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Connecting school subjects with the real life and the local community
Aggeliki Nikolaou
Architect - Educator
Students from 1st Junior High School of Rhodes
and their proposals for public space
Students (13-14) of the 1st Junior High School of Rhodes, were assigned to suggest their best ideas for the development and shaping of the public space of
their town. The place of intervention was the under construction recreational zone of Rhodes
tourist port.
Students were asked to submit proposals of shaping the space
Students visited the site and they examined the uses of public space for purposes of play, welcoming place, street work, consumerism, and for art-related activities.
Students gathered information about the rich local history and the port
•After they investigated the character of the place, they brainstormed to find a lot of ideas for the development of the tourist port.
•The class chose the criteria for the proposals.
• Due to the historical dimensions of urban spaces, students focused on the local identity as the main criterion for the intervention in the public space.
Students decided to select the:
•Colossus•Medieval symbols•Landmarks as sources of inspiration
Students: •Focused on local identity•Created artworks •Designed solutions for the development of the public space•Planned •Built models
Art was the vehicle of creativity
Art was the motivational factor for engagement
Team working on models was the challenge
They took pictures of their artworks
Pictures were processed with free editing tools
Students placed them in the tourist port
and got a plethora of solutions
They created the models of the “Colossus fun park” with slides, hammocks, and trampolines for the youngsters.
They placed them in the public space
A group of students worked on landmarks.
Windmills and deers were used as
inspirational source
Team working with windmills
Kiosks at the tourist port
Kiosks and art exhibition for the local architecture
The medieval architecture as well as the medieval castle sparked students interest
Tourists welcome-corners
Information corners for tourists
near the archeological site of the port.
One group of students decided to propose 3D projections mapping on the buildings
The students proposals were presented to the local authorities, during an event, organized by the school
community.