TET Collaborations and Research
Architecture for Kids Podcast
Hosted by Antonio Capelao co-founding director at Architecture for kids CIC, and in collaboration with the Built Environment Trust, the Thornton Education Trust, and the Welsh School of Architecture Cardiff University.
These short and to-the-point podcasts hope to improve the interplay between the fields of the built environment and education as we share knowledge between the practitioner, the creative, and the primary school teacher. Exploring how to prepare children and young people for economic, environmental, and societal challenges, and for their professional lives according to today’s needs and those of a sustainable future.
A few examples: Almundena de Benito - Chiquitecto, Dr Amanda McCrory - Institute of Education, UCL, Bewaji Oyesanya - Build Up, Dr Bonnie Kwok - Greater Cambridge Shared Planning, Catherine Ritman-Smith - Young V&A, Charlotte Keime - Jestico + Whiles, Dinah Bornat - ZCD Architects, Dr Ed Green - Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, Elly Mead - The Glass House, Fermin Blanco - Lupo, Fiona MacDonald & Matt Springett - Matt + Fiona, Grace Simmonds - NLA, Grant Smith - Temple Bar Trust, Hannah Peaty - Soho Parish Primary School, Harry Thorpe - CAUKIN Studio, Dr Hiral Patel - Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, Holly Lewis - We Made That, Ines Lourenco - Casa da Arquitetura, Ivy Edemafaka - RIBA Ambassador, James Sale - Collaborative Design and Build, Dr Jenny Wood - A Place in Childhood, Jerry Tate - Tate+Co
Inspiring professionals to empower future generations of place shapers
Temple Bar - 26 September at 6.30pm
If you haven’t already, there's still time to secure your tickets for an upcoming event featuring our founder, Victoria Thornton OBE Hon FRIBA. She will be discussing our research report fresh off the press of innovative approaches culled from conversations by practices such as Urban Symbiotics, Freehaus and ZCD Architects to name such a few, designed to promote collaboration, knowledge sharing and the integration of youth-led design and community engagement into the very essence of the built environment sector. This event offers a unique opportunity to gain insights into the TET’s five-year roadmap, which is instrumental in cultivating a vibrant community of practice centred around youth-led design and community engagement. Don't miss this chance to join us. Reserve your tickets here
Finding a Common Language: Engaging Young People in Urban Design
A special TET live event in partnership with WilkinsonEyre for the London Festival of Architecture 2023 Thursday 22 June, 6.30pm
This special LIVE, in-person event for the London Festival of Architecture brings together some of the leading practitioners from various disciplines – including winners of the TET Inspire Future Generations Awards – to showcase their work through a series of fast-paced, inspiring presentations. Through this event we aim to highlight to the wider London community how young people can have a voice in the shaping of their city, and to inspire others to further this aim. Kindly hosted by WilkinsonEyre.
Lara Kinneir, Associate Professor, The London Interdisciplinary School (Facilitator); Tom Bell, Director, Freehaus; Cheryl Pilliner-Reeves, Founder, Archimake, and Senior Teaching Fellow, TEDI-London; Michaela Freeman, Curator/Project Manager (This Must Be the Place), Cement Fields; Huan Rimington, Founder and Director, Build Up; Gabriel Warshafsky, Director of Projects, Jan Kattein Architects; Polly Waterworth, Operations Director, We Rise