Archimake Architecture Academy booklet

Architectural and 3D Design Workshops for Children

What is Archimake?

School Curriculum

Archimake provides educational workshops for school children, dedicated to architecture and 3D design. Workshops are organised around a series of fun model making and drawing exercises, tailored for KS1 to KS4 level.

Art & creativity

Workshops introduce ideas to stimulate creative thinking. Children create models and drawings, using variety of media such as wood, cardboard, plastic, paper, pencils and pens. Through explorative design and problem-based learning our workshops help children develop a range of abilities. The term ends with presentations and an exhibition.

Workshops stimulate imagination through problem solving activities.

Children either transform an imagined idea into a real object or drawing, or reinterpret a model or drawing for a new use.

Maths Through exploring geometry and transforming 2 dimensional shapes into 3 dimensions, children refine their understanding of shape, symmetry and modular structures.

Math skills quantity, balance, weight, symmetry and geometry are also developed.

Meet the Archimake Team

Cheryl Pilliner-Reeves is Archimake Founding Director and a fully qualified practising RIBA chartered architect, who specialises in sustainable design. Cheryl is a leading architect and academic who has featured on BBC TV Tricks of the Trade and Channel 4. Being Senior Lecturer for 12 yrs at Londonmet Cheryl saw the need to teach children, so they could explore creativity earlier. Cheryl is a mum of 2 young boys and her workshops are fun and educational stemming from her University teaching experience.

Left: Toothpicks Structures Workshop , Above: ‘Public Seating with Solar Panel Light ’, A. Pilliner Lorente, age 9

History

Soft Skills

Many workshops are based on significant moments in history, such as Greek Gods, classical architecture and historic monuments in London.

Creative skills exercised include

Literacy

Reasoning skills are developed such

Children write their ideas down during workshops as this develops a deeper level of clarity about the work and encourages writing as part of a creative process.

Social skills drawn on include

Geography Loca tion in architecture is important We discuss geography and its impact on why buildings look different around the world

Meet the Archimake Team

composition, hand-eye coordination, use of colour and intuitive decision making.

as analytical thinking, problem solv ing, ability to select one solution out of many possibilities through trial and error.

communication of design intent, ability to draw to communicate an idea, verbal presentations, teamwork, confidence and independence.

Citizenship skills are developed by engaging children with the city and stimulating conversations about how we participate in, and use it. This helps children to understand how the city is created and how it can be changed.

Jade Zheng is an Archimake Workshop Leader. She prepares stimulating workshops in which children have produced wonderful models and drawings for parks and the city. Jade is also a US licensed architect and partner of a practice in Shanghai. Being a mum, Jade believes “design thinking” is key to help young children engage with the world and also bring positive change and impact.

Left: Toy Stand Workshop Above: Playground, by Filippo Wragge Anfossi, age 6, Kings Cross Academy

Workshop Examples Extended Projects

‘Structures’

We often work on real design projects during the term given by local council or childrens organisations. We have worked on designing childrens parks, public space and new school classrooms.

Please email us if you have a project to consider. Themes explored in projects are;

The workshops teach children structural and geometric concepts of architecture and structural engineering. Children use their imagination to create abstract one, two or three storey structures which are given a use and drawn for additional ideas. We show where these geometries can be found in the city and other objects.

‘Sustainability’ This is a key theme we introduce to most projects, to consider energy and water use and recycled materials.

‘Hatching’ Drawing workshop exploring 3d depth and shadow of building through advanced line techniques and hatching.

‘Greek Gods’ The workshop integrates KS2 Greek Mythology studies. Children use their imagination and creative skills to produce a drawing of a house designed for a Greek God of their choice.

Meet the Archimake Team

Paulina Sobczak is an Archimake Workshop Assistant. Paulina is also a photographer and a trained structural engineer. Paulina spent 11 yrs at Arup and Ramboll and has excellent 3 dimenion conceptual thinking. Paulina is also a mum and her workshops are highly engaging.

Paulina’s photography work of Archimake workshops and exhibitions is always excellent and we highly recommend her. www.paulinasobczakphotography.com Left: Structures Workshop, Yr 5 girls, Northbridge House School. Above: 7 Shade of Green, Summer Lily, Age 9 Left: Hatching Workshop Above: Ice House for Zane by L.Pilliner Lorente age 6

Feedback Parents

Educational Organisations

“You offer such creative, inventive, imaginative and inspiring educational workshops that allow our children to grasp and assimilate concepts in an organic manner. Freedom to create intuitively.. generating new and and insightful solutions in an ever changing world. Thank you.”

- Ms. Cope-Tylee

“Archimake is set up by professionals in architecture who developed a series of workshops in schools.

Passionate about making things they share their creative skills and architectural knowledge” - The City Centre

“Thanks again for yesterday’s work shop, my son absolutely loved it.”

- Ms. M. Mocellin “My son has sat down and gone through week by week with his dad.

He is so proud of his work. Thank you!”

- Mrs. K. Mark

“Excellent tutors and workshop.

Students were engaged throughout the workshop” - Redriff Primary School “Archimake is proving very popular. There has been a really good response. 10 children have been selected and we do have a waiting list in case any children drop out” - Kings Cross Academy

“What you’re doing is amazing. I’m really impressed how my daughter presented her work!”

- Mr. C. Aguilar

Meet the Archimake Team Joe Scragg is an Archimake Workshop Assistant. Joe is also a talented architectural assistant working on various projects.

Joe has also carried out childrens workshops with other organisations and he is very good at supporting creativity.

Left: Toothpicks Structures Workshop Above: House of Peace, Rock Yu, age 6

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Information and Fees Information and Fees Workshops bookedare in advance Our workshops for up toare £120 schol and term.cost Workshops 20per children £120 per term* usually have up to 10 children. per child.

Workshop agreements with schools are made in advance during the Children are rewarded with a badge previous term.

Our cut off dates for or fridge magnet momento of workshop bookings are as follows; their and copies of these are work available on Agreed our website.

Booking Term Start 15th June Autumn The15th Archimake Activity Book ‘Pla y, November Spring Architecture, & Engineering’ isSummer 15th February available at £15 and also found on We have a minimum group size, the Shop page on our website. please enquire by email.

All our Workshop Leaders have DBS certificates.

Parents, to book our Saturday Islington workshop visit; www.tiny.cc/am2book *please confirm at time of booking

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Left; End of Term Exhibition, Kings Cross Academy, Photography; www.paulinasobczakphotography.com. Above; ‘Stripes’, L. Pilliner Lorente, age 6 Left: Reward Badges Above: ‘Stripes’ by L. Pilliner Lorente age 6

“On the whole it must be more important to be skilful in thinking than to be stuffed with facts.�

Edward De Bono

Architecture & 3D Design Workshops Archimake, Maygood House, London, N1 9QR Editor: Cheryl Pilliner Reeves, Contributors; Jade Zheng & Paulina Sobczak Sponsors; PR Architects www.prarchitects.co.uk & Paulina Sobczak Photography www.paulinasobczakphotography.com www.archimake.org / email: contactus@archimake.org Archimake 2018. All rights reserved