SummerFAB
Design. Fabricate. Build.
SummerFAB, is a four-week, commuter summer program that exposes high school students to the built environment through interdisciplinary project-based learning practices. Participants collaborate with Wentworth faculty and current architecture and design students to research, design, fabricate, and construct a full-scale, community-driven solution to local neighborhood challenges. Additionally, participants are provided the opportunity to develop a network of peers across the Boston area. Learn more about our offering below.
Program At-a-Glance
Eligible Audience: SummerFAB is designed exclusively for rising juniors and seniors in high school that are Boston residents or attendees of Boston Public Schools.
When: July 7 - August 1, 2025
Program Type: Commuter/Day Program
Application deadline for Summer 2025 has passed.
Thanks to generous grant funding, this program is completely free for students who are admitted and meet the eligibility criteria above. SummerFAB is exclusively for rising juniors and seniors in high school who are residents of Boston or attend Boston Public Schools. If you meet these qualifications and are interested in learning more about architecture and design, we invite you to apply.
Learn More About SummerFAB
DESIGN
Phase One: DESIGN
These modules will allow participants to learn skills that will prepare them for success throughout the four weeks. Students will build foundational skills in design, drawing, and the building sciences.
FABRICATE
Phase Two: FABRICATE
These modules will introduce methods of design inquiry and visual expression. Having examined our urban setting in Boston, we will learn how to analyze the built environment through quantitative and qualitative terms. Participants will become acquainted with scale and proportion through drawing and model making, all the while learning valuable representation skills to express design inquiries throughout phase exercises. Students will leverage their experience in design inquiry skills and model making. This phase will end with the selection of three-dimensional prototypes that will serve as the base design for the full-scale build project.
BUILD
Phase Three: BUILD.
This phase culminates in translating design thinking into built form, resulting in a full-scale temporary site-specific construction. Working together with the fabrication coordinator, participants learn the skills involved with the production and realization of a design idea into built form. This phase concludes with final installation of the built work on site, either temporary or permanent, and a celebration with faculty, friends, and community partners.
Interested in SummerFAB?
Interested in participating in SummerFAB? Applications are open for Summer 2025.
- Click the "Apply Now" button at the top of the page and follow the instructions in the SummerFAB section to begin.
- Complete your application and have your school email us your transcript at precollege@wit.edu.
- There is no fee to apply!
