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Art in the Making: Materials Lab
Grade 3-5 Tuesday - Friday 1 - 5:30 pm, with snack break February 20 - 23, 2018 With a focus on art as a making process, explore the act that drives creativity and design. Students will spend each day working with clay and a variety of other materials that challenge our understanding of making that might include wood, found objects, fabric, paper mache, and more.
Find out more »Living With Water: Envisioning Solutions with LEGO Bricks
Friday, Feb 23, 2018 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Free, RSVP, registration opens Feb 13th Max 30 participants Join architects from BSA Space to envision the future of Cambridge with LEGO bricks. Learn how the Envision Cambridge planning team is considering sustainability, transportation, housing, parks and open space. Can residents and designers think of ways to live happily with water as it increases each year? Participants will learn about the challenges being faced, see ideas generated by architects in the Living with…
Find out more »Designing for the Art: Architectural Workshop
Grade 6-8 Tuesday - Friday 1:00 - 5:30 pm April 17-20, 2018 Designing for the Arts: Architectural Workshop. Inspired by the Japanese architect, Shigeru Ban, we will be exploring his experience with using innovative building materials to design very small buildings which are temporary, recyclable and buildable without previous skills and sometimes in emergency situations. We will look at many photos and drawings of his work, as Ban has pioneered the approval of paper based building materials and also uses…
Find out more »Exploring Sustainable Architecture & Design Workshop
Grade 5 -8 Tuesday - Friday 1:30 - 5:30 pm February 19 - 22, 2019 Explore how architects, designers and artists approach the creative process! In this 4-day architecture intensive, students in grades 5 - 8 will cover the basic principles of Sustainable Architecture and Design. Artists will have the chance to work both on team oriented projects; as well as individually design and build projects based on the principles of STEAM. Note that dates cannot be prorated or refunded…
Find out more »Woodworking Intensive
Grades 3 - 5 Tuesday – Friday 1:30 – 5:30 pm February 19 – 22, 2019 Use a drill, a saw, and a hammer! Join us for 4 days of woodworking with Instructor Angela Kimberk. Students will be introduced to handling woodworking tools and techniques. Woodworkers will have the opportunity during this intensive to work continuously on large scale projects through out the week. This class is designed for new and returning students. Please bring a nut-free snack for your child during…
Find out more »Sustainable + Environmental Urban Design
Sustainable + Environmental Urban Design In this 4-day architecture intensive, students will cover the basic principles of Sustainable + Environmental Urban Design. Artists will have the chance to work both in team oriented projects, as well as individually design based projects keeping in mind the principles of STEAM. Environmentally-friendly building materials. A sustainable architect typically chooses to use environmentally-friendly building materials. ... Energy and resource efficiency. ... Efficient use of space. Use of Natural Resources Note that a portion of this class will be held offsite (permission slips…
Find out more »Woodworking Intensive
Grades 3 - 5 Tuesday – Friday 1:30 – 5:30 pm April 16 – 19, 2019 Use a drill, a saw, and a hammer! Join us for 4 days of woodworking with Instructor Angela Kimberk. Students will be introduced to handling woodworking tools and techniques. Woodworkers will have the opportunity during this intensive to work continuously on large scale projects through out the week. This class is designed for new and returning students. Please bring a nut-free snack for your child during…
Find out more »Woodworking Intensive | Tiny Builders
Woodworking Intensive | Tiny Builders Grade 3rd-5th T - F, February 18 - 21, 2020 1:30 - 5:30 pm $325 for the week Use a drill, a saw, and a hammer! Join us for 4 days of woodworking with Instructor Angela Kimberk. Students will be introduced to handling woodworking tools and techniques. Our builders will focus on building tiny houses with a visit and lecture from guest architect at the end of the week. Please pack a nut-free snack.
Find out more »AmaZINE Prints!
AmaZINE Prints! Grades 5 - 8 T – F, February 18 – 21, 2020 1:30 – 5:30 pm $325 for the week In this intensive class students will use printmaking techniques to make an edition of zines using a variety of media. After choosing a theme or topic, we will collage, illustrate, xerox, and use several printmaking methods (monotype, intaglio, collograph) to illuminate the content of our zine(s). The sky is the limit in regards to the student's vision of…
Find out more »Bridge Architecture Challenge – Who can Build the Strongest Bridge?
Friday, February 21st 11am-12:30pm 2D Studio Who can build the strongest bridge? Family fun workshop! The room will be split up in teams where as a group they will design a bridge - explain why their design will uphold the weight test. Then groups will perform the weight test! Please RSVP for this free workshop in the registration link!
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