Taking Playce

An international workshop about architecture in education.

In September 2007, an international workshop was conducted in Gothenburg and in Uddevalla, Sweden. The theme was: Architecture and learning. 150 secondary school students and 32 experts, architects and educators, from ten countries participated. The challenge was: How do you define a tolerant, flourishing and accessible city?

The workshop was part of an international conference arranged by Playce, the City of Gothenburg and the Region of Västra Götaland.

Presenting architecture in schools creates opportunities to inspire children, to make them aware of architecture, and to give them tools for interpreting their surroundings, from democratic and creative perspectives. That way, they're prepared for future public discussions about shared environments. Young people have unique knowledge about their surroundings. So it's important that this knowledge is taken seriously and is used during construction-planning processes.

Film Length: 10,49 min

Taking Playce was organized by:

Playce
Arts and Cultural Affairs, City of Gothenburg
Safe Beautiful City, City of Gothenburg
Region Västra Götaland
Supported by: Nordic Culture Fund

Project organisation:
Architectural advisor for children and youth: Mie Svennberg
Project coordination: Stefan Petersson
Project assistant: Mania Teimouri
Arts and Cultural Affairs, City of Gothenburg

Film Production: Suzanne de Laval Kajsa Andersö

Financial support from Swedish Association of Architects/ARKiS

© Kajsa Andersö produktion 2008