So, at archKIDecture, we are not huge fans of wasting food or using it in ways that are not going to be eaten, however, this use of the superfood broccoli, could not go unnoticed. This artist, Brock Davis, took his healthy food to heart and art and made a tree house out of toothpicks in […]
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A Contest in Atlanta
For kids and adults alike, you can try out this “Name the architecture spot in Atlanta” contest. A group of photos of details of buildings that people who really look around will recognize, you can fill in the blanks and maybe win the contest! We think it is a cool idea to get people to […]
A Talking Head talks about Music and Architecture
Music is defined by architecture. Well, music is influenced by architecture. Well, music is often written and played in different ways because of the space where it is performed. David Byrne, formerly of the Talking Heads, a popular music group back in the day, suggests that music is influenced by the space in which it […]
Be a Tourist in Your Own City
A number of cities across the world have been organizing free public events, called OpenHouse.The events allow behind-the-scenes access to over 100’s of great sites for one select weekend in a given city. You have the opportunity to see private houses, public structures and secret spaces that are otherwise closed to the public. And it […]
A Jumpy Wall
This wall seems to be nervous…when you approach it, it starts to jump and move! Designed by an architecture firm in New York called nARCHITECTS, the wall is made of foam and a bunch of electronic sensors that can tell when someone is near it. Once it senses you, it causes the foam to move, […]
Penrose Stairs..Huh?
How do they work? Or do they work at all? Try to go upstairs…or try to go downstairs. Or heck, try to get off of the stairs! Penrose stairs are named after a father and son who have the last name of Penrose. (The stairs have nothing else to do with pens or flowers.) It […]
SeeSaw House in Surrey England
This house is not really a seesaw, it is firmly planted in the earth. Well, at least half of it is.When a structure hangs out without anything supporting it, it is called a cantilever. This house in Surrey England is an example of CANTILEVER EXTREME! And the story is that you can rent it and […]
The Building is Alive!
See the Video about PERSPECTIVE LYRIQUE. The artist who created this exhibition took a video of a building facade (front of a building) and projected it on the actual building, so that it looks like the building is ALIVE! When you apply human characteristics to a non-human object, it is called anthropomorphism. Now that word […]
Come on and Build a Paper City
Watch this video and learn how to make a cutout city. We like projects that can make a 3 dimensional space out of something two dimensional. Although this project requires the use of an Xacto knife, so you really need to be sort of old to do it, we think that the idea is really […]
Grinding Home – a Skateboarder’s Dream
Ok, we know that people have passions that overtake their lives sometimes. Take that neighbor who loves Beanie Babies, with tons of the little stuffed animals covering every surface in her bedroom. Or the guy who is really into comic books and has piles of them all over the house. Well, there is a man, […]