The AA

Visiting School

One – three weeks

The Visiting School encompasses diverse learning programmes, workshops and site-based agendas shaped by participants working intensively in small groups over varying periods of time from one to two weeks. Central to each programme is the idea that experimental, new and provocative forms of architecture are best learned by doing. These programmes take place all over the world, including Bedford Square in London and Hooke Park in Dorset. The Visiting School welcomes applicants in any moment of their studies and careers, from within and outside of the architectural realm. The AA Summer School Programme, also part of the Visiting School, is equally open and takes place for three weeks during the summer period.

DTA Students’ education and architectural practices post AA

Incubators

Join one of our Visiting School short courses happening around the world.

Location

Course Title

Dates

Programme Heads

Full Moon Theatre

28 February 2026 - 4 March 2026

Limbo Architecture Lab

7 March 2026 - 15 March 2026

Unreal Worlds

23 March to 4 April 2026

Reimagining the Space.Body

Summer 2026

AA Summer School Latin America

Summer 2026

Latent Space Avenida Paulista

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Migration Culture: Weaving Latin America

Programmes

AA Visiting School

Migration Culture: Weaving Latin America

AAVS Migration Culture 2024

Dates

Summer 2026

Brief

The Buenos Aires Visiting School will re-evaluate the relationship between local and migrated resources elaborating on the interactions between both. The programme considers how those who have migrated to Buenos Aires in recent years due to the social or climatic conditions in their previous homes may find and create new forms of knowledge and community through collaboration. We will be looking at different ways of collaborating through music, food and skills.

This year’s visiting school will be focusing on learning from local crafting techniques such as weaving with natural materials to design a domestic piece of furniture which we will then use for our closing ceremony.

Participants will divide their time between our HQ atelier and daily excursions to site visits and designers’ ateliers, as well as hosting talks by visiting lecturers. We will collaborate with a local museum to exhibit our final piece of the work, alongside a live celebration of food, music and local crafts.

PROMINENT FEATURES OF THE WORKSHOP/ SKILLS DEVELOPED

- Lecture series

- Local experiences

- Community Engagement

- Crafting

- Music events

- Curation & Exhibition Layout Design

- Installation Design & Make

- Filming and Editing

Fees

• £60 — mandatory, non-refundable deposit (paid on application) that covers the AA Digital Membership for a year and is deducted from the total programme fee.

• £650 — Standard Programme Fee (including a 1-year AA Digital Membership)

• £590 — AA Member Fee

• £472 —AA Full-time Student Fee

• £562 — Fee for Full-time students of Melbourne University

Fees do not include flights or accommodation, but accommodation options can be advised. Students need to bring their own laptops, digital equipment and model making tools.

Applications

• Click "Apply" button on this webpage.

• Create an account or log in, then complete the online application form. Pay the £60 deposit to proceed.

• Log in to your Application Portal to finalize full fee payment and monitor your application status (step-by-step guide on using the Application Portal)

Deposit payment holds your place on the course but does not confirm it. A CV, Portfolio or Cover Letter are not required for standard applications. Full-time AA Students and Melbourne University Students must register with their university email to automatically apply the reduced fee. If you cannot apply online, contact the Visiting School Office.

Eligibility

The programme is open to current architecture and design students, PhD candidates and young professionals.

Visas

All participants traveling from abroad are responsible for securing any visa required and are advised to contact their home embassy early. An official letter can be issued by the /Visiting School Office confirming enrolment onto the programme once an applicant has settled their full fees, this letter can be used when applying for a visa.

Insurance

All participants are responsible for securing their own travel and health insurance. Please ensure that your travel insurance also covers your personal belongings i.e. laptop, equipment, tools, passport etc. The AA takes no responsibility for lost/ stolen property.

Biographies

BIOGRAPHIES

DELFINA BOCCA Engaged with education and research, she focuses on exploring digital and critical narratives as tools for architectural design. She is currently a First Year, Materials & Technology Studio Tutor and Head of Digital Exploration Clinic at the Architectural Association as well as an Associate Lecturer at Buckinghamshire New University where she leads Interior and Design course as well as Sustainability and Mindfulness Masters. She has previously co-leaded Digital Romanticism: an undergraduate studio at Oxford Brookes University in Oxfordshire. She curated Digital Nomad: Architecture and the Metaverse at Fundación PROA for the 18th Architecture Biennale in Buenos Aires working with digital platforms.