Imagine a world where buildings grow, breathe and connect with nature. Be guided by architect Louise O’Brien to explore how future cities can be shaped by plants, smart materials and big ideas.
Explore Plant Life: The Nature of Design to discover how designers are learning from plants and rethinking the materials we use every day, then join Louise in the studio for a playful and hands-on design workshop with a focus on creating solutions that help build a more regenerative future.
Through a series of design challenges and unusual starting points, build skills in creative and critical thinking, collaboration, technical drawing and rapid 3D modeling skills.
About NGV Creativity Club
NGV Creativity Club is a series of targeted masterclasses for high achieving students in Years 4–10. Offered during school holidays at the NGV the programs will be led by industry professionals including visual artists, writers and designers. These targeted programs will give students access to opportunities to develop technical skills and extend their creative talents beyond the classroom.
NGV Creativity Club is funded by the Department of Education as part of the Victorian Challenge and Enrichment Series. The masterclasses are offered exclusively to Victorian Government School students who are achieving above standard level in a relevant subject area (e.g. Visual Arts, English).
Louise O’Brien is a highly regarded architect with more than twenty years’ experience in multiple sectors both locally and internationally. She is founder of Apsara Collective – a residential and building and interior architecture studio. O’Brien is passionate about design and the opportunities it provides to inspire and empower young people. She lectures at a tertiary level and runs the ‘Architecture for Kids’ school based in Sydney.
Information for parents and guardians
- Once booked, a parent or guardian will be required to complete an additional registration form. This form will be sent by email.
- NGV Creativity Club programs are supervised by NGV Learn staff so parents are not required to attend the session, unless acting as a companion with a valid government issued Companion Card.
- Please ensure students bring a packed lunch, snacks, and water bottle.
- Parents and carers may be eligible to receive assistance with transport costs if they will be travelling from outside the Metropolitan Melbourne train network.
