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Make a Modular Polyhedra

A polyhedra is a shape, a solid figure with many sides – usually more than six sides.It is pretty great to be able to cut cardboard to make one shape and then duplicate it over and over. Then assemble the parts and you will see some interesting shapes and it can keep growing.Download the PDF.

Making A Math Shape

You gotta check this out. Euclid was a famous mathematician. He was alive oh so long ago – around 300bce – and he wrote a book called “The Elements” which is one of the most foundational books of math and geometry. There are famous ideas in it, called axioms and others called propositions. One of […]

Summer 2024 Lego Camp for Kids in DC

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 […]

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 […]