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archKIDecture is invited to show our BuildIT
exhibit in central Illinois!Come
on out to LaSalle Illinois in May 2008!
archKIDecture was at ArtsWeek
Evanston!
for Draw Architecture! Draw Evanston! We had a great time. See
Photos.
On July 7, 2007 (that is 07/07/07!), the annoucement was made for NEW Seven Wonders of the World! Read more..
Tiny Houses. A great idea. Come and see > >
what the heck is this?
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and explain math, science and visual arts concepts
through the medium of architecture.
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Art Houses made of candles
APRIL 2008 || Chinese artist Chen Zhen worked with a group of homeless children in Brazil on a project exploring housing types and wishes of homes. They drew and built houses out of wax candles. The images are beautiful.
Go here
to learn more about Chen Zhen and the candle houses.
Random Acts of Architecture
March 2008 || The Colorful World of Mr. Magorium's Emporium
We don't know if you got to see this movie, but we think that the architecture
of the shop where the walls start to mold from sadness and where colors are
brighter than real life until they turn all grey...makes it worth seeing.
Some people might think it is JUST a little kids movie, but we thought the sets were worth watching with the rainbow colored railings and kites hanging all around. (Hey, that use of the word JUST is an inside joke for anyone who sees the movie. More...
October 2007 || Casa
de Pedra (means House of Stone) and WOW this stone house is not from the
Flintstones. This artist has taken over 20 years to detail this stone
house and it is a great expression of his artistic eye.
Learn
more »
WORD o' the Week
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Stuff we like
Gingerbread Mansions!
This artist works in gingerbread and bakes her structures and they are remarkable! Gingerbread houses and bigger structures. Aren't they just delicious-looking?! Read more »
Build IT! archKIDecture exhibit NEWS
A
good (a bit old but let's call them vintage!) review ot the BuildIt! exhibit here
(Thanks to TheEncyclopedia Brittanica for including archKIDecture as a link to their Brittanica IGuide.)
We visited Watseka
Ilinois and made some cool treehouses out of cigar boxes. Take
a look > >