School of Architecture
UF in East Asia – Architecture
The East Asia summer study abroad program is a 9-credit Summer C studio and seminar with a 4-week traveling component that visits prominent East Asian cities Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, and Singapore. The nine-credit program is offered during Summer C; graduate students fulfill the Advanced Grad 3 studio, undergraduate students fulfill Design 7 or 8, and both take an elective seminar. Through the introduction of texts, case studies, and physical visitation, students gain an understanding of the underlying forces driving and affecting urban development in the contemporary East Asian megacity. In addition to travel documentation, research observations and writings, a design charrette component is required as part of a design project proposal.
Contact: Yohan Kim (yohan.kim@ufl.edu)
UF in Paris – Architecture of Paris
Comprising two weeks of travel study in Paris within a six-week Summer A studio, The Architecture & Urbanism of Paris examines the city as a layered artifact, constructed out of the collective social, political, and economic influences embedded in its history, with a specific emphasis on Paris’ modern and contemporary city beginning with Haussmann.
Contact: Nancy Clark (nmclark@ufl.edu)
UF in Vicenza – Architecture
The Vicenza Institute of Architecture (VIA) Program is a semester-long satellite-learning program of the University of Florida run by a rotating staff of University of Florida professors. VIA is based in Vicenza, Italy, a major center of the Veneto (the mainland region around the urban archipelago of Venice). The program focuses on evaluating and understanding the historical, social, cultural and physical aspects of this particularly rich urban context through design, research, and, documentation.
Contact: Jason Alread (jalread@ufl.edu)
Design Exploration Program
Contact: Shaunteal Christian (christian.sh1@ufl.edu )
M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management
Spring and summer semesters at the Fachhochschule Lippe in Detmold, Germany and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University in Melbourne, Australia and Curtin Univeristy in Perth, Australia, and Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Contact: Please visit https://dcp.ufl.edu/rinker/international-exchange-programs/ for more information
Ostwestfalen-Lippe – Construction Management
Contact: Robert Ries (rries@dcp.ufl.edu)
UF in Italy – History of Sustainable Construction
Contact: Maria Watson (maria.watson@ufl.edu)
UF in Japan – Applied Japanese Technology and Methods in Built Environment
Contact: James Sullivan (sullj@ufl.edu)
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Contact: James Sullivan (sullj@ufl.edu)
Queensland University of Technology
Contact: James Sullivan (sullj@ufl.edu)
UF in Peru – Ancient and Modern Built Environment
Contact: Eileen Pesantes-Tavares (eileen.pesantes@ufl.edu)
Department of Interior Design
Ostwestfalen-Lippe – Interior Design
Students participating in this program will attend Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe (TH-OWL) in Detmold, Germany for seven weeks over the summer semester. During the seven weeks students take an advanced lighting and color course, take part in TH-OWL’s design project week, get acquainted with the German lighting industry, visit regional design offices and experience German culture. Field trips include visits to regional design offices and showrooms, museums, the Cologne cathedral, and a week-long stay in Berlin.
Contact: Nam-Kyu Park (npark@ufl.edu)
Department of Landscape Architecture
For more information about available programs, please contact Aishwarya Shankar at shankaraishwarya@ufl.edu.
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
The Department of Urban and Regional Planning offers students rotating opportunities in the Caribbean and Asia. Undergraduate and graduate students have conducted field work and thesis research in the Dominican Republic, in collaboration with Puntacana Resort and Club’s Ecological Foundation, in topical areas such as sustainable tourism, water and waste management, and environmental conservation. For more information about student travel opportunities the Dominican Republic, please contact Kyle Dost, Instructional Assistant Professor, at kyledost@ufl.edu.
Sustainability and the Built Environment Program
UF in Greece – Sustainability Exploration
This two-week study abroad program focuses on historical and modern approaches to sustainability in Greece, with a comprehensive exploration of Athens, Crete, Kythnos, and Rhodes. Participants will immerse themselves in Greece’s rich cultural heritage while learning about sustainable development, conservation, and innovative environmental practices.
Contact: Bahar Armaghani (barmagh@ufl.edu)
UF in New Zealand – Resilience Through Nature and Culture
Contact: Bahar Armaghani (barmagh@ufl.edu)