Jefferson College of Architecture, Design and Engineering

Proud of Jefferson BArch alumnus and Master of Urban Design student Luke Vastano leading the American Institute of Architects Student Chapter (AIAS) - Our education at Jefferson prepares students for leadership roles as they start their academic and professional careers.

Check out Gabrille Kemberling '12 (B. Arch) and what she's been upto since graduating!

Register TODAY for Jefferson’s Summer Academy! This summer, we have even more in store for YOUR EXPERIENCE 😎

Jefferson’s award-winning College of Architecture, Design & Engineering offers a pre-college experience for high school students to explore the architecture and design fields ONLINE AND ON CAMPUS. This internship-style experience is a great way to explore multiple professional fields while participating in design projects.

The Summer Academy offers students hands-on and real-world learning, taught by faculty and industry experts. Through the following tracks of Architecture or Design (or a combination!), students can select specially curated week-long deep dives to build a robust understanding of the skills and methods practiced professionally.

Depending on how you customize your camp, our Summer Academy Program can be a 1- to 4- week-long summer design experience. Explore with us today!

📐🧱Architecture Track | Deep Dive Weeks Include: Architecture, Interior Design, Design-Build

OR

✨NEW! 🖊️ 🖥️ Design Track | Deep Dive Weeks Include: Graphic & Web Design, Industrial & Product Design

All courses are taught by Jefferson faculty and industry experts, with connections to our current students, alumni, and industry mentors. Learn through participating in week-long design projects, activities, research initiatives, and design thinking methods.

☀️Summer Schedule:
One (1) Career Discovery Week (in week 1 or 2) is a prerequisite to participate in any Deep Dive Weeks 2-4.

🛜 SUMMER ACADEMY ONLINE
🔵 Week 1: July 13-17 - Career Discovery Week 1: Exploring the Architectural Disciplines OR Design Professions Discovery
🔵 Week 2: July 20-24 - Career Discovery Week 2: Exploring the Architectural Disciplines; Deep Dive Architecture OR Interior Design

📍 SUMMER ACADEMY ON CAMPUS in East Falls
🔵 Week 2: July 20-24 - Deep Dive: Graphic Design & Web
🔵 Week 3: July 27 -31 Deep Dive: Architecture & Design OR Industrial & Product Design
🔵 Week 4: August 3-7 Deep Dive: Design-Build

🎉 August 1: Summer Academy Celebration and Symposium ONLINE 🛜

For more information, visit: https://www.jefferson.edu/academics/summer-academy/architecture-and-design-academy.htm

Scholarships available for weeklong courses. Registration ends June 24th, and includes a shipped supply kit per student.

Architecture & Design Academy Thomas Jefferson University offers an immersive pre-college experience for high school students interested in professional careers in architecture and design.

Klean Kensington, a youth workforce empowered to clean and green their community. These paid local teens plan to build, maintain, and transform a North Philly lot with the support from a $17,000 grant from a coalition of nonprofits who created the Revive and Thrive pilot program to construct a new garden in the first half of 2026. The program is receiving support from the William Penn Foundation, Circular Philadelphia, and our very own Park In A Truck program at Thomas Jefferson University.

Kensington nonprofit aims to show how building public gardens combats littering A local organization that employs teens to tend to outdoor spaces received a $17,000 grant for the pilot program.

Congratulations on your offer of admission! TODAY, we’re excited for you to join our faculty and admissions staff to learn more about your academic program and next steps. This on-campus visit will include academic sessions, financial aid sessions, a student resource fair, celebration station, photo opportunities, lunch in our dining center and more! You will also have the option to view a residence hall and take a campus tour.

Image 1: Ramp up to the Architecture & Design (A&D) building on campus, leading to upperclassmen studios and faculty offices
Image 2: professor sitting next to a 3D printer, talking to two students standing in the studio space with the discussion that is energetic and exciting
Image 3: various models sitting at various heights by windows overlooking the A&D ramp; models are made of basswood, plexiglass, vertical white plastic pieces, all of different building typologies built by students