Woodbury University's itinerant studio will dwell at the edge between Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego/Los Angeles from July 7 to August 1. Rarely do we find such two radically different cultures, societies and economies approximating each other and occupying the same geographical territory. This contrast is magnified by the 10-foot high steel wall that delimits these border cities. From this edge two completely different urbanisms emerge, two different attitudes towards making a city.

By zooming into the particularities of this bi-national territory, this studio will travel between Tijuana and Los Angeles. It will document these landscapes of contradiction, where conditions of difference and sameness collide and overlap. Inspired by such flow of information, BI will search the essence of the hybrid and flexible landscapes that are beginning to transform the fabric of the American metropolis and our notions of urbanism worldwide.

Students will hear from a diverse group of expert guest speakers, including:

• Paulo Alvarado, composer
• Luis Carranza, critic
• Mike Davis, social critic
• Walter Hood, landscape architect
• Jesse Lerner, filmmaker
• Ruben Ortiz, artist
• Ann Pendleton-Julian, architect/author
• Kyong Park, urban activist
• Marcos Ramirez, "ERRE" artist
• Michael Rotondi, architect
• Michael Speaks, theorist
• Heriberto Yepez, writer
• Lebbeus Woods, architect

Stations will be in Estacion, Tijuana, Woodbury's San Diego campus and Woodbury's Hollywood campus. Teddy Cruz, assistant professor of architecture, will direct the program.

Total cost, including tuition and transportation, for the three-unit studio is $1,995. Applications are due June 15 and early submissions will be given preference. Tuition and fees are due at the same time the acceptance response form is returned to the office of summer admissions.

All students and graduates of architecture and related disciplines with a minimum of three years of college experience are eligible to apply.

For more information, please contact Woodbury's Summer Programs Office at 619.235.2900

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Founded in 1884, Woodbury University is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Southern California. An accredited, nonprofit university, Woodbury is located on a 22-acre residential campus in Burbank and offers bachelor's degrees from the School of Architecture and Design, Business and Management, and Arts and Sciences. Woodbury also offers a master of business administration as well as weekend and evening study for working adults. A San Diego campus was established in 1998 to offer bachelor of architecture degrees.