WHAT I DO: I help schools achieve increased engagement from their students by providing creative design workshops to reinforce the relevance of STEM and STEAM subjects.WHO I WORK WITH: I partner with state and independent schools, education authorities and grant-giving trusts.SERVICES I PROVIDE: Design workshop facilitator, Design team facilitator,Architectural services,Project Manager,Principal Designer for CDM requirements, WHAT MAKES ME UNIQUE: I have been running Architectural Design Workshops to inspire kid’s creative genius since 2014. Our work has been featured twice in publications by the Serpentine Gallery and also by the Arts Council. We have also been featured in the Times Educational Supplement (TES) and had several articles published in the online magazine ‘Innovate My School’. Our student project called ‘YouScape’ for the London Festival of Architecture in 2020 was featured as one of the winning entries. Our workshops regularly invite collaboration from specialists in the fields of design and innovation, as well as input from industry professionals including building design consultants and specialist fabricators. WHAT OTHERS SAY:From Furzedown Primary School, London SW17, following a programme of workshops with Year 5 students (10 year olds):“I have seen many children apply their knowledge and ideas, to produce extraordinary results especially when children see opportunities to achieve a goal which is very personal to them.”Extract from ‘Primary School Makes Life-Size Pavilion’: An article published in the Serpentine Gallery’s ‘Build Your Own Pavilion Challenge’ online magazine:“”For Phil these projects not only benefit the kids, he believes he has learnt a lot too. “The more we learn and practice our trade as architects the more we are in danger of establishing working conventions and losing touch with the naive clear-sightedness and enquiring minds which we had as children. It is something which is very special and which we should work to hold on to.” We couldn’t agree with him more.”Some feedback from the kids:“My favourite bit was drawing 3D shapes. My shapes turned into a building picture called the Crystal Flats.”“I really enjoyed building structures outside, even when it didn’t work out.”“It taught me how to make mini structures and has inspired me to make some things at home.”“I enjoyed using the 3D pens to create a building.”“It was really FUN!”READY TO TALK? Reach out to me directly on LinkedIn or email me directly at genius@architecturekids.co.uk.