITY IN THE ERA OF HYPER-TOURISM

Instructor: Inés Martín Robles

9am - 6pm
Locations: East Wing Gallery and 101B
Critics: Elgin Cleckley (2pm - 6pm), Jonah Coe-Scharff (2pm - 6pm), Ed Ford (9am - 1pm), Robert Lane (2pm - 6pm), Mitchell Rasor (2pm - 6pm), Luis Rico-Gutierrez, Peter Stec (9am - 1pm), Jess Vanecek (9am - 1pm)

Section 5
SHIELDED SEAS. THE FORTIFIED CARIBBEAN CITY, SAN JUAN DE PUERTO RICO

Instructor: Luis Pancorbo

9am - 6pm
Location: 205
Critics: Jessica Canfield (2pm - 6pm), Jonah Coe-Scharff (9am - 1pm), Mona El Khafif (9am - 1pm), Ed Ford (2pm - 6pm), Andy Johnston (9am - 1pm), Isaac Alejandro Mangual Martínez (2pm - 6pm)

Section 6
LAGOON FUTURES: MICRO-ENGAGEMENTS BETWEEN WATER AND LAND

Instructors: Erin Putalik and William Sherman

9am - 6pm
Locations: 401 and 425
Critics: Sandro Bisà, Leena Cho (2pm - 6pm), Charles Cross (9am - 1pm), Brian Davis (9am - 1pm), Ali Fard (2pm - 6pm), Shiqiao Li, César A. Lopez (9am - 1pm), Esther Lorenz (2pm - 6pm), Monica Shenouda

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ARCH 7010— 
FOUNDATION STUDIO III
CITIZEN SPACE: COLLECTIVE LIVING IN THE AMERICAN CITY

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Section 1

Coordinator and Instructor: Esther Lorenz

9am - 1pm
Location: 405
Critics: Jason Abbey, David Haresign, Erin Putalik, William Sherman

Section 2

Instructor: Peter Stec

9am - 1pm
Location: 401 + 425
Critics: Sandro Bisà, Erik Johnson, Ryan McEnroe, Lucia Phinney, Katie Stranix

Section 3

Instructor: César A. Lopez

2pm - 6pm
Location: 405
Critics: Jonah Coe-Scharff, Mohamed Ismail, Erik Johnson, Ryan McEnroe, Luis Rico-Gutierrez, William Sherman

Section 4

Instructor: Ali Fard

2pm - 6pm
Location: 401 + 425
Critics: Jason Abbey, Seth McDowell, Lucia Phinney, Charles Sparkman
 

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LAR 7010 — 
FOUNDATION STUDIO III
PEOPLE, COMMUNITY & PLACE: EXPLORING UNEVEN GEOGRAPHIES THROUGH DISRUPTIVE ENGAGEMENTS

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Instructors: CL Bohannon (Coordinator) and William Shivers

9am - 6pm
Location: Elmaleh Gallery
Critics: Jessica Canfield, Nina Chase (2pm - 6pm), Charles Cross (9am - 1pm), Katie Stranix (2pm - 5pm), Emily Wettstein (9am - 1pm), Ruby Zielinksi (2pm - 6pm)
 

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ARCH 4010 / ARCH 4011 / ALAR 8010 — 
OPTION STUDIOS

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Section 1
INFRASTRUCTURAL WILDNESS

Instructor: Bradley Cantrell

9am - 6pm
Location: 305
Critics: Ross Altheimer (9am - 1pm), Jake Boswell (2pm - 6pm), Lauren Cantrell (2pm - 6pm), Alejandro Guerrero (2pm - 6pm), Esther Lorenz (2pm - 6pm), Chloé Skye Nagraj (9am - 1pm), Jeana Ripple (9am - 1pm), Matthew Seibert (2pm - 6pm), Andrea Soto (9am - 1pm)

Section 2
HYPER REAL

Instructors: Mona El Khafif and Jess Vanecek

9am - 6pm
Locations: 302 and 325
Critics: Lauren Cantrell (9am - 1pm), Colin Curley, Nicole Emmons, Nathan Foley (2pm - 6pm), Robert Lane, Clayton Strange

