Mathilde 10, Royal ballet School, Bridge of Aspiration, London, by architects Wilkinson Eyre

Lloyds Building by Arthur aged 11, Star of the Week in NBS for Week 1

Zian aged 8; Drawing of Pompidou Centre, Paris France, by architect Richard Rogers.

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Drawing by Tarun, Aged 10, Lloyds Building, London by Architect Richard Rogers, RSHP (Formerly Richard Rogers Partner

Pompidou Centre, Paris France by architect Richard Rogers. Drawn by Tarun aged 10

Gasholder buildings by architects Wilkinson Eyre. Drawn by Mathilde age 10 “I enjoyed the shapes and angles of the building and the dimensions and shading”

Zian aged 8, drawing of Lloyds of London building by architect Richard Rogers.

Olympics Term Portfolios 2021

Structural Model of a Mixed Use Building Click Here for A FREE Workshop

This model was made during the Olympic Theme workshops. The theme is comprised of 10 workshops. To buy this workshop theme for your child in a pre-recorded format to use […]

This model was made during the Archimake Harry Potter theme workshops. The theme is comprised of 10 workshops. To buy this workshop theme for your child in a pre-recorded format […]

Here’s a video of a little of Justin Bere and Max Fordham’s inspiring talk during our visit to the Max Fordham House. Justin did an excellent job in connecting science […]

Archimakers were inspired by the energy efficient house designed for Max Fordham by Bere Architects. Max Fordham is a world famous environmental engineer whose company helps architects to create environmental […]

We are extremely proud of Archimakers for having successfully transformed original designs created in archimake workshops into a real building ready to play in! See the video for the design […]

This Archimaker designed a Sea House and was very convincing with his idea for the house that his fellow group members voted to build a model of it! Well done […]

Click HERE to book Archimake first Den Building workshop! The workshop will be in Thornhill Square on July 26th 3-5pm. We look forward to seeing you there!

Thornhill Square Community group have selected this design by Ariya and Anton, 2 Islington children for the Den Making workshop we will be carrying out in July! It is a […]

Winning designs have been voted by the group and modelmaking begins in ernest! Watch this space..!

Wonderful range of house designs for our sea view site. All Archimakers chose their designs to have load bearing structure. One design has “a viewing room so you can see […]

We find this model and drawing of a pavilion for a park in Sheffield is an engaging and fun proposal for the site. The pavilion without walls.

Enthusiastic modeling of the Farnsworth House by our Archimakers during our latest Saturday workshop! They loved the design, the windows all around and how the house becomes one with the […]

Archimakers have succeeded in making an outstanding range of models this week! Well done to everyone for the excellent teamwork and collaborative effort.

Extremely successful outcome for our 9 yr old online Archimaker in Sheffield! Her pavilion is inspired by those introduced in the workshops and one by Francis Kere that she visited […]

Archimakers succeeded to work in groups to make these wonderful models of their designs, showing circulation, materials and excellent understanding of structure. Elevation drawings were also a huge success! 

Another excellent online workshop resulting in what we believe to be the best elevation drawing of this building we’ve seen so far! Esme created this wonderful elevation of the Selgascano […]

Structural pavilions for today’s workshop. Even though it was a tricky task, Archimakers created their models and drawings with great success! We can see their progress week by week, and […]

Very appropriate for Year of the Pig! Happy Chinese New Year!

Happy New Chinese Year! 新年快乐 As a Chinese proverb says: ”Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere” And learning at #archimake is fun! Archimakers are ready to […]

Archimakers achieve practical completion of their model of the Selgascano Architects Serpentine pavilion inhabited by Pokemon! A wonderful outcome of their great teamwork!

We had a very successful workshop where the children “dressed” their wire models of the Selgascano Architects Serpentine pavilion and captured the views on paper! They worked focused, with creative […]

One common mistake made by adults when encouraging children to be creative is in thinking the more choice there is the better their creative experience will be. Often we have […]

Wonderful detailed description of the outstanding pavilion designed and drawn by an Archimaker on our online workshop this week.

Archimakers bring Selgas Cano Pavilion to life in todays workshop! Our group of Archimakers worked well as a team to develop a part of the pavilion and then put it […]

Well done to our Sheffield Archimaker who achieved an impressive paper pavilion through attending today’s online workshop! Our Archimaker says what she likes most is that “it’s very curvy and […]

Wonderful range of drawings by Archimakers of their latest structural models this week!

