In the past weeks, the 7th grade of A.S. Talmaschool in Crooswijk worked on their designs for new buildings at the Koeweide in their neighborhood. Merel Paes, Rens Hoofs, and Jip Pijs guided the lessons that are part of the education program of IMC Basis at the primary school.

Lesson 1 focused on getting to know the profession of an architect and the relation to its client. The class went outside to the Koeweide, a location close to the school, to come up with the first ideas and start on sketches.

In lesson 2, the students formed groups to further develop their ideas and started building models to scale. A variety of buildings quickly came to life, from a family restaurant with a football field to a kids' playing hotel or Ajax fan store.

In lesson 3, the groups finalized their designs and presented them to the group. We look back on an exciting day of presentations in which some unexpected designs were pitched.

IMC Basis organizes practical lessons that introduce the students to subjects that they typically do not come into contact with. Thanks IMC Basis for inviting us once again.