July 25th, 2024
We had a great time at the Boys and Girls Club of Chapel Hill facilitating two workshops, discussing different types of architecture from around the world, and taking some time to get creative!
For the elementary age group, we provided an array of materials to create streetscapes. The students used shapes cut out of construction paper to build their own scene of architecture, magazines and calendars to incorporate collage, and markers and chalk to add detail and texture.
The middle school age group participated in our Legos and Imaginary Architecture program. We first discussed architecture and the built environment and viewed works of architecture from around the world. We reviewed an architect's design process and then asked the students to build their own creations out of Lego bricks. Students were encouraged to think outside of the box and tap into their imagination and creativity. They were given prompts to describe the site of their creations, the function of their structure (or object), its special features, and the type of architecture. Back in the Prism studio, we combined images of the Lego creations with the students' prompt in an AI rendering tool that brought the creations to life.
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