Arquikids Corner

ARQUIKIDS

2010-01-08T02:56:00.000-08:00

Dear friends:
Arquikids would like to give a special thanks to TAKESHI INABA, Architect, Member of "Architecture & Children Network",Japan, for all the support, advices and information he offered us to make possible our last workshop
"IMAGINARY SPACES"
that took place the 18 of December 2009 in Arquikids office.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH
ARQUIKIDS TEAMWORK

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR

2010-01-01T10:34:00.000-08:00

ARQUIKIDS wish you all
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year,

“full of imagination and creativity”

ARQUIKIDS CONGRESS TURKEY

2009-11-23T10:09:00.000-08:00

Dear friends:
ARQUIKIDS would like to share with all of you our last lecture in the INTERNACIONAL CONGRESS “ARCHITECTURE & CHILDREN”.
November 18·20 2009, Ankara Turkey
Our lecture was about the workshop “EXPLORING OUR CITY“ , that took place in CCCB, NANO EVENT, on October 17-18 of 2009.

Kindly regards,
ARQUIKIDS

EXPLORING OUR CITY from Arquikids, Barcelona on Vimeo.

Arquikids news

2009-11-10T09:33:00.000-08:00

Dear friend:
We want to share with all of you our next lecture in "ARCHILD International Congress Architecture and Children",Ankara, Turkey

The Organizing Committee for the ARCHILD International Congress Architecture and Children is pleased to announce that the Congress will be held at Ankara during November 18-21, 2009.

The goal of ARCHILD Congress is sharing the theoretical and practical experiences to obtain children awareness for the space, environment and city

The congress will include oral, poster presentations and workshops in plenary format.

Link
http://www.archildworld.org/index.php?page=ana-sayfa&hl=en_US

ARQUIKIDS IN MARBELLA

2009-10-26T08:49:00.000-07:00

Dear friends:
Arquikids would lke to share with you the work we have made in our last workshop
"EXPLORING OUR BUILT ENVIROMENT", Marbella, 2009

Exploring the built Enviroment, Arquikids Workshop from Arquikids, Barcelona on Vimeo.

ARQUINEWS

2009-10-26T08:44:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends:
Arquikids would like to share some photos with all of you from our last workshop in NANO CCCB program for the family, Centro Cultural Contemporáneo de Barcelona.

Links
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nanocccb/sets/72157622625303338/
http://www.cccb.org/nano/tallers
http://www.cccb.org/nano/

Press
http://www.tv3.cat/videos/1558219/El-NANO-tria-la-programacio-infantil

Kindly regards,
ARQUIKIDS

ARQUINEWS

2009-10-04T10:02:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends:
It´s a pleasure for us to invite you to our next event call NANO , that ´ll take place in CCCB, Centro Cultural Contemporáneo of Barcelona,
17-18 of October 2009,

For further information
http://www.cccb.org/es/altre_proposta-nano-29495

Sincerely,
ARQUIKIDS

Arquikis Workshops

2009-09-28T11:31:00.000-07:00

ARQUIKIDS WORKSHOP
BUILDING ON A HAT SEPTEMBER 18
CONGRATULATION FOR A GREAT WORK!!!!

ARQUINEWS

2009-09-25T03:09:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends:
Our partners Tiago& Fran are travelling to Lisbon,Portugal, for an Exhibition they ´ve being working on.

Exhibition of Japanese Contemporary Architecture "(In)visible Time" Parallel Event of Experimenta Design 09.
It will be held on october 8th at 20.00h in IPA Design Lab, Rua da Boavista nº 67, Lisbon.

for further information
http://www.anywheredoorarchi.com/
http://www.experimentadesign.pt/2009/pt/02-06-02.html?_parallel/invisible.html

ARQUINEWS

2009-09-25T03:01:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends:

ARQUIKIDS would like to celebrate with all of you our ¡¡ First year!! With these wonderfull project.

“An intensive & creative year”
Full of surprises and amassing experiences.
Feeling architecture with all the senses!!!

I would like to thank all of you for sharing your experiences, for the support and big advices,for the possiblity to exchange information & knowledge, for the invitations to atempt as a guest the UIA Networking.

