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Great News that will make you FALL OVER...the Leaning
Tower of Pisa is no longer moving! Since it was built, the Leaning Tower - heyis
that why it has that name -has been on full tilt! but it seems
to be stabiilized. Read more > >
archKIDecture's BuildIT exhibit is currently showing in central Illinois! Come on out to LaSalle Illinois Public Library in May-June-July 2008!
See some photos of the workshop we just held there! Great kids and lovely library and creative librarians made it really fun and lively.
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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archKIDecture is an independent architecture education project that encourages children to explore and participate in the built environment.
Random Acts of Architecture
July 2008 || Buildings That Rock 'n Roll
We saw these "Rolling Huts" and we thought they were so neat! They reminded us of some sort of building in the future that we would roll around with us, very slowly, as we move from place to place, discovering new ideas and locations throughout the country! More...
Dress up that house!
July
2008 || We have been thinking a lot about the various materials that can
be used to build a house. The hip architecture firm that is based in
the Netherlands, MRDV, came up with this model of a house made of bundles
of old clothing. It is an interesting idea for using old tshirts that you
spilled chcolate milk upon.... find out more here > >
photo from designboom.com
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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 »
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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 > >