Global Experience: Eastern Europe & Northern Italy
Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Milan, Verona and Venice
Learning Beyond the Classroom
In GLB270: European Sustainable Building, Historical Architecture and Art, you'll enjoy the ultimate immersive learning experience. Explore historical and modern European architecture in your initial coursework. Consider design from artistic, architectural, cultural, and sustainable perspectives. And take what you've learned on a 13-day trip to Eastern Europe & Northern Italy where you'll see first-hand a curated collection of history's magnificent masterpieces and today's impressive sustainable designs.
Experienced Faculty
Meet Your Faculty Guide
"Global experiences are an essential component of one's educational journey. Travel helps us engage, experience, enhance, and expand our understanding of other cultures and in turn make us more responsible global citizens. Participants will gain marketable skills as well as a global outlook; develop new perspectives; gain lifelong experiences; foster personal growth and build self-confidence; and most importantly enhance your educational experience."
Naim Jabbour
Associate Professor, Architectural Technology
Itinerary*
- Meet your Field Director at the airport
- Take a walking tour of Prague. With your Field Director you will see:
- Old Town Square, a historic square in the Old Town quarter
- Astronomical Clock, a large clock that tells the date, time, astrological information, and more
- Enjoy dinner in Prague
- Guided learning: Tour Prague with an expert local guide
- See Charles Bridge, an arch bridge lined with musicians and artists
- Walk down the Golden Lane and see eleven historical buildings that mark it
- Visit St. Vitus Cathedral, a Gothic cathedral where Czech Kings and Queens are coronated
- Independent exploration: Spend the afternoon exploring Prague on your own
- Cultural engagement: Take a guided tour of Vienna. With your expert local guide you will see:
- Ringstrasse, a circular boulevard around the Inner Town district
- Parliament, a columned building that serves as Vienna's center of government
- Rathaus, Vienna's flower-adorned city hall
- Hofburg, the presidential residence and former imperial palace
- Visit Schönbrunn Palace, an elegant palace with beautifully landscapes gardens where Marie Antoinette spent her childhood
- Independent exploration: Spend the affternoon exploring Vienna on your own
- Travel to Budapest
- Take a walking tour of Budapest. With your Field Director you will see:
- Fisherman’s Bastion, a fortification that has 7 turrets representing 7 Hungarian tribes
- Parliament, Hungary's sprawling center of government
- Guided learning: Take a tour of Budapest. With an expert local guide you will see:
- Heroes’ Square, featuring statues of famous Hungarian personalities
- Castle Hill, where Buda Castle is located
- Gellért Hill, where you can catch some of the city’s best views
- Visit Matthias Church, famous for its colorful tiled roof
- Cultural engagement: Enjoy an evening river cruise on the Danube as you hear about its Hungarian past, and cap off your memorable evening listening to the Blue Danube Waltz
- Visit the Milan Duomo
- Take an excursion to the Lake Como region and visit a local winery or vine yard for a wine tasting
- Independent exploration: Spend time exploring Bellagio on your own
- Travel to the Venice region
- Take a water taxi to Venice proper
- Take a guided tour of Venice. With your local expert guide you will see:
- St. Mark's Square, Venice's primary square and center of cultural importance
- St. Mark's Campanile, a 323-foot bell tower
- Grand Canal, Venice's major waterway filled with gondolas
- Visit the colorful Venetian island of Burano
- Enjoy a gondola ride
- Independent exploration: Spend time exploring Venice on your own
- Take a water taxi to Venice proper
- Independent exploration: Spend a half-day exploring Venice on your own
- Enjoy dinner in Padua
*This is not the official itinerary, includes highlights only, and is subject to change. Students will receive official itinerary once enrolled in the course.
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