Pihla, Findland, for let me see your fantastic work at ARKKI SCHOOL & for the contact with the UIA Networking,
Hannes,Germany, for the invitation to the Bauhaus Symposium in Weimar& for dancing Tango!!
Ewa , France, for organizing & taking care about all the program in every meeting we have,
Takeshi, Japan, for your fantastic origami lesson in Moscu, Japan 2011!
Laurent , France, for your support in my lectures in Croacia & Weimar & sharing your experience at arcreve,
Sanja, Croacia, for the great symposium HURRA arkitektura . All we need is love!
Nona, Rusia, I´m still impressed of the work you make in Moscu & for the vodka!
Gülla, Island,amassing lecture in Finland, I certainly have to visit Island
Madelene , Sweden, I ´ve enjoyed so much your workshop in Findland. Hope to meet you in Sweden,

Also I´d like to introduce Kristin Mullaney, Usa, architect,from Architecture Education, Philadelphia.
She was a mentor & great support. She gave me the opportunity to share all her experience working together with the project “OUR CITIES”, which I made a lecture in Croacia & Weimar.

Thanks you all for making part of ARQUIKIDS

ARQUIKIDS STAFF

Arquikids Conferences

2009-09-25T01:17:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends:
We have recently travell to Finland to attepmt a Conference in Helsinky.
"CREATING THE FUTURE"The Conference provides new ideas, means and methods to explore Architecture and Design with children in school and after school activities.

It was a fantastic Conference, full of new ideas and interesting people. We could have the opportunity to attempt pedagogical workshops with people from Sweden and Island, that work with these type of activities in their Museums, and also meeting people from more than 15 different countries.

Amassing experience!!!

ARQUIKIDS

WORKSHOP ARQUIKIDS

2009-08-10T07:46:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends:

It´s a pleasure for Arquikids to share the workshop EXPLORING THE BUILT ENVIROMENT ,Marbella that took place the week of 3-7 of August 2009.

Congratulation to the great group of "DETECTIVES"
MAX, MARTEN, MELLE, SOL, MALE, SOFIA, SARA, MARIANA, MAOLÍ & MIA

By Exploring Inventing, Observing the Old Town of the city ,they discover the different delights and possibilities that architecture, design and city can offer us.

CONGRATULATION KIDS!!!!

A a very speciall regard to the family FAVALE PERURENA for all their support and efford to make this workshop possible.

THANKS!!!

ARQUIKIDS GROUP

Arquinews

2009-07-06T07:45:00.001-07:00

Dear Friends:

Arquikids wants to invite you all to our next Workshop "EXPLORING THE BUILT ENVIROMENT"that will take place in Marbella during the first week of August 2009.

We hope to see you soon!!
Kindly regards
ARQUIKIDS TEAM

ARQUINEWS

2009-07-01T11:29:00.000-07:00

Dear friends:
Arquikids finally upload the pictures from the
SYMPOSIUM HURA ARHITEKTURA , Zagreb, Croacia.
http://www.arhitekti-hkaig.com/
It was a fantastic experience and a beautiful place to visit.

ARQUINEWS

2009-05-05T05:09:00.000-07:00

Dear friends:
Arquikids has recently made a lecture in Zagreb, Croacia, in the HURA ARHITEKTURA SYMPSIUM about Architecture Education.

For furhter information

http://huraarhitektura.arhitekti-hkaig.com/

http://huraarhitektura.arhitekti-hkaig.com/Pocetni/ProgramEN

It was a fantastic to share different experiences in architecture education around the world.

Arquinews

2009-04-06T00:54:00.000-07:00

Dear friends:

We want to share with you the article publish on the 27 of march 2009 in the newspaperSORTIM AVUI

http://multimedia.avui.cat/pdf/09/0327/090327sortim022.pdf

http://multimedia.avui.cat/pdf/09/0327/090327sortim023.pdf

http://multimedia.avui.cat/pdf/09/0327/090327sortim024.pdf

http://multimedia.avui.cat/pdf/09/0327/090327sortim025.pdf

Saludos
Arquikids

ARQUINEWS

2009-03-31T12:25:00.000-07:00

Arquikids is happy to share our last press notes in different newspapers of Barcelona, Spain and web pages.

Thanks a lot to everybody that make all this project come true!!
ARQUIKIDS TEAMWORK

http://www.elmundo.es/papel/2009/02/11/catalunya/2594591.html

http://www.charhadas.com/publicacion/ver/id/2072/arquikids-observa-imagina-crea-y-aprende-algo-nuevo-bcn-

LAS FIESTAS

2008-12-15T16:27:00.001-08:00

OUR CITIES big presentation

2008-12-09T16:18:00.000-08:00

ARQUIKIDS & THE KIDS FROM SWAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IN SPAIN WANT TO WISH A FANTASTIC DAY FOR ALL THE KIDS FROM HENRY SCHOOL THE 10TH OF DECEMBER 2008 FOR THE BIG PRESENTATION OF "OUR CITIES" WORKSHOP

AND A SPECIAL REGARD TO KRISTIN MULLANEY FOR ALL HER SUPPORT IN THIS FANTASTIC WORKSOP

Our cities workshop

2008-11-17T07:50:00.000-08:00

Workshop "Our cities"
Ocotber 2008

CONGRATULATION FOR A FANTASTIC WORK!!!!!

