Education Programmes

As architecture does not feature in the curriculum, young people often lack focused opportunities to develop their understanding of design and the built environment. Open House works in partnership with education bodies to devise programmes that enhance mainstream curriculum subjects and broaden participants’ experiences, providing students with useful new skills to apply to their everyday lives.

Open House Learning’s approach is unique: its starting point is always direct experience. It takes education out of the classroom, off the library shelves, and into some of the finest examples of architecture the capital has to offer. We have found that this brings buildings alive for young people, stimulates discussion and leads anyone who participates to feel a sense of ownership of their own city.

Open House runs a number of architectural programmes with London’s young people, both in school and out-of hours. These include Junior Open House, Open Up and My City Too.

 

Open Up 2008

This year’s programme will run in October, and the pupils’ project brief will be to design a design a green roof space for a building of their choice. For information contact Jenny Wedgbury.

My City Too!

My City Too! is a ground-breaking programme created by Open House for young Londoners that enables dialogue between young people aged 12–17, designers, developers, councils and other potential role models. For more information contact Elise Leclerc.

 

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