Hart Howerton 2018 Travel Fellowship Program

Description

“We continue to be inspired by the depth and breadth of work produced by our industry’s next generation of design leaders.”

Dave Howerton, Chairman

Background

In 2006, Hart Howerton began an educational initiative to provide a select number of Fellowship positions for students at design schools. Each summer, Fellowships allow the firm to employ students in planning, architecture and/or landscape architecture internships in our New York or San Francisco offices. The Fellowship also provides funded travel for research on a topic the Fellow selects.

As a result of the Fellowships, Fellows have graduated with the added advantages of professional office experience, collaborative interdisciplinary design, and worldwide travel and research. The benefit to Hart Howerton has been tremendous – the energy, enthusiasm and input of new designers is laying a foundation for the next generation of design thinking.

Structure & Schedule

The Fellows typically arrive in the firm’s offices in late May or early June. Each Fellow is assigned a team that provides guidance and feedback over the summer. The Fellows spend the first 3-5 weeks in a professional internship, working as part of a Hart Howerton project team, while finalizing the focus and arrangements for their travel study. Fellows then travel to pursue their self-defined, approved topic. Following the travel period, Fellows return to our offices to complete their professional internship and prepare a final “report,” which is presented to the firm.