Islington, 24 May – Building Bridges
The workshop theme was Bridges. We’ve learned about different types of bridges, their structure, materials and how they work. We have looked at some beautiful bridge examples from around the word. After a bit of theory we focused on practice and made our own...
Thornhill, 23 May – Frank Lloyd Wright's Windows
We’ve learned about the process of making stained glass windows and looked at geometric designs of Frank Lloyd Wright. Using various techniques children created their own designs, some using simple geometric forms and some more complicated arrangements. Kids...
Islington, 17 May – Plan, Elevation, Section
Today we explored relation between 3D objects and their flat representation. We have tested how 3D objects look from their sides, top, bottom, learned what a section through an apple looks like and then even checked what it tastes like! The apple sections mysteriously...
Thornhill, 16 May – Paper Straws Towers
We had a very interesting workshop with lots and lots of ideas and lively design process. We talked about forces influencing building structures, their geometry and stability. Kids explored the challenge of building a structure with a bunch of 12 paper straws, masking...