Design Quest: Build-A-Puppet – In-person workshop

About the Workshop

Design Quest: Build-A-Puppet - In-person workshop

Tuesday 2nd August 2022, 11am-4pm

For children aged 7-10

If buildings could come to life do you think they would be our friends or enemies? Would they be loud or quiet? Would they be like wild animals, well behaved humans or mystical magical creatures?

Join us to explore some fun ideas and bring buildings to life in our creative puppet making workshop. We will be creating puppets inspired by all things architectural; both real and imaginary, as well as the built environment around us and taking inspiration from the new RIBA Radical Rooms exhibition.

Participants will design, build and perform with their very own puppets that they will be able to take away at the end of the workshop.

This creative architecture workshop is led by artist educator Katie Kennedy for children aged 7 to 10 years.

About the Workshop Series

For ages 7-10, our Design Quest workshops inspire younger children to use their imagination and hands-on creativity for a fun introduction to architecture. Previous workshops have seen participants create optical illusions, design sustainable dens, build stage sets, develop an animated story around a public space or assemble a house for a mouse.

Based in London, mainly our HQ at 66 Portland Place, all participants must arrive by 11am. These workshops are led by professional educators and all materials are included in the ticket price, but lunch is not provided.

If you're under 18, tickets must be booked by a parent or guardian. Online booking in advance is essential and if we do not receive full registration information in advance of the event we cannot allow the participant to attend.

Some of our workshops involve a visit to an offsite location that is designed to enhance the learning experience and provide vital real-world context. Children are supervised by RIBA staff and volunteers at all times during such visits and location information is provided in advance.

To see other learning workshops taking place in this series, see our families and children page.

Terms and Conditions

• Tickets for participants under the age of 18 must be booked by a parent or guardian and advance online registration is essential. Bookings made on behalf of someone else still require advance online registration and it is your responsibility to share the registration form with that person. If we do not receive full registration information in advance of the event we cannot allow the participant to attend.
• We can offer a full refund up to 30 days in advance of the event start date. Thereafter, we cannot offer a refund or transfer. Cancellations must be made in writing to [email protected].
• We reserve the right to alter the advertised content of events.
• In the unlikely event we need to cancel we will contact all ticket holders as soon as possible to rearrange or offer a full refund. We cannot reimburse or compensate for travel or other associated costs.
• On entry to the event participants agree to behave in an appropriate manner; the RIBA reserves the right to remove participants who behave inappropriately from events and request their immediate collection by parents/guardians.
• The details you provide will be used in accordance with the RIBA's GDPR obligations. For information on how we will handle your personal data please see our Privacy Policy at www.architecture.com.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Royal Institute of British Architects, 66 Portland Place, London, United Kingdom