No, Archi·North will supply everything needed.
Archi·North is the McEwen School of Architecture’s in-person summer camp program.
Curious about a career in architecture? Want to learn more about how the world around you gets designed and built? Interested in a unique pre-university academic experience in Northern Ontario? Archi·North is an opportunity to expand your horizons at Canada’s newest school of architecture.
With instruction from faculty and recent graduates in English- or French-language sessions, Archi·North is proud to offer a one-of-a-kind introductory experience in architecture, design, drafting and drawing to high school students entering Grades 11 and 12 in September 2025.
Follow Archi·North on [Facebook] and [Instagram] for updates and to see photos from previous sessions!
Email us at archicamp@laurentian.ca to request to be notified once registrations open.
Archi·North is a bilingual and tricultural in-person architecture summer camp run by Canada’s newest architecture school, the McEwen School of Architecture at Laurentian University.
Open to students who are entering into Grades 11 or 12 in September 2025, Archi·North consists of English- or French-language 5-day sessions at the MSoA’s award-winning campus. Each week-long session consists of activities and instruction guided by faculty and recent graduates, with the goal of a broad introduction into the architectural process and design thinking in an academic environment.
Archi·North participants will have access to the MSoA’s extensive facilities for activities ranging from instruction in drafting and drawing, architectural design, physical modelmaking, and digital software. At the end of every session, students will prepare an exhibition of the week’s work for viewing by family and the community.
As a part of the first bilingual architecture school in Canada, Archi·North is dedicated to offering an unconventional pre-university experience that challenges participants to exercise new ways of seeing – and re-imagining – the world around them.
This year, Collab·North Sponsorships will be available for students in Northern Ontario*, and SPE certificates will be issued to SHSM students in eligible sectors! See additional information below.
*More sponsorships may become available for students outside Northern Ontario.
Archi·North is open to all high school students who are entering into Grades 11 and 12 in September 2025. No other qualifications are required.
This year, Archi·North will be running Session 01 for participants coming to Archi·North for the first time, and a Session 02 for both returning participants from previous years and participants interested in a two-week camp experience. You can only do Session 02 after completing Session 01.
Email us at archicamp@laurentian.ca to request to be notified once registrations open.
English Sessions 2025
July 7 to July 11 – [ Session 01 ]
July 14 to July 18 – [ Session 01 ] & [ Session 02 ]
French Sessions 2025
July 21 to July 25 – [ Session 01 ]
July 28 to August 1 – [ Session 01 ] & [ Session 02 ]
Registration Fees:
$ 350 + HST for Session 01 (includes a $ 50 non-refundable deposit)
$ 200 + HST for Session 02 (includes a $ 50 non-refundable deposit and requires prior completion of Session 01)
Each session consists of five days that run between 9 AM and 5 PM at the MSoA satellite campus in Sudbury, with an hour break from noon to 1 PM. Lunch is not provided.
Click here for more information about the McEwen School of Architecture’s facilities.
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The Collab·North Sponsorships are bursaries funded by the northern Local Architect Societies – the North Bay Society of Architects, the Northern Ontario Society of Architects, and the Algoma Society of Architects – to help high school students from Northern Ontario* attend the Archi·Nord Summer Camp.
*More sponsorships may become available for students outside of Northern Ontario.
Each sponsorship is valued at $350.00
Eligibility: Any high school students who want to register for one of four available Archi·North Session 01 sessions, are entering grade 11 or 12 in September 2025, and currently attend high school in a Northern Ontario community.
Application Forms must be completed and emailed to archicamp@laurentian.ca.
Entrance scholarships to the Bachelor of Architecture (BAS) program at McEwen School of Architecture worth $500 are funded by Laurentian University’s Office of Francophone Affairs for all participants enrolled in Sessions 01 in French.
Eligibility criteria: All high school students who complete the 5 days of a Session 01 of the Archi-Nord camp in French, who are admitted to the BAS program at the McEwen School of Architecture, and who register for the FL Design Studio. The bursary will be applied directly to tuition fees for the fall semester of the first year.
This year, Archi·North will be issuing Sector-Partnered Experience (SPE) certificates to students pursuing a Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) in eligible sectors! If you are currently pursuing a SHSM, you can indicate in the registration form which sector program you are enrolled in and we will let you know if you are eligible to receive a SPE certificate.
The Archi·North experience and activities are the same for all participants regardless of SHSM enrolment or not.
Follow Archi·North on Facebook and Instagram for updates and to see photos from previous sessions!
Archi·North is incredibly grateful for the support and collaboration of its generous 2024 sponsors:
Have a question we haven’t answered yet? Reach out to Archi·North at our official email address: archicamp@laurentian.ca
For all other questions, please contact faculty member and Archi·North coordinator Louis-Pierre Bélec at archicamp@laurentian.ca, and follow Archi·North on [Facebook] and [Instagram] for updates and to see photos from previous sessions!