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Curious Worlds: Architecture and story-making

Where
State Library of NSW
State Library of NSW
Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000
John B Fairfax Learning Centre
When

Monday 29 September from 10am to 2pm

Cost

Child: $20.00Adult: Free

Design and build your own curious world — a playful architecture workshop inspired by the exciting new exhibition The Curious World of Pamela Allen.

Join us for a hands-on, imagination-fuelled workshop for children that explores architectural ideas, presented in partnership with the NSW Architects Registration Board. Come on a guided tour of the new exhibition The Curious World of Pamela Allen and draw inspiration from her whimsical worlds to create your own.

Led by registered architects, you will learn new ways of thinking and making — playing with scale, shapes, structures, movement and storytelling to design and build your own fantastical mini-worlds. Using art materials and found objects, you can create tunnels, arches, towers, layers, folds and more. Anything is possible in your curious world!

Perfect for inquisitive creators aged 8–12, this workshop challenges you to explore architectural design in playful and unexpected ways.

All materials will be supplied. Children must be accompanied by a parent or carer for the duration of the workshop. Please bring a packed lunch. 

© Photography, Wayne Qilliam

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