Our department believes that field trips, such as those listed below, are a very effective way to reinforce and expand what is taught in the classroom. Not all field trips are done in the same semester, but are scheduled according to the course syllabus. Some are during class time, others are all-day events. The costs are usually free or at a discounted rate. Student response has always been extremely positive. And yes, you really do learn something! The department also has "ultimate" field trips: Travel Study courses to Paris and Chicago.
Common Field Trips
- Construction Sites
- The Philip Merrill Environmental Center
- Home Expos
- Washington Design Center
- AACC Construction Projects
- University Tours
- Product Exhibitions for Professionals (AIA, CSI, Neocon East, ASID)
- Career Day for Interior Designers
- Architecture and Interior Design Office Tours
- Architecture and Interior Design Professional Meetings and Tours
- Architecture and Interior Design Awards Galas
- Kentlands Neo-Newtown
- Baltimore Washington Medical Center's Emergency Room
- Baltimore Home and Garden Show
- Production housing plants - Naticoke Homes, Delaware
- Frank Lloyd Wright’s “Fallingwater”
- Frank Lloyd Wright’s “Kentuck Knob”
- National Arboretum
- Interior Showrooms
- Winterthur Mansion and Gardens
- Baltimore Symphony Showhouse
- Product Manufacturers and Suppliers
- Europe (through departmental travel study)
- Paris
- Avignon
- Barcelona
- Madrid
- Rome
- Florence
- Venice
- Pompeii
And many more as appropriate and available to the course.