Section 3
ENVISION RESILIENCE CHALLENGE: BACK COVE'S CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE

Instructor: Michael Luegering

9am - 6pm
Location: 205
Critics: Nina Chase (9am - 1pm), Earl Mark, Chris Porter (2pm - 6pm), Mitchell Rasor

Section 4
DWELLING: DREAM, PLAY, BUILD

Instructor: Schaeffer Somers

9am - 6pm
Locations: Naug and 101A
Critics: Sandro Bisà (2pm - 6pm), Jonah Coe-Scharff (9am - 1pm), John Comazzi (9am - 1pm), Jori Erdman, Chloe Hawkins (9am - 10:30am), Mohamed Ismail (9am - 1pm), Bill Jobes, Shanti Levy (9am - 10:30am), Seth McDowell (9am - 1pm), Matthew Seibert (9am - 10:30am)

Section 5
CITY BUILT ON THAWING GROUND

Instructors: Leena Cho and Matthew Jull

2pm - 6pm
Locations: 220B and 220C
Critics: Ross Altheimer, Charles Cross, Brian Davis, Robin Dripps, Lars Nelson, Carrie Norman

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ARCH 3010 / ARCH 3011 — 
FOUNDATION STUDIO IV

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Section 1
TRANSECT URBANISM: FOGGY BOTTOM STUDENT/MIGRANT CENTER

Instructor and Coordinator: Peter Waldman

9am - 6pm
Location: Elmaleh Gallery
Critics: Noah Bolton (9am - 1pm), WG Clark, Shiqiao Li, William Sherman, Owen Weinstein (2pm - 6pm)

Section 2
TRANSECT URBANISM: THE ANTHROPOCENE INSTITUTE

Instructor: JT Bachman

9am - 6pm
Location: 220B
Critics: Nick Brinen (2pm - 6pm), Seth McDowell (9am - 1pm), Andrew Montgomery (9am - 1pm), Erin Putalik (9am - 1pm), Katie Stranix (2pm - 6pm)

Section 3

Instructor: Dhara Goradia

9am - 6pm
Location: Naug
Critics: Jeannette Andamasaris (9am - 1pm), Cameron Fullmer (2pm - 6pm), Mohamed Ismail (9am - 1pm), Schaeffer Somers (9am - 1pm), Kyle Sturgeon (2pm -6pm)
 

Section 4
IN-BETWEEN SPACES: NARRATIVES OF MIGRATION, IDENTITY, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN WASHINGTON, DC

Instructor: Isaac Alejandro Mangual-Martínez

9am - 6pm
Locations: 401 and 425
Critics: Lindsay Duddy (2pm - 6pm), Mohamed Ismail (2pm - 6pm), Sasson Rafailov, Stacy Scott, Bobby Vance, Owen Weinstein (9am - 1pm)
 

Section 5
INSIDE BLAGDEN LANDSCAPE'S LAYERED DEPTHS: A COMMUNITY CENTER FOR DC'S CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Instructor: Lucia Phinney

9am - 6pm
Location: 220C
Critics: Noah Bolton (2pm - 6pm), Elgin Cleckley, Lindsay Duddy (9am - 1pm), César A. Lopez, Katie MacDonald

Section 6
Washington Waterlines: Pools for Recreation and Resilience

Instructor: Jess Vanecek

9am - 6pm
Location: 305
Critics: Jeannette Andamasaris (2pm - 6pm), Lauren Cantrell (9am - 1pm), Elgin Cleckley (2pm - 6pm), Cameron Fullmer (9am - 1pm), Andrew Montgomery (2pm - 6pm)
 

ARCH 6010— 
FOUNDATION STUDIO I
DEMOCRATIC SPACE IN THE VIRGINIA WILDERNESS: SPATIAL OPERATIONS FOR A CONNECTED WORLD

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Section 1

Instructor and Coordinator: Robin Dripps

9am - 6pm
Location: 405
Critics: Gregory Corso (2pm - 6pm), Sawyer Davies (9am - 1pm), Dylan Krueger (9am - 1pm), Nana Last (2pm - 6pm), Erin Putalik (2pm - 6pm)