THE PURPOSE IS NOT TO TEST HOW MUCH THEY HAVE LEARNT AS TO NURTURE INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY

C.W HENRY SCHOOL , PHILADEPHIA

2008-10-12T05:23:00.000-07:00

ARQUIKIDS wants to comment:

You have a great time with your Class: The Structures, as we can see in the pictures you have sent us.

going through the arch!

being cantilevers - like Frank Lloyd Wright's house

CONGRATULATIONS KIDS

from C.W HENRY SCHOOL , PHILADEPHIA!!!

KIDS FROM C.W.HENRY SCHOOL

2008-10-12T05:02:00.000-07:00

ARQUIKIDS wants to say HELLO!!! to the second grade course from the C.W.Henry School, Philadelphia.

WORKTEAM:

Benjamin, Madoline,Lucas, Jay, Miranda, Hara, Andrew, Malachi, Jared, Emma, Willem, Dominique.

WORKSHOP AIA PHILADELPHIA & ARQUIKIDS

2008-10-12T04:29:00.000-07:00

ARQUIKIDS is collaboration with AIA Philadelphia Foundation, are organizing an exchange workshop call EXPLORING OUR CITIES, Marbella and Philadelphia

Swan International Primary School, Marbella, Spain
C.W. Henry School, Philadelphia, USA

The aim of this project is not to get the children playing at being architects; rather, it is to offer children access to the different delights and possibilities that architecture and the city may offer them.

Goals:
· Introduce and compare local versus foreign architecture
· Learn about another country, culture, history, geography and customs
· See how we are alike as well as different
· Inspire additional education related to everyday life
· Learn to observe and understand the built environment
· Explore and understand the urban design process

WORK TEAM
Kristin Mullaney, ArchitectChair, Advisory Committee, Architecture in Education Program,Philadelphia

Rachel Dozier ,Philadelphia University
Merri Rubin, teacher, C.W. Henry School
Isabella DeBeary, parent volunteer, C.W. Henry School
Lisa Rose-Bryant, graphic designer, Philadelphia

Solange Espoille, Architect, Founder of Arquikids, Spain

Vanina Favale, parent volunteer, Spain

ARQUINEWS

2008-06-05T09:44:00.000-07:00

Good News Coming!!

We would like to inform you that Arquikids is travelling to Helsinky, Finland in June.
We are visiting ARKKI , School Of Architecture for children and youth www.arkki.net . This school was found in 1993 by three architects: Tuuli Tiitola-Meskanen,Miina Vuorinen and
Pihla Meskanen.

Annualy Arkki arrange various courses in arhitecture for 800 students from 3 to 19 years old with 25 architects working as facilitators.

The Director Pihla Meskanen invites us to attend the summer course during one week.
In summer they give a special one week long courses for children (monday to friday, from 9 to 4 in the afternoon)
The topics are; architecture and modelling, product design, arts and crafts, hut building (happening outside, involving building in 1:1 scale)

It´s a great opportunity for Arquikids to observe and learn from a school like this.
We will comment all !!

Welcome to Arquikids

2008-05-23T00:26:00.000-07:00

Aims of Architecture Education

Architecture education aims to develop a child´s ability to perceive , consider,
understand,conceptualize and evaluate his or her enviroment.

Architecture education supports the development of individual cultural identity, with helps us belong to our country and to humankinds.

We focus on experiencing the world with all the senses, to stimulate the senses and to evoke the imagination and creativity.

Design provides opportunities for learning of different kinds.It creates knowledge and understanding of how we shape and manage our enviroment and how we choose to live.

Design is about what we do not know.It is about imagining the future and making it happen.
In design education, we are enabling young people to explore how the enviroment impacts upon them and how they in turn might impact upon it.

Learning by Design

Learning by design means creating a framework of experiencies and activities for the young people to learn. Teaching here is not an instruction. It is not merely providing information or explanation. It is supporting the learning activities by creating a framework for learning, encouraging a questioning attitude, providing learning strategies and presenting an appropriate role model.

We especially would like to say thanks to Kristin Mullaney, architect from the Architecture in Education Program in Philadelphia, for her support, constant collaboration and advices received
for the beginning of ARQUIKIDS.

I beg you don´t forget playfullness

Alvar Alto

First things first

2008-05-22T11:48:00.000-07:00

By hook or by crook we'll be the first in this blog.
Do you want to be part of it?