UNDERSTANDING THE BUILT, NATURAL & CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT
FOR THE FUTURE - AS INTEGRATED DESIGN EDUCATION AROUND THE WORLD
PARTNERS
There is a change in the way children learn around the world.
It is here now!
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A&C Network of Sendai, Japan
Address 200 Pandan Gardens #02-01, Singapore 609336​
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Beep Lab
Singapore
Address 200 Pandan Gardens #02-01, Singapore 609336​
ALBERT LIANG
Growing up in Taiwan, Taipei, Albert struggled with traditional classroom learning and found it difficult to focus. However, attending an Art & Craft workshop at the age of 7 changed everything. It opened his mind to alternative ways of learning and improved his ability to express himself and communicate with others.
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Later, while studying Architecture at the National University of Singapore, Albert realized that education in this field taught more than just technical skills. It also promoted independence, curiosity, and active change-making. Working as an Architectural Executive at a local firm further inspired him to improve the way children learn, leading him to found BEEP Lab in 2018.
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Since then, the team of BEEP Facilitators has been working to curate programs that empower young minds to explore design and architecture. Their mission is to advance holistic design education for children and youth and to develop confident, self-directed learners who can contribute to the community. Through various hands-on activities, they aim to engage children’s heads, hearts, and hands and empower them to become lifelong learners of their built, natural, and cultural environment.
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BeepLab is a partner with School Zone Institute!
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Children & Architecture
Ankara, Turkey
Address 200 Pandan Gardens #02-01, Singapore 609336​
Dr. Dilek Acer did her post-doctoral work on Children and Architecture under the supervision of Professor Anne Taylor at the University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning in New Mexico, USA, between 2008 and 2009. After completing her post-doctoral work and returning to Turkey, she opened an elective course called Child and Architecture in the Undergraduate Program of Preschool Education at Ankara University Faculty of Educational Sciences. Since 2010, pre-service teachers have been taking the Child and Architecture course.
Dr. Dilek Acer also adapted the Children and Architecture program to Turkish Culture and analyzed its effectiveness within the scope of a project supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBÄ°TAK) between 2010-2012. As a result of this project, a book consisting of 16 sessions and nearly a hundred activities and many articles were produced. You can access the article from the link below.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00094056.2016.1150740?needAccess=true
Dr. Dilek Acer has been giving architectural design education to children aged 3-11 in her atelier since 2011. Some photographs of these works are attached to this email. At the same time, she gives in-service training on Children and Architecture in many different provinces of Turkey, especially in Ankara.
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Rene John Dierkx
Baghdad, Iraq
Rene is an international humanitarian-and development professional with over 25 years of research-and field experience working on issues of urban planning, design-thinking-and placemaking with children, youth and adults, child friendly cities & schools design, social-and public infra planning and re-construction following disaster, housing, gender equality, social inclusion in infrastructure and water-and
sanitation – most of these in post-conflict and post-disaster contexts. Rene has worked in academia, private sector, international development consulting and for multilateral agencies including UNICEF, UN-Habitat, UNDP, World Bank and Australian Aid. His regional experience spans Africa, Caribbean, Middle East, and Pacific. He holds a Doctorate degree in Architecture (places, spaces and landscapes for learning), a Masters’ degree in Architecture, Urban Design and Housing
in Developing Countries and a Bachelors’ degree in Architectural/Building Engineering.
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