Section 2

Instructor and Coordinator: Kyle Schumann

9am - 6pm
Location: 205
Critics: Nick Brinen (9am - 1pm), Gregory Corso (9am - 1pm), Dylan Krueger (2pm - 6pm), Katie MacDonald (9am - 1pm), Lemara Miftakhova Morrell, Peter Stec (2pm - 6pm), Karen Van Lengen (2pm - 6pm)

Summer 2026
Program Dates — June 2 - 22, 2026
Application Deadline: February 15, 2026 

Learn More and Apply

Upcoming Information Sessions

If you are applying for the Odyssey Greece Summer Program (or are just thinking about it), the Faculty Directors strongly recommend that you attend one of the upcoming info sessions where they will explain in detail how the program works, what happens every day, programs costs, financial aid and what it's like live on a sailboat for two weeks.

— Wed. January 14, 5pm - 6pm
Join on Zoom

— Sun. January 25, 8pm - 9pm
Join on Zoom

Virtual Information Session Recording

This virtual information session took place on December 1, 2025.

TIMESTAMPS: 

Greece: 00:01:49 - 00:14:31

Barcelona: 00:15:13 - 00:28:58

Venice: 00:29:12 - 00:43:52

Vicenza: 00:44:06 - 00:54:03

General Information about Study Abroad, the Application Process, and Financial Aid: 00:54:07 - 01:12:13

ODYSSEY IN THE ANTHROPOCENE

Inspired by Homeric poems and Odysseus’ travels, as well as current sustainability challenges in the Aegean, this experiential learning and sailing program introduces students to both past and present ways of life in Athens, the Saronic and Argolic Gulf islands of Aegina, Poros, Hydra, Spetses, Dhokos, and the Peloponnese peninsula. Greece offers unique environmental and cultural resources to support student learning about changing human-environmental relations, culture, and settlement patterns from antiquity to the Anthropocene.

In the process of passing one of the EU’s most ambitious climate laws, Greece plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions 55% by 2030 and intends to be fully net zero by 2050. Ten types of single-use plastic products were banned in 2021, 12% of electricity demand is generated by wind turbines and 7% by solar, and sustainable water initiatives are underway. Greening its’ 200 inhabited islands will create Europe’s largest network of sustainable off-grid communities. While most current development consumes vast amounts of water and energy, traditional Greek settlements and buildings were simply, effectively, and beautifully designed for their specific climate and provide important sustainability lessons.  

In ancient Greece important settlements were connected by water. The ocean was a divinity and source of all seas, rivers, and streams. From it rose the sun and dawn, the constellations, and in it they set. Students will experience the Greek islands more akin to how Odysseus saw them—from the sea in sailing vessels. For two weeks we will live aboard 45 to 50 foot monohull yachts and sail with highly experienced, professional Greek skippers from Poros-based Greek Sails and Profs. Crisman and Petrus, who also skipper yachts in Greece. Sailing offers a sustainable way to travel by harnessing wind energy, while managing limited water supplies, wind and solar energy, and waste reduction strategies. Lectures, reading discussions, research reports, visits to significant sites, and cultural exchanges with Greek locals will provide opportunities for students to gain valuable knowledge and experiences. Daily academic field journal entries will require students to reflect on their learning. 

LOCATIONS

The program will begin in Athens, with visits during the first 3 days to the Parthenon on the Acropolis, the Stoa of Attalos, Tower of the Winds, National Archeological Museum, The Hellenic Maritime Heritage Park and several other sites. On day 4 we travel by ferry from Athens to the Island of Poros. From there we begin our two-week sailing odyssey aboard 45 to 50 foot yachts though the Saronic and Argolic Gulfs and along the Peloponnese peninsula. Each day we will travel to a new destination - stopping in a cove for a lunchtime swim, docking in a town to explore local sites, and enjoying free evenings and dinner at local cafes and restaurants. Each night we will sleep onboard while docked or at anchor. We will always sail within sight of land and rarely more than an hour from a port of refuge. The day after we return to Poros, we will take a short ferry ride to the island of Hydra and then return to Athens. We will enjoy a final day in Athens before bidding farewell and independently traveling home or elsewhere.

