Local architects in La Jolla host camp for young designers

Claire Ryan, 12, of La Jolla, shows her house design with a waterslide that runs from the roof to the ocean. Photo Shelli DeRobertis

By Shelli DeRobertis

More than a dozen middle and high school students spent a week drawing, measuring, tracing, touring homes and designing their own at the first Young Architects Camp, hosted by the La Jolla Historical Society, July 23-27, at Wisteria Cottage, 780 Prospect St.

The class of nine boys and four girls met daily for six-hour sessions and were taught tools-of-the trade by three seasoned professionals.

Architects Trip Bennett and Laura DuCharme Conboy who combined, have 45 years of experience creating homes were teaching the session on July 27, when Bennett jokingly introduced DuCharme Conboy.

Shes the second best architect in town, Bennett said.

Joking aside, both architects have had their work featured in many publications, and both are members of the La Jolla Historical Society, which works to preserve the towns beloved sites and structures.

Jeffrey Shorn, another private-practice architect in La Jolla also shared his expertise and helped teach the camp.

Twelve-year-old Cami Hickman, of La Jolla, said she was excited to attend.

I really enjoyed it, she said. I like that we got to design our own space. For her finished product, Hickman drew a three-story modern.

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Local architects in La Jolla host camp for young designers