Accelerate Studios

Ages: 12-16

Accelerate Studios

All young people need help navigating the huge range of choices and opportunities for their future careers. Whether you want to become an architect, engineer, designer or just to understand how to shape the world around you, this programme is for you.

If you are interested in having a workshop or insight tour with your class / school, please get in touch with zafir@open-city.org.uk, or fill our the form below.

In-School Workshops

We deliver creative and interactive workshops during both timetabled lessons and during career days. Each session is led by young early career professionals, providing relevant role models for your students. Our 90-minute workshops can be tailored to suit your local area or the different priorities of an Art, DT, geography or careers lesson.

Insight Tours

We also offer eager students the opportunity to be paired up with an architecture / engineering practice, for a behind-the-scenes office tour. As well as looking around the company, students will meet various members of staff to hear more about various sectors and job roles.

For Students:

For Teachers / Schools:

  • In-School Workshops

  • Office Insight Tours

  • Study Days

  • "“All our students loved this workshop. It was great to see some quieter characters engaging with the design challenge and having the confidence to ask questions of the members of the Open City team when they were working in groups.”

    Teacher

  • "I created a pavilion that is nestled between the existing trees towards the back of the site. It will be constructed using natural materials like wood to fit into the landscape"

    Student

  • “I cannot recommend it enough, as our students got so much out of it.”

    Teacher

  • "I had an idea as to what my design would look like in my mind, but modelling with materials that I’ve not previously used has forced me to adapt to the limitations of them. At first I thought this was a bad thing, but it’s led to sculptural forms that I hadn’t previously conceived possible"

    Student

  • "Great session exploring regeneration today. My Yr 10 students really enjoyed learning about the relevant careers and learning in this field"

    Teacher

  • “Before meeting the landscape architects, I hadn’t previously considered how site specific conditions e.g., wind tunnels created by the existing structures and buildings would impact my design. I added wind turbines onto my pavilion to harvest the wind energy.”

    Student