Architecture Foundation looking to get 'em young.The future Frank Gehrys Frank Owen Gehry, CC (born Ephraim Owen Goldberg, February 28, 1929) is a Pritzker Prize winning architect based in Los Angeles, California. His buildings, including his private residence, have become tourist attractions. of the world and other youngsters simply looking to have fun while learning about architecture may want to check out the summer programs at the Center for Architecture Foundation in Greenwich Village Greenwich Village (grĕn`ĭch), residential district of lower Manhattan, New York City, extending S from 14th St. to Houston St. and W from Washington Square to the Hudson River. . Starting on July July: see month. 6, the center will host five, one-week-long programs that will explore a different topic in architecture and design. Classes, open to those in grades 3 through 12, are limited to 18 students and are held Mondays through Fridays. "The general philosophy is having them look and learn about architecture and then try it for themselves," said Catherine Teegarden, director of programs. The first offering is Studio 1: Secret Places, which will show students locations that could include the High Line, the old elevated railway that is being turned into a park; and perhaps a behind-the-scenes peek at Grand Central Station, Teegarden said. That program is open to students entering grades 7 through 9 and will call on participants to document their experiences and create their own guides to the places that they were shown. From July 27-31, students entering grades 9 through 12 will have a chance to design and build their own functional furniture. The material of choice? Cardboard Cardboard is a generic non-specific term for a heavy duty paper based product. Paperboard
Paperboard is a paper based material. It is often used for folding cartons, set-up boxes, carded packaging, etc. , Teegarden said. Other classes include Studio II: Cell phones in SoHo, a look at the design and growth in this art and fashion mecca; Studio IV: Pop-Art and Architecture, an exploration that asks the question, "What if the great Pop artists Andy Warhol Noun 1. Andy Warhol - United States artist who was a leader of the Pop Art movement (1930-1987) Warhol , Claes Oldenburg Noun 1. Claes Oldenburg - United States sculptor (born in Sweden); a leader of the pop art movement who was noted for giant sculptures of common objects (born in 1929) Claes Thure Oldenburg, Oldenburg and Roy Lichtenstein had been architects?"; and another Secret Places class but for students grades entering 3 through 6. Officials also run K-12 programs during the summer for students and teachers call in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. called Learning By Design:NY Teegarden said the summer offerings are "not necessarily" for children and teens with a previous interest in architecture. But she said teachers hope to to give their charges a glimpse into what architects have to think about when designing the Big Apple s skyline. The idea is to open their eyes to the city around them and see things they've never noticed before and understand why" buildings were designed the way they were, she said. "Living in New York City, kids should have some level of understanding, It's not something generally taught in schools." Tuition For tuition fees in the United Kingdom, see . Tuition means instruction, teaching or a fee charged for educational instruction especially at a formal institution of learning or by a private tutor usually in the form of one-to-one tuition. is $400 per week and Teegarden says that some scholarships are available. For more information or to register, visit www. |
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