We have been struggling to find an appropriate award for our Archimakers at the end of the term. There are lots of sports awards, lots of art awards, but no […]

Excellent teamwork in todays Bromley workshop with Archimakers successfully creating a small ‘leg’ of the Selgas Cano serpentine pavilion before pairing them together to make a longer arched span. Lots […]

Archimakers on our new Online workshops achieve great outcomes as shown in this presentation! We’re very impressed with the level of thought and understanding expressed in the description of this […]

This week we are learning about Barkow & Leibinger’s summer pavilion, one Archimaker called their model ‘Shadow Dome’ because of the shadows created from the curving structural walls. This is […]

Some of the excellent pavilions made in this weeks workshop inspired by Barkow Leibinger’s Serpentine Pavilion. One Archimaker said “I’m calling it ‘Strip Pavilion’ because its made out of strips!” […]

We are pleased to share the Archimake feature article in The Week Junior this month! Conor was selected amongst many very interesting responses to feature in the article as a […]

Beautiful sketches showing good understanding of space, proportion and structure. Workshop creator; Cheryl Pilliner-Reeves

Excellent first plan drawings by Archimakers in Islington! In this summary Jade Zheng gives an overview of the progress made in Week 1 of the Summer Term by Archimakers in […]

Excellent first plan drawings by Archimakers in Camden! In this summary Cheryl Pilliner-Reeves gives an overview of the progress made in Week 1 of the Summer Term by Archimakers in […]

In this workshop we explored how to create a children’s playground by children for children. Children used a real live project to design their ideal playground for Redlees park in Hounslow. […]

Archimake had a wonderful experience with the holiday club Active Kids at the UCS Hampstead site. The 2 groups really enjoyed creating geodesic domes in newspaper. learning outcomes include physics, […]

Andrew Lloyd Webber reveals his secret love of architecture in Childhood! This just shows how architecture can have a profound influence on children and the impact can lead them to […]

We love this revelation in Imagine with Alan Yentob in which Andrew Lloyd Webber shares that his love of architecture in childhood led to his music not being ‘boring’! The […]

Excellent progress being made by Archimakers at Bromley! In this summary Cheryl Pilliner-Reeves gives an overview of the progress made by Archimakers in our Bromley school group. Curriculum subjects in […]

Excellent progress being made by Archimakers at Camden! In this summary Elixabete Marin gives an overview of the progress made by Archimakers in our Camden school group. Curriculum subjects in […]

Excellent progress being made by Archimakers at Kings Cross! In this summary Jade Zheng gives an overview of the progress made by Archimakers in our Kings Cross Academy group. Curriculum […]

Successful Landscape Design with guest workshop leader Yuhei Nakajima from AECOM! In this workshop Yuhei introduced landscape design methods and let Archimakers create a park of their own. Here is […]

Successful Bridge Truss Design!In this weeks workshop we explored how to use small units to create a large truss structure. The group mastered the joinery requirements to create an impressive […]

Vertical Farm design by Summer-Lily age 9. In our Autumn workshop one of our ArchiMaker had the opportunity to uses their design skills which enhances an empty gas holders. Her […]

3D design by Filippo age 6. In our Autumn workshop one of our KCA ArchiMaker had the opportunity to uses their design skills which enhances the empty gas holders. His […]

‘4 Shades of Blue’ by Summer Lily age 9. In our Autumn workshop one of our ArchiMaker had the opportunity to draw the Palace of Westminster with a Bonfire Night […]

Haunted House Design by Leonardo age 7.In our Autumn workshop one of our ArchiMaker had the opportunity to design their own haunted house as with a Halloween theme this time.His […]

Playground Design In our Lift Autumn workshop ArchiMakers had the opportunity to design their own playground. The group used different representation techniques such as plan drawing and diagramming. ArchiMakers were […]

Playground Design In our autumn workshop ArchiMakers had the opportunity to design their own playground. The group used different representation techniques such as plan drawing, diagramming and 3D drawings. ArchiMakers […]

Toystand Workshop Archimake workshop introducing structure and architectural language. In our autumn workshop ArchiMakers learnt how building structure work. The group was challenged to create a structure out of newspaper. […]

Diagram WorkshopArchimake workshop introducing Plan drawing and diagramming. In our autumn workshop ArchiMakers learnt about drawing representation.The group was challenged to create architectural diagarm drawing represent a story line.ArchiMakers where […]

Ancient Rome WorkshopArchimake workshop introducing elevation drawings and model making skills  In our autumn workshop ArchiMakers learnt about drawing and model making techniques. The group was challenged to create architectural […]

Collage WorkshopArchimake workshop introducing plan drawing representation. In our autumn Islington workshop ArchiMakers learnt about mixed media drawing. The group was challenged to create architectural collage using  different drawing and […]

