DesignPhilly Coffee Social 2018
DesignPhilly Coffee Social 2018
Philadelphia, PA
Join the local design community for a Coffee Social and DesignPhiladelphia 2018 information session at the Center / Architecture + Design. This is a great opportunity to learn about important updates and deadlines for the upcoming festival, connect with other designers, and even do a little brain...
Tuesday, April 10 2018
8:30 AM
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10:00 AM
SPEAKER SERIES | Building Philadelphia: Architecture, History, + Politics
SPEAKER SERIES | Building Philadelphia: Architecture, History, + Politics
Philadelphia, PA
This program is presented by the Center for Architecture and Design in partnership with AIA Philadelphia Curious how Philadelphia became the city it is today?Earn a Certificate in Philadelphia Architecture + Urban History through this engaging 10-part series. Renowned local architects, urban p...
Thu, Apr 5 2018
6:00 PM
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Mon, Apr 16 2018
8:00 PM
2018 Edmund N. Bacon Awards + Talk | Honoring Enrique Peñalosa
2018 Edmund N. Bacon Awards + Talk | Honoring Enrique Peñalosa
Philadelphia, PA
Join us in honoring Enrique Peñalosa and the student winners of the 2018 Better Philadelphia Challenge. Enrique Peñalosa was selected to receive the 2018 Edmund N. Bacon Award because of the world-wide influence his pioneering initiatives as mayor of Bogotá, Colombia have had on public transporta...
Thursday, March 1 2018
6:30 PM
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8:30 PM
DESIGN + BUILD | URBAN FOLD Paper Metropolis
DESIGN + BUILD | URBAN FOLD Paper Metropolis
Philadelphia, PA
Ideal for ages 9-12Roll up your sleeves and get ready to plan and build the paper metropolis of your dreams! This 90-minute workshop was custom designed for the Center for Architecture and Design by a Stanford d.school professor. Kids will warm up with some rapid prototyping and 3-dimensional thi...
Saturday, February 17 2018
1:30 PM
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3:30 PM
READ + MAKE | Ada Twist, Scientist
READ + MAKE | Ada Twist, Scientist
Philadelphia, PA
Ideal for ages 5-8Ada Twist's head is full of questions. Like her classmates Iggy and Rosie, Ada has always been endlessly curious. BUt when her fact-finding missions and elaborate scientific experiments go too far, her frazzled parents banish her to the thinking chair. Join us for this reading o...
Saturday, February 17 2018
10:30 AM
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12:00 PM
DESIGN + BUILD | Marble Maze
DESIGN + BUILD | Marble Maze
Philadelphia, PA
Ideal for ages 9-12Design a maze for a marble to travel through using only a few supplies and gravity - but whoever's marble finishes the maze slowest (without stopping) wins! An exciting challenge that allows children to explore physics, design thinking, and patience. About DESIGN + BUILD Works...
Saturday, January 20 2018
1:30 PM
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3:30 PM
READ + MAKE | Coppernickel: The Invention
READ + MAKE | Coppernickel: The Invention
Philadelphia, PA
Ideal for ages 5-8Coppernickel the bird and Tungsten the dog set out to invent a machine for picking hard-to-reach elderberries. As they begin to sketch their inventions on sheets of paper, Coppernickel's illustrations rapidly take over the walls and the floor, while the dog's sheet remains relat...
Saturday, January 20 2018
10:30 AM
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12:00 PM
DESIGN + BUILD | Pedal Power!
DESIGN + BUILD | Pedal Power!
Philadelphia, PA
Ideal for ages 9-12How would you get around town quickly if there was no gas or electricity? Pedal power! All over the world, more people ride bikes than drive cars (there are two bikes for every car). Not only is riding a bike better for the earth and for your health, but making trips by bike in...
Saturday, January 6 2018
1:30 PM
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3:30 PM
READ + MAKE | The Most Magnificent Thing
READ + MAKE | The Most Magnificent Thing
Philadelphia, PA
Ideal for ages 5-8One day, a little girl has a wonderful idea. With the help of her canine assistant, she is going to make THE MOST MAGNIFICENT THING! She know just how it will look. She knows just how it will work. Easy-peasy. But making the most magnificent thing turns out to be harder than she...
Saturday, January 6 2018
10:30 AM
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12:00 PM
DESIGN + BUILD | Snowy Metropolis
DESIGN + BUILD | Snowy Metropolis
Philadelphia, PA
Ideal for ages 9-12Roll up your sleeves and get ready to plan and build the snowy paper metropolis of your dreams! This 90-minute workshop was custom designed for the Center for Architecture and Design by a Stanford d.school professor. Kids will warm up with some rapid prototyping and 3-dimension...
Saturday, December 16 2017
1:30 PM
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3:00 PM
