projects and articles by members
[Wasserschilder - Wasserkarten]
[water signs - water maps ]
workshop and excursion
Water map. Photo: S Edelhoff
Date: August 2004
Place: Dortmund, Germany
Time length: 3 Days
Partnerships:
JAS - Jugend, Architektur, Stadt
University of Dortmund
City of Dortmund
Initiative "Stadt-Land-Fluß"
Participants: 20 children > 7-12 years old
Water map. Photo: L Fiegen
Theme, Goals/Aims, Methodology: The space between Dortmund-Ems canal and the river Emscher is an unknown territory not only for children, but also for many adults, who live in Dortmund. Goal of the workshop was to discover this unknown territory with all senses and to find its possibilities for being an unusual public space. The children were asked to locate and to sign places, which they would like to use and to explore. Parents and siblings were then invited to take part in an excursion, where the children presented the newly-discovered places, which where symbolically signed with a self-made-signboard.
Outcomes: The workshops shaped the children's awareness for unusual places and strengthened the children's ability to think and to propose new uses.
