Adventures in Architecture for Kids: 30 Design Projects for STEAM Discovery and Learning: Volume 2

Vicky Chan founded Avoid Obvious Architects in 2012 with offices in New York and Hong Kong. The firm has been pushing sustainable buildings and cities with a focus on combining art with green technology. His projects have won 38 international awards and have been exhibited in 37 cities. Vicky's projects include master planning for the World Trade Center in New York, Des Vouex Road Central pedestrianization in Hong Kong, and various smart cities design in Canada, China, and India. Vicky founded a volunteer organization that has taught over 6,000 children about sustainable design and architecture. He believes our future will be brighter if children are more equipped with creative and sustainable thinking. He is serving the AIA Hong Kong Chapter as president.

Introduction 1 GENERAL CONSTRUCTION Map Your Home in 2-D Build a 3-D Model of Your Home Pasta House Flexibility and Imagination Moving Buildings Dark and Light Material 2 ARCHITECTURE AND HISTORY Indigenous Building with Plants Indigenous Building with Ice Design with Water Architecture for a Flooded City Improve Indoor Air Quality Building to Harvest Wind Energy Transportation: Design a Train Station 3 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Home Garden Garden in the Dark Food Market Playground Design Placemaking Architecture for Pets Architecture for Animals: Flipping a Zoo Design a Treehouse 4 SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE Extreme Climate and Habitable Living Space Refugee Home Climate and Home A Safety House During a Global Crisis The Future of the Museum 5 CITY PLANNING Envelope City Environmental Problems and Causes: Role-Playing Games Density in Urban Living Solar Tunnel Glossary Contributors About the Author Acknowledgments Index