Spring 2018 Design Prep at Cooper Hewitt https://www.cooperhewitt.org/education/teen-programs/

DesignPrep | May 2018

Cooper Hewitt offers free hands-on workshops for teens to learn about design's creative process. Led by professional designers, the workshops help build skills and a portfolio. All programs are from 4:30–6:30 p.m. Preregistration is required. Open to New York City high school students only. Wednesday, May 16 | Light It Up! Architecture, design, and construction all play a role in the final design of every light fixture in our environment today. In this workshop, participants will work with guest designer Oscar Lopez to design a light fixture prototype.  RSVP TODAY!  Wednesday, May 23 | Places and Spaces Future Green Studio will present an interactive case study of one of its own built projects: the 20,000-square-foot rooftop plaza at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Students will fabricate their own innovative designs for this terrace in teams, using various modeling materials familiar to professionals in the field, in response to the institution’s diverse programming needs and array of daily visitors. Through this hands-on approach, participants will explore prevailing typologies within landscape architecture that contribute vital ecological and human services to the urban environment.  RSVP TODAY!