The CGAC presents the fourth edition of this cycle of workshops dedicated to contemporary architecture for children. Furthermore, this year we will close the programme with a workshop aimed at families.
The workshops, which will take place the last weekend of each month, will be run by the architect Fermín Blanco, with the support of the Sistema Lupo teaching team. The goal is to provide children with the tools and skills needed to interpret present-day architecture through the theories, projects and works of the most important architects of recent times.
The Sistema Lupo is made up of a series of modular parts that allow for many different possible combinations, shapes, proportions, balancing games and action strategies. The dynamics proposed aim to encourage both individual reflection and creativity, and teamwork through games and large-scale construction. The methodology includes a theoretical part, presenting the thought and work of each architect, as well as a series of building challenges.
CHILDREN'S WORKSHOPS
OCTOBER
Louis Kahn. The Spirit of the Brick
Saturday, 27 October. For children aged 6 to 8.
Sunday, 28 October. For children aged 9 to 11.
Places: 12 / Registration: 15 to 26 October
NOVEMBER
Charlotte Perriand. The Beauty of Usefulness
Saturday, 24 November. For children aged 6 to 8.
Sunday, 25 November. For children aged 9 to 11.
Places: 12 / Registration: 12 to 23 November
JANUARY
Norman Foster. Anticipating the Future
Saturday, 26 January. For children aged 6 to 8.
Sunday, 27 January. For children aged 9 to 11.
Places: 12 / Registration: 14 to 25 January
FEBRUARY
Toyo Itō. Learning from Nature
Saturday, 23 February. For children aged 6 to 8.
Sunday, 24 February. For children aged 9 to 11.
Places: 12 / Registration: 11 to 22 February
MARCH
Konstantinovna Komarova. Towards the Future, without Stopping! Constructivist Optimism
Saturday, 30 March. For children aged 6 to 8.
Sunday, 31 March. For children aged 9 to 11.
Places: 12 / Registration: 18 to 29 March
APRIL
Félix Candela. Efficient Skeletons
Saturday, 27 April. For children aged 6 to 8.
Sunday, 28 April. For children aged 9 to 11.
Places: 12 / Registration: 15 to 26 April
SPECIAL WORKSHOP FOR FAMILIES
MAY
Burle Marx and Lota de Macedo Soares. Feel the Landscape
Saturday, 25 May. For children aged 6 to 8.
Sunday, 31 May. For families with children aged 9 to 11.
Places: 12 / Registration: 13 to 24 May
REGISTRATION:
All workshops are free. Anybody interested can register, within the given timeframe, by e-mail at cgac.educacion@xunta.gal indicating the following information: full name and age of the participants, telephone number and contact e-mail, and name of the workshop they wish to attend. A maximum of two participants may be registered through each application. The places will be filled by order of registration. Applicants will receive notification by e-mail.
DIRECTOR: Fermín Blanco
TEACHERS: David Antuña and Víctor González, architects. Santiago Chenlo and Natalia Santamaría, educators
COORDINATION: Virginia Villar