| DAYS | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | ||
| 1 | Tour Shanghai: Jin Mao tower and Pudong waterfront; Yuyuan garden and market; Xintiendi project; evening on Bund waterfront | |
| 2 | Travel to Suzhou; visit Suzhou gardens | |
| 3 | Visit in Suzhou: silk factory, canal town Return to Shanghai in evening | |
| 4 | Shanghai planning institute; French Concession historic district | |
| Week 2 | ||
| 1 | Arrive in Beijing, get settled in guesthouses Meet Chinese students, organize teams, buy bicycles | |
| 2 | Begin studio, visit site | Assignment 1 (site clues) out |
| 3 | Work | |
| 4 | Work | |
| 5 | Site clues presentation | |
| 6 | Assignment 2 (preliminary plan) out | |
| 7 | Tour in Beijing: Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven | |
| Week 3 | ||
| 1 | Work | |
| 2 | Design directions due | |
| 3 | Leave for Shanxi province | Preliminary plan due |
| 4 | Tour Shanxi: Yungang Grottoes, Huayan Temple, Hanging Monastery Evening on Mount Wutai | |
| 5 | Visit Wutai; Jinci temple; travel to Pingyao walled city | |
| Week 4 | ||
| 1 | Visit Pingyao; return to Beijing in evening | |
| 2 | Assignment 3 (design development) out | |
| 3 | Design development due | |
| 4 | Visit Great Wall | |
| Week 5 | ||
| 1 | Assignment 4 (final presentation) out | |
| 2 | Final presentation | |