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October 2009

 

A resource to support teaching and learning through buildings and places

 
 
How local places inspire design

How local places inspire design

Year 9 students hit the streets of south London to see how local places work as sources of design inspiration. The trips out opened up the students’ creativity and imagination – and moved them away from relying on the internet.

Bridges we love

Bristol’s Clifton Suspension Bridge – a fine example of Victorian engineering.

Clifton Suspension Bridge

Education grants up for grabs

CABE is offering six grants of up to £1,500 to schools in England to offer great ways to learn through buildings and places. The grants are available for projects taking place between December and the end of March 2010.

Education grants up for grabs

Chance of a lifetime

Experience building conservation first hand at the Tower of London.

Chance of a lifetime
 
 
Designing a built environment curriculum

Designing a built environment curriculum

Design and technology teacher Martin Chandler explains how his school has developed its D&T curriculum to offer a practical and inspirational focus on the built environment.

Events

Making architecture count

8-22 October 2009, Newcastle

The Big Draw – Bristol

10 October 2009, Bristol

Young spacemakers

26-27 October 2009, Bristol

Mary Anne’s Victorian garden

12 November 2009, Bucks

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