Shall we build colorful and fun towers for ants to climb?
Facilitator: Bilge Merve Çakmakçı
The aim of this workshop is to encourage children to think critically about an ordinary object by asking, “How can I repurpose this?” and to look beyond its daily use. It seeks to enhance their imagination, foster the awareness that the potential of every object lies in our creative mindset, especially in the realm of art, and to develop their skills in composition and storytelling by experimenting with how to create patterns by multiplying and integrating these objects. In this workshop, participants will work with toilet paper rolls, which are items we frequently come across in our daily lives.
Participation Fee: 500 TL
For more information and registration: gulozcan@imalat-hane.com
Bio:
After graduating from the Department of Architecture at Trakya University, Bilge Merve Çakmakçı completed her master’s degree in the Architectural Design Program at Yıldız Technical University. During her master’s studies, she continued to gain professional experience in the design and implementation fields in the private sector. While continuing her professional work, she taught architectural and interior design project courses at Yıldız Technical University, Galata University, and Istanbul Arel University.
Currently, she practices architecture at the “collective architecture workshop” office she founded in Bursa, teaches architectural project courses at Uludağ University, and is pursuing her doctoral studies in the field of “children and architecture” in the Architectural Design Program at Yıldız Technical University. She is also continuing her education in Child Development at Istanbul University and is involved in visual arts, dance, and yoga training.
Atölye + is an initiative founded by Bilge Merve Çakmakçı, an architect and yoga instructor, that develops and conducts workshops for children in the fields of architecture, art, and yoga. Atölye + implements its workshops in collaboration with experts in relevant fields according to the conceptual frameworks of each workshop. Inspired by the “child participation” principle mentioned in the United Nations Convention, Atölye + allows children to experience different ideas and perspectives in each seminar and aims to contribute to the academic world in pedagogy. Its ultimate goal is to work toward a healthy society of happy children who think, dream, create, and socialize.
