The Yestermorrow-UMass Semester in Sustainable Design/Build offers students and recent graduates the opportunity to explore interdisciplinary, whole-systems thinking while developing fundamental technical skills in architecture and construction.
Overview
The Yestermorrow-UMass Semester in Sustainable Design/Build offers students and recent graduates the opportunity to explore interdisciplinary, whole-systems thinking while developing fundamental technical skills in architecture and construction. Read more »
Academics
The full-immersion, credit-bearing semester in green building and design complements architecture, building science, engineering, and environmental design majors and has wide application in liberal arts curricula. Read more »
Student Life
The Semester in Sustainable Design/Build provides more than just an outstanding educational experience—it offers students the opportunity to form a tight-knit community. Students live, work, and learn together in an inspiring landscape and among a dynamic, creative, and ecologically conscious population. Read more »
Projects
Whether exploring questions about affordability and accessibility through a tiny house design or examining issues of community empowerment, economics, and need with a non-profit client, students engage in every aspect of bringing a project to fruition, examining both its structural and social implications. Read more »
Admissions
The program operates on a rolling admissions basis; applications are accepted as space allows. The program is open to college students and recent graduates; there are no prerequisites other than students be self-motivated. Read more »
FAQs
As a prospective student, we are certain you have many questions about the Semester in Sustainable Design/Build. We've compiled a number of frequently asked questions and responses to help provide the information you're looking for. But if you've got other questions, please contact us directly. Read more »
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