Unemployed architects to give workshops in schools [IrishTimes]
- Published: 24 April 2010
A GROUP of architects who have found themselves out of work as a result of the economic downturn are to visit primary schools with a view to “increasing children’s awareness of their built environment”.
The initiative, being run through a programme developed by the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI), is being discussed at the Waterford Festival of Architecture taking place this weekend.
“The schools programme will start with developing the children’s awareness of their own homes, gardens and streets with a view to encouraging a greater awareness of architecture in the wider community,” said festival chairwoman Anne Harpur.
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