Kids stuff at Center for Architecture.On view at the Center for Architecture is "Explorations into the Built Environment" showcasing work completed by K-12 students in the Center for Architecture Foundation's education programs. The Foundation is the charitable affiliate of the AIA AIA - Application Integration Architecture New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Chapter and manages one of the leading arts education programs in the 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. school system, reaching out to more than 2,500 students and hundreds of educators each year. The opening of the Center in 2003 enabled the Center for Architecture Foundation to expand its programs, including the introduction of in-house activities related to its calendar of design-related exhibitions and events. "Center for Architecture Foundation programs have reached over 1,500 students this school year alone. Design work from all age groups, abilities and backgrounds will be on display," said Walter Hunt Walter Hunt (1796 – 1859) was an American mechanic. He lived and worked in New York state. Through the course of his work he became renowned for being a prolific inventor, notably of the fountain pen, sewing machine (1834), safety pin (1849), a forerunner of the Winchester , FAIA FAIA Florida Association of Insurance Agents FAIA Food Additives and Ingredients Association (Kent, UK) FAIA Fellow, American Institute of Architects (honorary position) , foundation president. "This exhibition shows us how design education can tap into the creativity, ingenuity and resourcefulness Resourcefulness Buck clever and temerarious dog perseveres in the Klondike. [Am. Lit.: Call of the Wild] Crichton, Admirable butler proves to be infinite resource for castaway family on island. [Br. Lit. of young people." Students from public and private schools throughout City are represented in the exhibition, as well as projects completed in collaboration with New York's leading museums and cultural institutions. Exploring man-made spaces and the built environment, the students' work proposes creative designs for change and demonstrates their innovation in tackling such projects as redesigning neighborhood homes, stores, streets, and blocks. |
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