We wanted to share this info about a summer camp for kids related to architecture. Brick City: World Architecture Brick by Brick is a week-long summer camp in which children will explore architecture from around the world and express their creativity through LEGO® bricks in Washington DC at the National Building Museum. How cool would […]
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Fun at the Chicago Cultural Center with archKIDecture
archKIDecture has a fun drop-in program happening on Saturday, February 10 from 1-4pm at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 East Washington, Chicago. It is a program for families, kids, adults, and any combo of these!REGISTER for the FREE PROGRAM The Chicago Cultural Center building is a gem of a structure. It is the former Chicago […]
BuildIt! with archKIDecture with the Chicago Architecture Biennial
archKIDecture has a fun drop-in program happening on December 9, 2023 from 1-4pm at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 East Washington, Chicago. It is a program for families, kids, adults, and any combo of these! The Chicago Cultural Center building is a gem of a structure. It is the former Chicago Public Library building which […]
One of the First Woman Architects
Anna Wagner Keichline was one of the first women to be a registered architect in the US – back from 1906-1911 in the great state of Pennsylvania. She also designed a bunch of things and earned patents for them, which was quite unusual for a woman in the US back then. One of the useful […]
Come on down to downtown Chicago for architecture fun
For the Chicago Architecture Biennial, there is a pop-up program for older kids to participate. Work with Mobile Makers at the Chicago Cultural Center and have some fun. Pop-Up event on Friday 10.27.23 and Saturday 10.28.23from 12-2 for some good clean architecture fun. The Chicago Cultural Center is located at 78 East Washington Street Chicago, […]
are we having a laugh? an archKIDecture JOKE
Q: Why is it sad that parallel lines have so much in common? A: Because they’ll never meet.
Summer Architecture Events for Kids in Boston
Mobile Makers, a Chicago-based organization that encourages kids to make change in their own neighborhoods through design, is offering a bunch of programs in Boston this summer 2023. Boston is so lucky to have a series of programs and events offered by Mobile Makers. Mobile Makers has a fantastic custom truck that travels around to […]
Chicago Designer Kids…some 2023 summer architecture classes for you!
Mobile Makers, a Chicago-based organization that encourages kids to make change in their own neighborhoods through design, is offering not one, not two but THREE programs in Chicago this summer. One class is called Creature Cribs, where you design something for a critter.One class is called City Makers, where you design replicas of Chicago landmarks.One […]
All about Women Architects!
A fantastic website about American women architects can be found on the web – at Pioneering Women Architects of American Architecture. (see https://pioneeringwomen.bwaf.org/) There are not a zillion women on this site, but there are a decent number to get started on your investigation of women in this field that has been so filled with […]
Family Architecture Classes in NYC!
The Center for Architecture in New York City offers a bunch of great programs for families. There were programs each month and the final one for the spring is on Saturday April 1st, from 11am – 1pm or 2pm – 4pm. There are some cool projects that other kids have built and are on exhibit […]