Plan Drawing Workshop Archimake workshop introducing plan drawing representation.In our autumn workshop ArchiMakers learnt about architectural plan drawing.The group was challenged to draw and plan of a building and uses different […]

Toy Stand Workshop   Archimake workshop introducing section drawing representation. In our second autumn Islington workshop ArchiMakers learnt about architectural structures by designing a toy stand. The group was challenged […]

The Amazing House by R.Al-Sharifi   Archimake workshop introducing section drawing representation. In our second autumn Islington workshop ArchiMakers learnt about architectural structures and drawing techniques. The group was challenged […]

Archimake workshop introducing orthographic drawing representation. In our second autumn Islington workshop Archimakers learnt about architectural structures and drawing techniques. The group was challenged to drawing a section of a building using […]

Archimake workshop introducing orthographic drawing representation. In our second autumn workshop Archimates learnt about architectural structures and drawing techniques. The group was challenged to drawing a section of a building using a […]

ArchiMakers’ Pokemon House In our autumn workshop children from Kings Cross Academy learnt about architectural structures and drawing techniques. ArchiMakers where challenged to drawing a section of a building based […]

‘Violet Caterpillar’ by Violet, age 5 ‘Structures Workshop’ In our first Autumn workshop, we learnt about different structural shapes. ArchiMates were challenged to build a structure that incorporated triangular forms. […]

‘London Temple’ by B.Karabag, age 4 ‘Topography, Climate and Architecture’ In our second summer workshop, we learnt about architecture, climate and landscape differences in Europe and Asia. ArchiMembers were challenged […]

‘Lightning temple’ by R. Sharifi , age 7 ‘Topography, Climate and Architecture’ In our second summer workshop, we learnt about architecture, climate and landscape differences in Europe and Asia. ArchiMembers […]

‘Floating Ice Cream Temple’ by S.L.Curtis, age 9 ‘Topography, Climate and Architecture’ In our second summer workshop, we learnt about architecture, climate and landscape differences in Europe and Asia. ArchiMembers […]

‘Ladder Temple’ by N.Oates, age 7 ‘Architecture within Landscape’ In our second summer workshop, we learnt about architecture, climate and landscape differences in Europe and Asia. ArchiMembers were challenged to […]

‘Tree Temple’ by H.Al-Sharif, age 5 ‘Architecture within Landscape’ In our second summer workshop, we learnt about architecture, climate and landscape differences in Europe and Asia. ArchiMembers were challenged to […]

ArchiMember’s ‘Chocolate Rock Climbing Tower’ By. S.L. Curtis, age 9 In the ‘Paper Architect’ summer workshop, Arc “aweber-wjs-88z2h2cm4”));

ArchiMember’s  ‘The Somersault Rocket’By L.Pilliner Lorente, age 6In the ‘Paper Architect’ summer workshop, ArchiMember used his imagination to identify the object which he created by using folding techniques, and thought […]

ArchiMember’s ‘The Never Ending Tunnel’ By L.Pilliner Lorente, age 6 In the ‘Paper Architect’ summer workshop, ArchiMember used his imagination to identify the object which he created by using folding […]

‘Paper Architect’- Archimake Summer Workshop In our first summer workshop, ArchiMembers became ‘Paper Architects’ and explored the art of origami. Children learnt simple geometric shapes and produced two inspiring, imaginative […]

ArchiMember’s House Structure ‘Landscapee’ By N. Brewer, age 5 For our last model from ‘House Structures’ collection, ArchiMember created a multi-storey building. The model consists of square bases that represent […]

ArchiMember’s House Structure ‘Piramed’ By M.Quintero, age 5 In the modelling workshop, an ArchiMember created a building complex consisting of pyramids. Each section was designed to serve a different purpose. […]

Archimember’s House Structure ‘3D, Small, Steady and Nice’ by M.Quintero, age 10 In the modelling workshop, ArchiMember designed a house with a pool and a garden. The model consists of […]

Three Dimensional ‘Housing Structures’ In the modelling workshop exploring architectural and structural engineering concepts Archimembers used their imagination to design a house for themselves and their families. We saw a […]

Section drawing with hatching by Maddy, Age 13

Tom’s lightning bolt house design for the Greek god Zeus! (age 9)

Keen to explore possibilities in building elevations!

Finishing off drawings, annotations and putting our handmade diary together. This session included the involvement of everyone in the class presenting their work that is in the diaries, which meant […]

 At this stage of the workshop our task was to re-create our own bedrooms. This involved good memory and technical skills as it had to be made to scale. The material […]