Participants
Fujimi Elementary school, Tokyo, Japan
http://fujimi.wordpress.com/
Benjamin Franklin International School, Barcelona, Spain
http://ourcitiesbarcelonatokio.wordpress.com
Organization & coordination
Japan Team work
Takeshi Inaba, architect,
Delegate of UIA Architecture & Children Working Program.
Professor Nagase
Art teacher, Fujimi school, Ms Moriwaki
Spain team work
Art teacher, BFIS, Tiffany Emerick
Solange Espoille, architect, founder of Arquikids
Tiago Borges, architect,
Francisco Spratley, architect
Program EXPLORING OUR CITIES Bcn, Tokyo
Two groups of children from Spain and Japan develop the same project in order to exchange their experiences and learning about a new country and culture.
Time table Workshop: January –February 2011
Conference: September 2011
XXIV International Architecture Congress TOKYO 2011
AIM
The aim of the project is to promote an open exchange of cultures and mutual understanding between Spain and Japan.
GOALS
. Introduce and compare local versus foreign architecture
. Learn about another country, culture, history, geography and customs
. See how we are alike as well as different
. Inspire additional education related to everyday life
. Learn to observe and understand the built environment
. Explore and understand the urban design process
