Architecture and Design are often seen as exclusive topics and fields of education and employment. This programme aims to break down the barriers, and widen horizons for young people around possibilities within these creative professions, and the relevance design and architecture has to their lives.
The ethos of our work is bring out participant's intuitive and emotional responses to environments, the starting point for any design professional. Upmost in our minds is delivering quality design-led engagement activities to young people which:
Increase their sense of self confidence and interaction with peers and professionals in a socio-cultural setting
Increase their engagement with the development of their neighbourhood and how their local environment is shaped by design-decision-making
Contribute to aspirational educational attainment levels