Kent Architecture Centre

Admiral's Offices
Historic Dockyard
Chatham
Kent
ME4 4TZ
England

Website

www.architecturecentre.org

E-mail

info@kentarchitecture.co.uk

Telephone

01634 401166

Fax

01634 403302

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Model created by primary school pupils in Chatham during an Architecture Week project

Kent Architecture Centre, a not for profit company based in Chatham, seeks to help people achieve improvements in the quality of their built environment by working closely with and bringing together, decision makers, design practitioners, and the community, especially young people. Education, in its broadest sense, underpins everything we do at the Centre.

Venue Type:

Architecture centre

 Schools services and facilities
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Secondary school education service available
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available

Additional info

We are happy to respond to phone or email enquiries for support to teachers and schools

Admiral's Offices
Historic Dockyard
Chatham
Kent
ME4 4TZ
England

Website

www.architecturecentre.org

E-mail

info@kentarchitecture.co.uk

Telephone

01634 401166

Fax

01634 403302

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Paper-based and downloads

Design Engagement for School Communities (DESC) toolkit

http://www.architecturecentre.org/publications

The DESC toolkit is a set of 24 question cards, designed to be used by school stakeholder groups (pupils, teachers, governors and parents) to help them explore an existing building- either their own school, or a building they are visiting- based on the DQIfS (Design Quality Indicators for Schools) framework. There is also a set of draft guidance notes- both downloadable from the Centre's website publications page

Creator

  • Annette Hards
  • and lots of other people who have contributed

Publisher

  • Kent Architecture Centre

How to obtain

free to download and print off

Admiral's Offices
Historic Dockyard
Chatham
Kent
ME4 4TZ
England

Website

www.architecturecentre.org

E-mail

info@kentarchitecture.co.uk

Telephone

01634 401166

Fax

01634 403302

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Related teaching activities

Key Stage 2 Maths, 1 lesson

Ma3 Shape, space and measure

Make a list of the buildings in your local area that you like, including your school building or a place that you have visited. Look at images of these buildings and identify the shapes and patterns you see in the structure.

Key Stage 3 English, 1-2 lessons

En3 Writing

Write and illustrate a leaflet on the subject of sustainability, encouraging young people to understand how they can contribute to a sustainable community.

Key Stage 3 Citizenship, 1 lesson

2.2 Advocacy and representation

Hold a whole class debate to discuss the value of good design and the way it can support community cohesion.

Key Stage 3 Design and technology, 1 lesson

1.4 Critical evaluation

In small groups, discuss the importance of design in the school environment and share ideas for an ideal school for the future.

Key Stage 3 Geography, 1 lesson

1.1 Place

Identify an area of regeneration in your local area. This could include housing, recreation or public spaces. Work in small groups to discuss the impact that regeneration can have on community well being. Can you identify any areas for future urban or rural development?