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.