2023-04-18
Architecture is all buildings, structures and installations created by humans, it is natural because it is made of materials not processed in factories: wood, stone, clay, straw, reed or hemp. For thousands of years, people have used these materials to build apartments and farm buildings for animals and crops. They were always at hand and could be used to quickly build durable buildings. For centuries, people have been perfecting the art of building and producing new technologies and building materials. Huge cities, roads, airports were built, industry was developed, and people extracted more and more coal, oil and other minerals. However, the development of civilization on Earth has led to the pollution of the environment: air, water and soil. Currently, many people are working to improve the situation of our planet, including architects who are returning to natural building techniques.
During the workshops, students will not only gain knowledge about construction materials and techniques, ecology and architecture, but will also have a unique opportunity to be creative. Theory will be accompanied by practice, and designing buildings and creating objects will focus on the functionality of art. We want to develop aesthetic sensitivity, show that humans have a natural need for beauty, and teach care for the world in which we live.
The workshops will be led by architect Małgorzata Gniadek-Drozd.
Depending on the age group, we offer the following classes, tailored to the needs and capabilities of participants:
Grade I–III
Natural materials in art in cave painting and arts made of dried plants (2 x 45 minutes).
Grade IV–VI
Natural architecture on different continents. Arousing curiosity about the immediate surroundings and identifying with one's place in the surrounding space. Clay and other natural materials as art materials (2 x 45 minutes).
Grade VII–VIII
Exercises in spatial imagination based on the example of natural architecture (4 x 45 minutes).
The price of a single, one-and-a-half-hour class for one student is 20 PLN. The group should consist of 20 to 30 students.
The price does not include materials, but if you would like us to prepare the materials, we will do it for an additional fee depending on the number of participants.
We will arrange a convenient date for the workshops with you - please contact us.