A graphic novel that follows the neighborhood adventures of teens in Chicago as they wrestle with designing the city they want, need and deserve.
Changing the Outcomes
School design principles for the Next generation of Chicago’s learners.
School design principles for the Next generation of Chicago’s learners.
Given limited resources and shifting urban demographics, policymakers are asking how school buildings can best be designed to foster personalized, intellectuallychallenging interactions among teachers and students that equip young people to be 21st century citizens.
In November 2014, the Chicago Architecture Foundation and the American Architectural Foundation hosted a daylong forum at the request of Chicago Public Schools to develop a set of design principles to inform Chicago’s future schools.
Educator Resources & Curriculum
- Activities
Hands-On Activities
Explore architecture and the built environment using all of your senses through hands-on activities about science, math, art, reading and writing, and social studies, using things you can find around the house (Ages 5-12)
ActivitiesBuild-It Design Challenges
Use your imagination and work through the Design Process to solve a problem and create your own unique construction, then share your results!
Field Trips
Looking, touching and making are essential for learners of all ages. CAC field trips include tours and hands-on workshops that will engage your students with the built environment and their role in it.
