Hands-On Architecture: Learn, Build, Sketch & Color for Kids(Exp Arch 2023)

A family-friendly activity designed to help children 12 and under learn about architecture through children’s books on architecture and hands-on activities including building, sketching, and coloring. The event will have three stations:

– A book reading and hands-on building activity from the Chapter’s Architecture by the Book program, designed to help students learn about architecture through books featuring a variety of renowned and diverse architects. This program is available in digital format to educators in our community for use in STEAM enrichment activities.

– A drawing activity where children will learn about the elements of design and create pencil sketches of a building with guidance from architects.

– A coloring station featuring AIACV’s Architecture Coloring Book, highlighting local architectural projects and the architects who designed them.

Activities are led by architect volunteers, and are designed for kids up to middle-school age, who must come with a parent or guardian. All materials, a light snack and water will be provided.

Presented by AIA Central Valley’s Committee on Architecture for Education and the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee’s K-12 Initiative Group

Event leaders: Laura Knauss, AIA, Chris Brune, and Mariana Alvarez-Parga, AIA

Sponsors: Comstock’s Magazine, Fulcrum Property Corp., HGA, Lionakis, Milgard Windows & Doors, SmithGroup, SMUD, DLR Group and Turley & Associates Mechanical Engineering Group, Inc.

WHERE: Offered at two locations this year!

Lionakis, 2025 19th St, Sacramento 95818

W+P | 19six Architects, 2237 Douglas Blvd, Suite 160, Roseville 95661

DATE: Saturday, October 14th, 2023

TIME: 12 – 1:30 pm

COST: FREE

REGISTER: Handsonarch-EA23.eventbrite.com

Experience Architecture is a public-outreach event designed to facilitate greater transparency with the public in how architects create our built environment and how it impacts their daily lives; to create an ongoing dialogue to inform a distinct, regional, architectural identity; and to highlight existing relationships between the region and its architecture. This year’s events run from October 1st – 26th. To see more Experience Architecture events, visit www.aiacv.org/exparch

For reasonable accommodations and/or alternate formats, please contact AIA Central Valley at least 72 hours prior to the event or for more information: info@aiacv.org.