Dezeen promotion: Hong Kong-based My Archischool held its first exhibition of student projects on Easter Sunday, presenting architectural designs and models by its cohort of aspiring young architects.
The Youth ArchiDesign 2020 Exhibition and Symposium took place 4 April 2021 at the Sky100 Exhibition Hall, on the 100th floor of the International Commerce Centre (ICC).
The architectural designs of 29 students between the ages of six and 16 were showcased as part of a colourful nature-themed exhibition, arranged on a floor covered in dried ginko leaves.
Renderings of digital designs were displayed alongside physical models, which were all created by students enrolled in My Archischool programmes from July 2020 to February 2021.
The colourful exhibition celebrated the work of 29 students Proposals for tea houses, floating restaurants and green schools were also judged and awarded as part of the My ArchiDesign Competition 2020 by a panel including Professor Ho Puay-peng, head of architecture at the National University of Singapore, and Peter Yuen, the former project director of the Architectural Services Department for the Hong Kong government.
The event was divided into six two-hour sessions for just 20 guests each ? ensuring that it adhered to the city's Covid-19 regulations based on the type of event.
Attendees were able to take part in activities including an egg design and decoration challenge, which encouraged them to imagine the "re-birth of the city of post-pandemi...