SAF Kids at Parramatta

The Sydney Architecture Festival came to Parramatta on November 2nd 2013 with kids joining in at the Riverside Theatre Courtyard for a day of drawing, walking, designing and building. It was a great way to discover and celebrate the heritage of Parramatta. SAF Volunteers included architectural students and graduates.


SAF volunteer Bernard helping a young participant to create an outdoor living space

The Architecture Walks, led by local architects, had kids searching for architectural features and completing a Passport to the Streets. Stops on the walk included the Old Kings School, Lennox Bridge and the Jessie Street Centre.

Making Monuments was a hands on activity in the courtyard and required participants to design and make a monument to honour Parramatta through a person, object or event.  Suggestions included Parramatta’s first farmer, Henry Dodd through to celebrating the Parramatta River. 

Then and Now asked kids to consider future plans for Parramatta.
To look at the city as it once was and how it is now. What was different, what was the same, what do they see for the the future?