The FORUM Youth Program
The Forum Youth Program provides opportunities for young people to engage with architecture and design through observation, drawing, making, and spatial investigation.
Organized around different age groups and formats, the program introduces design as a process of inquiry: understanding existing conditions, developing ideas, testing them through drawings and models, and communicating design decisions. Programs range from one-day workshops to week-long summer studies and draw on the knowledge and working methods of architectural practice.
Summer Design Discovery
Summer Design Discovery is a week-long introduction to architecture and design for students in Grades 9–12.
Structured around a design project, the program introduces participants to observation, drawing, model-making, spatial analysis, design development, and presentation. Studio instruction and discussion provide an introduction to the methods and working processes of architectural education and practice.
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Summer Design Camp
Summer Design Camp introduces students in Grades 4–8 to architecture and design through play.
Drawing, model-making, storytelling, material exploration, and collaborative activities are used to investigate space, scale, structure, and the built environment. Through making and experimentation, participants learn to observe their surroundings, develop ideas, test possibilities, and understand design as an open-ended process.
Design Days
Design Days are one-day architecture and design workshops for students in Grades 4–8.
Each workshop is organized around a specific design question and uses drawing, model-making, and hands-on investigation to explore a particular aspect of the built environment. Design Days are offered on selected PA Days and are also available as year-round programs for organized groups.