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In a nutshell

How can we plan to change our built or natural environment – inside or outside? Take a measured survey of a part of your school or community and design an alternative use for it using scale models.

Industry
Architecture. Landscape Design

Role
Landscape Designer
Environmental Adviser

Curriculum Links
Science, Geography, Design Technology

Key Skills
Model making and decoration

In a nutshell

How does our built environment take shape? How can we affect change in our community? Find and survey a Left Over Space Transformed (LOST) such as an unused or unloved part of your school or local area and, after consultation, design an alternative use for it using models and digital media.

Industry
Architecture. Civil Engineering. Town Planning. Public Art

Role
Artist, Model Maker, Environmental Adviser, Landscape Designer

Curriculum Links
Science, Geography, Design Technology

Key Skills
Model making and decoration, digital image editing

In a nutshell

How can we attract wildlife to the local area and help with conservation? Design and build a home for a bird.

Industry
Landscape Architect / Designer, Conversation

Role
Woodwork Designer, Conservationist

Curriculum Links
Science, Geography, Ecology, Design Technology

Key Skills
Woodwork, Model making and decoration

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