Here you will find information on some of our most popular workshops and theme courses available for international visitors in Finland. This diverse selection offers many interesting viewpoints into architecture, design and city planning. There’s something for everyone!
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One hour visit to get to know Arkki´s unique education program for children and youth, that develops architectural knowledge, design skills, and enhances creativity. It fosters pragmatics as well as boosts critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills. Arkki´s education program …
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This educational visitor program offers the opportunity to get a good understanding on Finnish approach to creative education and an introduction on the key factors that make Arkki’s STEAM via architecture -approach one-of-a-kind. It is a perfect mix of theory …
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Explore interior design in a fun way! In the pop-up home workshop the participants construct a foldable pop-up scale model of a house or home using the origami technique. The participants learn in a fun way about interior design and …
This workshop introduces a captivating method to study design and composition through the appearance of buildings. This workshop is suitable for younger participants, but will offer challenge to advanced participants as well. The architectural expression of buildings are created through …
Become an architect and director and create your own theater show! In this workshop, the participants design and create shadow theater sets and performances. They design a story, characters, settings, and props for it. The workshop culminates in a wonderful …
In this workshop, the participants create their own sculptural lanterns and explore how to create different atmospheres with various architectural elements like openings, shapes, form, mass, colors and light. They experiment how the different elements such as light, shadow and …
…It was a dark and stormy night and the only light visible on the shoreline was from the lighthouse… In this workshop, participants get to play architects and designers, and experiment with structures, model building techniques and the design process, …
In this workshop, the pupils explore structures in a fun way, designing and building houses on stilts. Hands-on creating the participants will familiarize themselves with structures and engineering, different cultures and history of the stilt houses around the world. The …
Sweet City workshop charms the participants and offers a delicious practice to learn about the elements of urban planning and a pleasant environment using all the senses. Learning can hardly be more fun and tasty! The participants get to play …
This is one of the most famous Arkki workshops. The participants learn about structures and architecture in a fun, exciting and sweet way. The participants design and build their own fantasy structures using candy and cocktail sticks as building materials. …
What kind of home could you design in a shipping container? The starting point for this workshop is a shipping container and the design challenge is to transform the predefined shapes into interesting dwellings. This workshop takes a look at …
In this workshop the participants design and build wooden high‑rise structures. The tower workshop is a beloved classic, familiarizing the participants in an intriguing way with triangular structures and durability through model building and testing. Through hands‑on experimentation the participants …
In this project, the participants are introduced to the amazing and exciting history of labyrinths and mazes and their different designs around the world. The participants are presented with a challenge to design and construct their own maze as a …
What would your dream house and neighbourhood look like? This workshop introduces the participants to the architecture of small houses as well as town planning. The participants explore building materials, urban planning and different typologies of towns. The participants design …
In this cheerful workshop, the participants explore engineering and structures through a fun bridge building challenge. The participants explore strong triangular truss structures hands-on through an experiential process, and gain first-hand experience of the rigidity and durability of the structures …
This popular workshop introduces the themes of spatial design and interior design, and evokes imagination, creativity, and different solutions. The participants are facilitated to design and prototype their own ideal interior spaces in a given scale. A multitude of materials …
Fantasy Chair workshop is as fantastic as it sounds! In this workshop, the participants get to explore their imagination and ideate, design, test, and prototype. The pupils get acquainted with the design thinking process hands-on, and explore, test and develop …
In this course, the participants dive into the world of urban design and design their own future city of their dreams as a team! In this award-winning course, the participants take a look at cities and city life from different …
In the Product design theme course the world of products is approached from various perspectives, e.g ethical and aesthetical. Different aspects of product design are explored individually and in teams. The underlying theme is recycling and innovative reuse of materials. …
In this course the participants take their first steps in the fascinating world of of interior design. The participants discover hands-on the interior design process from conceptualization to representing their ideas The participants design and build the interior of their …
This course is a multisensory exploration of art, space, environment, and artistic expression. Individually, and together as a team, the pupils conceptualize, design and prototype their ideas for environmental artworks. Together they create a 3D installation artwork, that is an …
This course takes the participants to a fascinating journey exploring the complex world of architectural design. The participants assume the role of an architect and designer, and ideate, design and create their own dream house interior, exterior and close environment …
This course offers the opportunity to work with a variety of different materials in an open and innovative way, and to create spatial art and sculptures. The participants ideate and create artworks in a relaxed and supportive environment. The course …
