Youth Design Workshops 2019 - 2020
Tue, Oct 1, 2019 at 8pm - Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 11pm
Our youth workshops take a step up, with students tackling social, environmental, and engineering challenges. With an extended emphasis on more conceptual issues and demanding engineering concepts, these workshops are perfect for older students. Hosted at local architectural offices, SAF staff and volunteer architects support participants as they plan, build, and present solutions to imaginative and thought-provoking design challenges.
(youth ages 10-16 no chaperone necessary)
We offer need-based scholarships for all SAF Youth Programs. For details about scholarships email us at info@seattlearchitecture.org or call 206-667-9184.
Take it to the Limit
Sat, Oct 19, 2019 from 11am - 3pm
How do Architects and Engineers know how to create safe cutting edge structures? They test them! In this workshop we will focus on creating untraditional buildings and testing their structural integrity against natural forces like Wind, Rain, Gravity, and Earthquakes! How will your building fare?
Photo: Lan Nguyen
The School of the Future
Sat, Nov 2, 2019 from 11am - 3pm
What does a school of the future look like…? Will rising sea levels allow us to create floating learning spaces that focus on marine life education? We know the changing climate is going to affect how we interact with the built environment, but what does that look like and how will it change how we learn? Come explore the future of educational design!
Photo: Lan Nguyen
Shifting Your Perspective: Human-centered Design
Sat, Jan 18, 2020 from 11am - 3pm
It’s easy to get caught up designing beautiful things and forget who we’re designing for: humans. Learn how to solve everyday design problems for everyday people - with all the opportunities and challenges that come with them. Students will utilize human-centered design principles to research, ideate and prototype design solutions using real data from real people.
Photo: Sheila Hoffman
Skyscrapers: Go Big or Go Home
Sat, Feb 1, 2020 from 11am - 3pm
Skyscrapers are the crown for any city. From Smith Tower to Columbia Tower, Seattle has its own collection of skyscrapers that give it a distinct skyline. What does it take to build tall? The sky is the limit when you are part of a great team! Building big takes big ideas, and you’ll work with new friends on small teams to dream up and build the tallest skyscraper SAF has ever seen.
Photo: Lan Nguyen
As-built Environments in Tinkercad
Sat, Jun 13, 2020 from 11am - 2pm
With the COVID-19 pandemic we are currently unable to resume our Youth Workshops in their usual format. Therefore, we are hosting a virtual workshop! Using Zoom and Tinkercad, we will host a program in which local architects from Schemata Workshop and SAF will lead a tutorial on on TinkerCad and challenge students to recreate a space in their house, before transforming it into their dream space. Participants will share their creations at 1:00pm with the option to continue working after the program has ended.
What you will need to participate:
- A Zoom Account- these are free and easy to use. SAF is following best practices to ensure the safety of all participants.
- Access to a computer during the scheduled workshop hours (11:00- 2:00)
- Tinkercad installed on the computer prior to the workshop- this is also free.
- It is advised that students run through the tutorial prompts when creating an account.
- Children under the age of 13 will need parental consent to create an account.
- A measuring device (eg.phone app, measuring tape, yardstick)
- Paper and pencil
Photo: Andrea Grimaldo
Put a Lid on It: Link the International District and Pioneer Square
Sat, Sep 12, 2020 from 11am - 2pm
Postponed from April 4 to September 12
The City of Seattle and WSDOT are considering putting a lid over I-5 in Seattle. Not only would this generate much needed land in downtown it could help with major environmental issues such as noise and air pollution. What would you do with 15 acers, or 8 city blocks, in downtown Seattle?
Photo: Lan Nguyen
