MLA has a longstanding tradition of expanding the boundaries of conventional architecture practice through theoretical interventions, small-scale investigations, and publications. These explorations allow us to approach design with fresh perspectives and push us to test the limits of form, process, and materials.

Studio North is a week-long intensive building workshop which offers ten college-age students interested in architecture the opportunity to imagine, develop, and construct design solutions. Each session investigates a specific use for the site and responds with the design and construction of a complete prototype structure. All projects share a vocabulary of two-by-four framing members, galvanized metal fasteners, translucent fiberglass, and materials gathered on site.