Architecture Playshop

We thank the Faculty of Engineering for spreading the word and joining us at our vernissage on May 9th. The Architecture Playshop exhibition is on display on the fifth floor of the McGill University School of Architecture. Visit until June 2nd!

Mcgill Architecture students ran Architecture Playshop at our partner school Royal Vale Elementary in NDG, Montreal, with 4th-grade students. Here are photos from the final session on April 3, 2023, during which they exhibited their work to a delighted audience of family and friends from other grades.

Session 4: Climate Change Challenge: Safe Spaces for Climate Migrantsof Architecture Playshop at Royal Vale Elementary took place on March 27th, 2023. 4th-grade students worked in teams of 2 or 3 to develop a proposal for an inclusive playground for climate migrants.

Session 3: Climate Change Challenge: Rising Seas and Cities of Architecture Playshop at Royal Vale Elementary took place on March 20th, 2023. 4th-grade students worked in teams of 2 or 3 to develop a flood-proof house proposal.

Session 2: The Way We Build: Materials of Architecture Playshop at Royal Vale Elementary took place on March 13th, 2023. 4th-grade students worked in teams of 2 or 3 to develop a small climate-specific house proposal.

Session 1: The Way We Live: Building Better Cities of Architecture Playshop at Royal Vale Elementary took place on February 27th, 2023. 4th-grade students worked in teams of 5 or 6 to develop neighbourhood proposals.

Take a scroll through archKIDecture’s lessons and projects aimed at teaching young children to explore and participate in our built environment. From building a hexagonal shelf to a gingerbread Fallingwater House, archKIDecture is a great source of inspiration for architectural learning opportunities for children.

https://archkidecture.org/projects-and-lessons/

archKIDecture Architecture Lessons + Projects for Kids

By putting you in the shoes of an urban planner and architect, DiscoverDesign’s challenge “Community Building: Reimagining my block” tests tweens’ skills through design exercises that allow for critical thinking about the built environment. Learn more on the challenge by visiting their website. https://discoverdesign.org/challenges/community-building-reimagining-my-block

Community Building: Reimagining My Block Neighborhoods are unique places. On one block you can find many resources for the people who live there – homes, shops, stores, parks, and more. Not every block is the same or needs the same things. What makes your block unique? Be the urban planner. Be the architect. This DiscoverDesign project c...

Be a speaker at Child in the City World Conference 2022 You are invited to submit your abstract for the 10th edition of the Child in the City World Conference, being held in Dublin from 5-7 October 2022. The International Child in the City Foundation, Dublin City Council and the Irish Department of Children and Youth Affairs are eagerly awaiting content....

Here is a new chariy from the UK which seeks to embed future generations in the field of architecture and provide annual awards to celebrate children's creativity.

Thornton Education Trust Thornton Education Trust (TET) is a new charity created to advance education in architecture and urban design for children and young people

"Playgrounds must stop striving for absolute safety and instead create challenging microcosms that teach children to navigate difficult situations even if the consequence is the odd broken bone."
Learn more on why educators, designers and planners are arguing for an alternative playground in this article by The Guardian.
As a program that seeks to learn from children while simultaneously planting seeds of future action, Architecture Playshop aims to increase children's agency through design and building activities. Check out our inclusive playground design activities in Session 4 MAKE! Hands-on Activity via our website: https://www.mcgill.ca/architectureplayshop/4-climate-migrants

Learning the ropes: why Germany is building risk into its playgrounds Lofty climbing towers are part of trend away from total safety and towards teaching children to navigate difficult situations

Architecture Playshop updated their business hours.

Architecture Playshop is a program for educators to use in their classrooms to teach children about climate change and the built environment. The original material is made publicly available (free of charge) to early childhood educators through our website: https://www.mcgill.ca/architectureplayshop/

We are actively looking to collaborate with educators who have the opportunity to use our materials in their classrooms. The Playshop’s content addresses the following topics: 1) climate change and the impact of the built environment, 2) renewable building materials, 3) rising sea levels and their impact on cities, 4) forced migration and dignified accommodation. The Playshop consists of five sessions, and each session contains a read-and-draw booklet that introduces the topic, an activity booklet that provides hands-on activities for children, and a teaching guide for educators. All the read-and-draw booklets are beautifully illustrated by Matt James, an award-winning artist of children’s books.

As the program is designed in modules, educators can flexibly adapt the material to their curriculum and to their own schedules. The Playshop has been successfully implemented previously in two early education centers and the children’s work is posted on the Architecture Playshop Instagram: Architecture Playshop ().

Please message our page if you are interested in using our material, we would love to hear from you.

Architecture Playshop

This playlist is now live on our YouTube channel, find it here: https://bit.ly/3EJGdNP

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