Internships and Summer Programs

Summer Internships

The summer is an excellent time to pursue original research and work with local non-profits. Several Bowdoin students interested in architectural studies have taken advantage of this opportunity to either investigate their own questions or to help others.

Bowdoin College, Coastal Studies Rusack Fellow
Annie Hancock '10
http://squirrelpointlight.blogspot.com/ 

Habitat for Humanity
http://habitat.org/
Old York Historical Society – York, Maine
http://oldyork.org/education_pages/ebp_fellowship.htm
Roger Burleigh (’06) and Dan Herzberg (’06): Planning and Development Office for the Town of Brunswick*
Alex Krippner (’06): Fellowship with the Town of Brunswick**
Mark Kate Wheeler (’07): Red Feather Development Group, Bozeman, Montana***

Psi-Upsilon Internship / Logan Fellowship
http://bowdoin.edu/environmental-studies/beyond/psi-u-internship/psi-archive.shtml
As part of her fellowship with the Town of Brunswick, Alex Krippner '06 gained an in-depth look at the the functions and interactions of municipal government. Alex prepared photo documentation for development projects going before review boards. The goal of the photo documentation was to provide for the Planning Board, Village Review Board, or any other entities that may review a project, with a tangible visual reference that could act as a substitute for a site walk. In addition, Alex prepared a map of the five rivers and twelve towns in the region covered by the Five Rivers Arts Alliance non-profit arts organization. Two other mapping projects involved preparing a map for a "Safe Routes to School" grant application and an inventory of properties either listed in the National Register of Historic Places or one of the top 100 significant historic structures in Brunswick.

“This fellowship allowed me to realize the interconnectivity of the various entities in Brunswick. It was so exciting to assist the Town of Brunswick planners in their attempts to bring representatives from Bowdoin, non-profits, citizens, and other organizations together to work for the betterment of the Brunswick community.”

http://bowdoin.edu/cpc/internship/picf/awards.shtml
Reducing the impact of severe poverty on American Indian reservations, Red Feather organizes volunteers to work with tribal communities and teach them the skills they need to create their own sustainable housing and community development solutions. Mary Kate took an active role in the preparation and construction of straw bale homes on two Native American reservations. Her responsibility was to build and direct the volunteer effort through cultural sharing of tribal members and other American and international volunteers.

Landscape and Architectural Design Offices

-Elliot Elliot Norelius Architects (Larissa Curlik ’07)
http://eena.com/
-Farr Associates (Ben Smith ’06)
http://farrside.com/
-Machado and Silvetti (Ted Power ‘07)
http://machado-silvetti.com/
-Pelli Clark Pelli Architects (Katie Stokien '09)
http://pcparch.com/
-Read and Co. Architecture, Baltimore (Gwen Hutton ’10)
http://readco.biz/
-Richard Renner (Nicole Goyette ’05)
http://rrennerarchitects.com/
-Theodore and Theodore (Cotton Estes ‘07) (Karsten Moran ’06)
http://www.2tarch.com/

Summer Programs

* Career Discovery - Harvard University
http://gsd.harvard.edu/professional/career_discovery/
* Syracuse University School of Architecture Summer Trips
http://mirror.syr.edu/international/summer.html
* RISD Furniture Design
http://risd.edu/summerstudies.cfm