Skill Up: Project: Brief, Design, Model – In-person workshop

About the Course

Skill Up: Project: Brief, Design, Model – In-person workshop

Thursday 25th August 2022 - Friday 26th August 2022, 11am-4pm

For young people aged 15 to 18

Join us for this 2-day in-person creative architecture workshop to understand what architects do and how to design a small piece of London. We will follow Studio Becoming on their new project to design the Egypt Exploration Society’s new headquarters in Bloomsbury, and then develop individual architectural ideas based on the project.

We will learn what an architect does, how an architectural project is run, and how to develop conceptual ideas. We will consider the clients design brief, the end user requirements, and develop individual design ideas into drawings. On the second day we will move onto making scale models of our design ideas, integrating structure, sustainability, ergonomics, access, and safety. With a client representative joining us on the final day to review your models and drawings.

This creative architecture workshop is led by architect Rory Harmer of Studio Becoming for young people aged 15 to 18 years.

About the Workshop Series

Our workshops for ages 15 to 18 ‘skill up’ teenagers who are thinking about studying architecture or design. Participants think critically, share their views on architecture and express themselves through creative practice. In past workshops participants have learnt how to work to an architectural brief, improve portfolios, develop architectural drawing skills using a variety of media (including digital drawing on iPads) and photography skills, and work individually and collaboratively to think about how to design sustainable and responsible architecture.

Based in London, mainly our HQ at 66 Portland Place, all participants must arrive by 11am. These workshops are led by professional educators and all materials are included in the ticket price, but lunch is not provided.

If you're under 18, tickets must be booked by a parent or guardian. Online booking in advance is essential and if we do not receive full registration information in advance of the event we cannot allow the participant to attend.

To see other learning workshops taking place in this series, see our young people page.

Terms and Conditions

• Tickets for participants under the age of 18 must be booked by a parent or guardian and advance online registration is essential. Bookings made on behalf of someone else still require advance online registration and it is your responsibility to share the registration form with that person. If we do not receive full registration information in advance of the event we cannot allow the participant to attend.
• We can offer a full refund up to 30 days in advance of the event start date. Thereafter, we cannot offer a refund or transfer. Cancellations must be made in writing to learning@riba.org. We will offer a refund if a participant is unable to attend due to corona virus.
• We reserve the right to alter the advertised content of events.
• In the unlikely event we need to cancel we will contact all ticket holders as soon as possible to rearrange or offer a full refund. We cannot reimburse or compensate for travel or other associated costs.
• On entry to the event participants agree to behave in an appropriate manner; the RIBA reserves the right to remove participants who behave inappropriately from events and request their immediate collection by parents/guardians.
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