Eco-Cubby: footprint on the world

Environmental Education @ Berwick Fields Primary School

Berwick Fields Primary School participated in Eco-Cubby in 2010.

Check out their Environmental Education blog.

The school has created a magnificent wetland (lucky kids!)

Building Connections - Architecture and the Visual Arts

Building Connections is an Architecture resource for New South Wales Secondary Schools developed by the NSW Architects Registration Board and Object: Australian Centre for Design

Building Connections is a multi layered resource aimed at supporting the teaching of architecture units as part of the Visual Arts Syllabus Stage 6. It is divided into 3 parts – the frames, conceptual framework and practice, and focuses on the architecture of six art galleries and museums. It explores the connections between architecture and other art forms, investigating ideas and themes through images, text, artmaking activities and links to other information. 

We think it's an interesting document, parts of which could be adapted for any age group.

Check it out HERE.

The Object learning pages also have some fantastic content - worth a browse.

             

Architecture magazine for children -- Amag--

We've found an interesting magazine - Amag. Amag is an online Architecture magazine for children.

Amag is a building material, as well as a game, and a research tool. Children learn about architecture, playing with the pages of the magazine.

Amag consists of  articles: A4 for download, print and play. Each article is created by an author or team. All of them are specialist on architecture education for children and youth, or art professionals related to children.

take a look at the website HERE

 

 

Edwards Moore // Ripponlea Kindergarten // State of Design Festival

Working in collaboration with the children at Ripponlea Kindergarten, Juliet Moore from Edwards Moore has translated the children's drawings, experiments and design investigations into a SENSATIONAL interactive, movable cubby design (christened 'eek oh cubby').We are excited to see how the children work together to create their scale models.

Edwards Moore has also designed the stalls for this year’s Design:Made:Trade exhibition for the State of Design Festival. Check out the Edwards Moore website for more interesting projects.

Eco-Cubby is excited to be part of the State of Design Festival. We will be providing workshops at Design:Made:Trade on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th July. For more information and bookings, go to the State of Design Festival Website.

(Secretly we feel as though Juliet made the stalls just for us!)

Children from Ripponlea Kindergarten with thier favourite cubby...a cardboard box! (Image courtesy of Architect: Juliet Moore | Edwards Moore).

TOP image: Ripponlea Kindergarten's eek oh cubby - movable cubby design. (Image courtesy of Architect: Juliet Moore | Edwards Moore).

Go Play

  GO PLAY is an incredible organisation!

They encourage children to gain the skills they need to succeed in a changing world by providing a space and resources to play.  They design and build great playspaces to improve the learning, health and wellbeing of children in the developing world, and support and train others to do the same.

Check out their new website PLAYGROUND IDEAS where you will find all the ideas you need to plan an amazing playspace...! Register on the website and get access to their wonderful playground design.

Image from Playground Ideas website.

Cubby designs from other places

Here are some interesting links to examples of other design projects courtesy of Juliet Moore:

Cubby house challenge

Design Milk

Polyhedron Habitable

Modern Playhouse

Playground designs

Super Colossal Cubby House

A cardboard city

The Polyhedron Habitable design by Colombian architect Manuel Villa.

Makedo

We've made friends with the lovely folk at MAKEDO - check out their wonderful website full of interesting recycled fun!