PLAYCE was born in Jyväskylä, Finland 27th of August as a result of long discussions among participants who took part in Soundings 4 (2003) and Soundings 5 workshops organized by the Alvar Aalto Academy together with the Alvar Aalto Museum.

PLAYCE is an international association of architecture education.
It is working as a network of professionals involved in engaging young people in activities related to the built environment and public realm.

Our aims are

· To raise awareness of the spaces and places in which we live.
· To promote architecture and built environment education.
· To act as an international network of professionals in the field of design, architecture, environment and education.
· To involve members in an open exchange of ideas and experiences of working with young people in a variety of settings.

The way we realize our aims is

· To organize workshops with professionals and young people together.
· To arrange seminars and conferences on our topic.
· To create publications with different materials related to our topic.

Current + coming up

Taking Playce
1-8 September 2007, Göteborg & Uddevalla, Sweden
Playce will give an inspirational and educational week in co-operation with the Arts and Culture affairs in the city of Gothenburg, region Västra Götaland, districts in Gothenburg, the city of Uddevalla.
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The City as Source of Energy.
Movium and Playce conference, Creative outdoorsspace
1-8 September 2007
The conference will be a collaboration between Movium at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and the Centre for Urban Public Space and it’s department for Creative outdoor space and Playce but also a co-operation with the municipal administration for park and nature in Gothenburg, Arts and Culture affairs in the city of Gothenburg, Administration for local supplies with schools and preschools in the city of Gothenburg (swe;LFF)
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