Our travel dates are late May to mid-June. During that time temperatures are typically in the upper 60s F to the low 80s, which will be comfortable with the low humidity of the area. The sun will feel strong when you are out in it, though the boat’s cockpit is covered by a fabric shade structure. Winds for sailing will be generally mild (5 – 20mph), perfect for novice sailors. 

LEARN MORE —

Program dates, Program details, Planning Information, Program Costs, Financial Aid Information and Application Details can be found at UVA's Education Abroad Website.

Required Interview: An interview is required as part of the application process. You are advised to apply early so that you can complete your interview before the deadline. Contact Profs. Crisman (pc4v@virginia.edu) and Petrus (mrp7m@virginia.edu) to schedule.

Please note: School of Architecture students are encouraged to apply for dedicated financial aid for this program. This is a Walker Global Experience Scholarship Program - supported by a generous $2 million gift. Students may apply for an award of up $5,000 to cover expenses such as program tuition fees, room and board, transportation and incidental costs.

Summer 2025
May 26 - June 14, 2025
Application Deadline: February 15, 2025

Learn More and Apply

Upcoming Information Session

If you are interested in applying to the Summer China Program, please join the faculty directors Esther Lorenz and Shiqiao Li for a forthcoming information session.

— Tuesday January 28, 5pm
Campbell Hall Bishop Conference Room

Virtual Information Session
Recording

Recording Timestamp:
38:39 - China Program

UVA ARCHITECTURE: CHINA

This Summer in China Program takes students to Shanghai, Suzhou, and Hangzhou, the traditional centers of Chinese literati culture. We will examine a unique tradition of spatial production through visiting gardens, buildings, cities, analyzing their design strategies, and exercising the design of spaces with similar qualities. The program will provide immersive spatial experience of a cultural tradition that works with inherent material qualities of things (hence the culture of immanence) and create opportunities to understand both the histories and theories of this tradition.

Through our connections with local universities – Tongji University in Shanghai, Suzhou University of Technology, and China Academy of Fine Art in Hangzhou – we will provide a series of platforms of exchange with the professors and students in China. We will conduct three short workshops to introduce hands-on design experiences to reflect what we learn during the trip. The goals are to expand and deepen cultural understanding, to learn different methods of architectural and landscape design, and to build connections with students and faculty in China.

See this program in action! Check out the UVA Architecture: China article and video as featured in UVA Today.

LOCATIONS

Shanghai

We will visit sites of projects that are both contemporary and uniquely Chinese. We will work with both the School of Architecture in Tongji University, and with cutting edge architectural design practices of Fab-Union (Philip Yuan), and Atelier Deshaus (Liu Yichun), to expose students to the world-renowned architectural firms and a leading architectural school in China.

Suzhou

With the assistance of Suzhou University of Technology, we will embark on an extensive visit to the UNESCO sites of Suzhou Gardens. We will analyze their designs, study their literary backgrounds, and learn from them through new design works.

Hangzhou

Hangzhou is best known for the coexistence of a city and a lake. The lake is the West Lake of Hangzhou, one of the most outstanding cultural landscapes in Chinese history. Here will work with students and faculty of China Academy of Fine Arts, one of the leading creative centers in China, to study the design and history of Hangzhou and the West Lake. We will also look into the Liangzhu culture, a brilliant bronze age culture in China with outstanding artefacts of bronze and jade.

LEARN MORE —

Program dates, Program details, Planning Information, Program Costs, Financial Aid Information and Application Details can be found at UVA's Education Abroad Website.

Please note: School of Architecture students are encouraged to apply for dedicated financial aid for this program. This is a Walker Global Experience Scholarship Program - supported by a generous $2 million gift. Students may apply for an award of up $5,000 to cover expenses such as program tuition fees, room and board, transportation and incidental costs.