Information Session

Join MA Design Research, Writing, and Criticism (D-Crit) for a virtual info session about its two-week Summer Intensive—an immersive, in-person program in New York City for anyone looking to sharpen their skills as a thinker, reporter, and storyteller.

In this session, Program Directors Molly Heintz and Eric Schwartau will walk you through the who/what/when/where/why of D-Crit’s long-running summer residency: what the two weeks actually look like day to day, who it’s designed for, what you’ll make, and how to know if it’s the right fit. There will also be a Q&A following the presentation.

About the Summer Intensive

The Summer Intensive offers practical methods and provocative frameworks for understanding—and writing compellingly about—images, objects, and spaces. Through close reading, field research, studio-style workshops, and structured critique, participants build the skills that matter across creative industries: clear thinking, deep research, and engaging expression.

By the end of the two weeks, participants will have:

• Completed several pieces of writing
• Developed story ideas and reporting directions
• Built a flexible toolkit for writing authoritatively and imaginatively about design

Participants also receive desk space in a bright, airy studio in the heart of Manhattan—so if you’re in the New York area (or would like to be), take up residence with D-Crit this June.

Perks include

• 24/7 studio desk access and printer access
• In-person studio visits to New York architecture and design firms, plus independent artists and designers
• A roundtable conversation with D-Crit faculty member and design writer Steven Heller
• An opportunity to meet publication-in-residence The New York Review of Architecture staff
• Built-in community: meet fellow participants and explore the city together
• Free access to select SVA-partner museums