Family First: 3D Architecture Construction Workshop (Ages 4-12)

Drawing inspiration from the exhibition Container / Contained: Phil Freelon - Design Strategies for Telling African American Stories, participants will learn about construction, design, color and patterns from the organizers of the exhibition. The exhibition features designs from Phil Freelon, architect and designer of the Harvey B. Gantt Center. Participants will have an up-close experience with a 3D printer and will have an opportunity to work with professors and graduate students from the Department of Architecture at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.

Although all ages and experience levels are welcomed, the workshop is focused on youth ages 4-12 years years and masks are required.

Family First is presented by Novant Health

Container / Contained: Phil Freelon - Design Strategies for Telling African American Stories explores the relationship between the container and the contained, that is, connections between the forms, materials, and meanings of Freelon's architecture and the histories and cultures exhibited within his projects. Some of the design strategies addressed include the use of color, symbolism of form and parti, engagement with historic and urban contexts, and the purposeful integration or architecture with art and with exhibition design.

Read more about the exhibition here.