The 2010 BSA Architecture/Design College Fair will be held Saturday, October 2, 2010 at Wentworth institute of Technology.

 Free Student Attendee Registration

 College Exhibitors Registration

  Download the 2010 College Fair poster

Are you thinking about a career in architecture, interior design, landscape design or industrial design? If so, explore the possibilities at the BSA Architecture/Design College Fair. 

Representatives of more than 30 colleges and universities will be on hand at the BSA's Architecture/Design College Fair to answer questions about portfolios, admissions and more. Learn what it takes to succeed--attend free workshops.

In addition to this College Marketplace, you'll find workshops for design-focused students. Hear the inside story from our keynote speaker who will describe "the life of an architect" and what it's really like to be in architecture school. You can also get tips on portfolio requirements, and choosing the right school.

For more information on this BSA program, contact Sarah Nastasia at snastasia@architects.org.

The 2010 BSA Architectural/Design College Fair will include:

College Marketplace
10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Keynote - Architecture and the Architect 101
12:00 pm  -  Annex Central (Blount Auditorium)
John Stephen Ellis, AIA

Workshop - Selecting an Architecture Program
10:30 am
Annex Central (Blount Auditorium)
Lee Waldrep, Ph.D.

  2009 Selecting an Architecture Program Presentation

  Becoming An Architect by Lee Waldrep, Ph.D.

Workshop by author of 101 things I learned in architecture school
1:00 pm
Annex Central (Blount Auditorium)
Matthew Frederick

Portfolio Reviews
10:30 am – 1:30 pm -  Watson Classroom

  Your Career in Architecture - Booklet

Directions 

Wentworth institute of Technology
550 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115

Driving:
From the North:
Take Routes 1 or 93 to Storrow Drive. Take the Fenway-Kenmore Exit. Proceed on the Fenway Exit overpass and keep to the left. At light, bear left and continue straight on Boylston Street (inbound). Turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue and proceed to Huntington Avenue. Turn right onto Huntington Avenue at Symphony Hall. Drive west on Huntington Avenue (Route 9), to the fourth set of traffic lights and turn left onto Forsyth Way/Parker Street (before Museum of Fine Arts). Take first right onto Ruggles Street and follow to Wentworth. The visitors' parking lot is on the left.

From the South:
Take Route 3 to the Southeast Expressway (Routes 3 & 93) and proceed to the Massachusetts Avenue-Roxbury Exit. At lights proceed straight onto Melnea Cass Boulevard. Follow to eighth set of traffic lights and turn left onto Tremont Street. Take right at 2nd traffic light onto Ruggles Street and follow to Wentworth. The visitors' parking lot is on the left.

From the West:
Take the Massachusetts Turnpike to the Prudential Copley Exit (right hand exit). Once on the exit ramp, stay left and follow Prudential sign. Drive west on Huntington Ave. (Route 9). Turn left at seventh traffic light onto Forsyth Way/Parker Street. Take the first right onto Ruggles Street and turn left into the parking lot just before the intersection.

Public Transit:
Subway
From North Station, take the MBTA Green Line "E" (Heath Street) car to the Museum of Fine Arts stop. Wentworth is across the street.

From South Station, take the MBTA Red Line to the Park Street stop and change to an MBTA Green Line "E" (Heath Street) car to the Museum of Fine Arts stop. Wentworth is across the street.

By MBTA Red Line from Alewife, Braintree, or Ashmont, change at Park Street to the Green Line "E" (Heath Street) car to the Museum of Fine Arts stop. Wentworth is across the street.

By MBTA Blue Line, change at Government Center to the Green Line "E" (Heath Street) car to the Museum of Fine Arts stop. Wentworth is across the street.

By MBTA Orange Line from Forest Hills or Oak Grove, to the Ruggles Station stop. Wentworth is located three blocks north of the Ruggles Station on Ruggles Street.

Bus and Commuter Rail
Please check MBTA.com for bus and commuter rail routes and schedules.

Area Lodging

Back Bay Hilton                        
40 Dalton Street
617-236-1100

Best Western Boston                
342 Longwood Avenue
617-731-4700

Boston Park Plaza Hotel            
64 Arlington Street
617-426-2000

The Colonnade   
120 Huntington Avenue
617-424-7000

Lenox Hotel         
61 Exeter Street at Boylston
1-800-225-7676

Marriott Hotel Copley Place        
110 Huntington Avenue
617-236-5800

Midtown Hotel            
220 Huntington Avenue
1-800-343-1177

Sheraton Boston Hotel               
39 Dalton Street
617-236-2000

Westin Hotel – Boston               
10 Huntington Avenue
617-262-9600