An Interactive Drop-In Experience Inspired by the Patterns of Growth
This workshop explores growth as a process of observation, imagination, and collective making. Inspired by the patterns and structures found in plants, it brings together architecture, art, geometry, and nature to create an engaging interdisciplinary experience for children and families.
Developed as part of archiKID’s archiGREEN series, the workshop invites participants to discover how simple rules found in nature can generate complex forms. Through playful challenges, hands-on experimentation, and collaborative construction, participants explore patterns of plant growth while contributing to a shared creative process.
Designed for all ages (2–99), the event encourages participants to observe, take inspiration from nature, and, most importantly, make together. As individual contributions become part of a larger whole, children and families experience how creativity, dialogue, and collaboration can transform simple ideas into meaningful spatial and artistic experiences.
The outcome is a large-scale collective installation created by all participants. Displayed as a public artwork and interactive environment, it celebrates environmental awareness, imagination, teamwork, and the joy of building together.
SESSION TIMES
You are welcome to drop in any time between 2PM and 5PM and stay for as long as you like. However it is recommended you come to your allocated time to help with audience size and flow.
PRESENTED BY
Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse and BMD as part of PowerPlay
Brisbane Powerhouse is Queensland’s home for contemporary culture, a magnificent power station of the 1920s reborn as an arts centre on the Brisbane River.
As Brisbane City Council’s premier arts venue, the much-loved building stages more than 1250 performances a year including a program of festivals, as well as hundreds of events and functions from weddings to conferences, all the while housing heritage-listed graffiti, riverside bars and restaurants, visual arts exhibitions and of course the stories of all who have ventured, laughed and shared memories within its living walls.
