Creating the Future

Conference provides new ideas, means and methods to explore architecture and design with children in school and after school activities. The conference is useful for architects and designers, art teachers, educators, youth workers and day care personnel as well as officials and decision-makers involved with participation and interactive planning.  The lectures and viewpoints of the two-day conference open up viewpoints to creativity and experiencing the environment as well as to pedagogical approaches and successful projects. How to approach architecture with children and youth?  What do senses tell about the environment? What is creativity? How do architects and designers find the best ideas? How do children learn through play? Can children lead design processes? In both days the participants have also a possibility to participate in pedagogical workshops and discover new ideas and methods hands-on. The workshops can be chosen from a broad variety of themes. The emphasis of the first day is on space and senses while the second day stresses out creativity and planning. CREATING THE FUTURE - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN EDUCATION, September 3rd and 4th 2009 in Helsinki The Conference is organized by Arkki, School of Architecture for Children and Youth in collaboration with Architecture and design education group Ampiainen.