Learning By Design:NY Residencies
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Exhibiting Good Habitats
January 5, 2009
6th graders at PS 34 began this residency by drawing elevations for their own dream house. After examining climate, building materials, systems and technologies to allow inhabitants to be comfortable...
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Landmarks of the Lower East Side
November 17, 2008
CFAF worked with classroom teachers at PS 42 to develop a curriculum focusing on the architecture of the Lower East Side. Through walking tours and research, students identified official landmarks and...
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Amusement Parkitecture
November 3, 2008
This residency at JHS 185 began with a professional development workshop in which design educators Jenny Lee and Tim Hayduk trained classroom teachers how to integrate architecture into the school’s...
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Immigrant Life in NYC
October 20, 2008
CFAF worked with 4th grade classroom teachers at PS150 to enhance their immigration unit by examining the tenements of the Lower East Side. While students traced the steps of 19th century immigrants...
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Rooftop GreenHouse Design Build
October 6, 2008
The greenhouse design/build project at New Design High School began as a charrette in which students were asked to consider a master plan for New Design High School’s outdoor rooftop space,...
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Harlem: Past, Present and Future
September 22, 2008
Learning By Design: NY guided 100 students at PS 161 from 4th - 6th grade, through an exploration of Harlem's past, present, and future. During the first two years of the residency, students gained a...
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