This unique, intense, studio-driven program offers students:
Expansion of your professional skills and knowledge through interaction with Danish architects and designers in studio, classes, and on field studies and study tours
Familiarization with contemporary Danish, Scandinavian, and European architecture, design, and theory
The ability to recognize and analyze the effects of cultural, economic, and political life on architecture and design, and vice versa
Please see the Full Course List for a complete directory of all courses offered at DIS
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Study Tours
DIS places strong emphasis on combining classroom work with experiential learning so that you come away with applicable, real life, cross-cultural skills for the global job market.
Study Tours – each semester
Western Denmark An introduction to outstanding examples of Danish historical and modern buildings, interiors, restoration projects and urban planning, including cultural and historical visits
Explore the transformation of industrial districts into recreational and cultural areas as well as the architectural movements of the 20th Century on a tour to Germany/Netherlands. Or choose a hands-on study of modern Scandinavian architecture & design: Asplund, Leverenz, Aalto, Pietila, and multiple examples of contemporary architectural design on a tour to Sweden/Finland
