More than 160 Taubman College students are participating in the college’s spring break externship program, March 1-5, 2010. Students in architecture (undergraduate and graduate), urban planning, and urban design programs have been placed with firms and organizations in 26 cities to observe and get hands-on experience to further their understanding of their intended profession.
A sample of cities and host firms/organizations involved includes:
- Ann Arbor – JJR
- Atlanta – Urban Collage
- Boston – Sasaki Associates
- Boston – Howeler + Yoon Architecture
- Boston – Moshe Safdie and Associates
- Chicago – HOK
- Detroit – SmithGroup
- Los Angeles – City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning
- Los Angeles – ROTO Architects
- New York City – Perkins Eastman
- New York City – Acconci Studio
- New York City – Architecture Research Office
- New York City – Asymptote Architecture
- New York City – G Tects
- New York City – Marble Fairbanks Architects
- New York City – SHoP Architects
- New York City – Smith Miller + Hawkinson Architects
- Philadelphia – MGA Partners
- Philadelphia – Kieran Timberlake
- San Francisco – Perkins + Will
- Seattle – Miller Hull Partnership
- Washington DC – Cannon Design
This is the program’s 18th year in existence. For more information about the program, visit here.