At Seattle Architecture Foundation (SAF) Teen Workshops, youth are introduced to the connections between design and social issues. Workshops kick off with a community guest or designer introducing an issue and then youth are challenged to use their creativity to come up with a responsive design. In teams, supported by SAF volunteers, students work to plan, build and present a physical or digital study model that represents how their design could promote a better city for all.
Students in this workshop will consider decisions about how everyone will get around at the new waterfront? Seattle’s urban planners are facing this issue, and at this workshop youth will map their ideas for a transit system that connects the city to the Waterfront.
Workshops take place on the first Saturday of each month, from 11am–3pm. Lunch is included.
Upcoming workshops and locations:
Designing Housing
March 5th – Urban Gardens
Location: Schemata Workshop | 1720 12th avenue
April 2nd – Dense + Livable
Location: Weber Thompson | 225 Terry Ave N. Suite 200
Designing for Access
May 7th – Libraries
Location: The Center for Architecture & Design (1010 Western)
June 4th – Design for All
Location: The Center for Architecture & Design (1010 Western)
For information about scholarships email us at info@seattlearchitecture.org or call 206-667-9184.
