Open City and Celebrating Architecture present, Learning From Architecture, a programme of design-based activities for home learning and teachers. Activity Type Any Home ActivitiesTeachersDesign ChallengesTips and Techniques Age Groups Any All AgesUnder 5s6+5-77-99-1313-1616-18 Timings Any Under 30 minutes30 minutes1 hour2 hours+ Search Bugs in the City Design and create a Bug Hotel that will encourage and support biodiversity. Type: Home Activities, Teachers Age: 7-9, 9-13 Time: 2 hours+ #architecture #bug hotel #design #schools Your Neighbourhood Explore your local area and create a brand new model. Type: Teachers Age: 7-9, 9-13 Time: 2 hours+ #architecture #design #school activity Another Perspective Concentrate on your non-visual senses to create a word picture of a particular place. Type: Home Activities, Teachers Age: 7-9, 13-16, 9-13 Time: 2 hours+ #architecture #sensory experience #word picture Design your own house styles inspired by Portsunlight Learn about the village of Portsunlight and then make your own series of contrasting house types! Type: Home Activities Age: 7-9, 9-13 Time: 1 hour #architecture #design #housing #village It’s a small world! Envision and then build your own world! Type: Home Activities Age: 7-9, 9-13 Time: 2 hours+ #globe #Making #papiermache #world #writing Build a Fort Sanctuary Think about what you need from a sanctuary and build one at home! Type: Home Activities Age: All Ages Time: 1 hour #build #environment #fort #home #imagine #sanctuary Eat Your City! Explore, share and design with this cookbook of a city you can eat! Type: Home Activities Age: 9-13, 13-16 Time: 2 hours+ #city #cookbook #design #eat #explore Bodies of Water Let’s learn about how we used water bodies in cities in the past and how we are currently using them, so we can imagine how we must use them in the future! Type: Home Activities, Teachers Age: 7-9, 9-13 Time: 1 hour #city #future #imagination #past #water Challenging the Medical Hero Make your own game of Medical Heroes top-trumps! Type: Home Activities Age: 9-13, 13-16, 16-18 Time: 1 hour #cards #game #heroes #history #medical Let’s Build your Circular City Learn all about circular cities…then build your own! Type: Teachers Age: 7-9, 9-13 Time: 2 hours+ #circular city #city planning #school activity Animal Eyes: Re-design Canary Wharf Put on your animal eyes and design an invention to increase animal biodiversity in Canary Wharf. Type: Home Activities, Teachers Age: 9-13, 13-16 Time: 2 hours+ #animal #biodiversity #canarywharf #invention Build Your Own Bridge Build your own bridge and test how much it can hold! Type: Home Activities, Tips and Techniques Age: 9-13 Time: 30 minutes #architecture #bridge #craft #Making #paper Load More
