Through architecture workshops designed with ten to fourteen year old children (and their families), our project traces the path of recently displaced children through the means of design. We work with them to re-imagine the architecture they have inhibited and left behind and guide them to sketch and build their first ever architectural collages and write about their future “home”. Then, we interpret the result of the workshops into new architectural formats in the form of 3D digital and physical models.

By having a speculative look at the creation of the spaces we call home, the project will redefine the boundaries of one’s habitat based on her specific memories and cultural background. The goal is to build awareness around the issues of immigration and displacement, especially as experienced by children, through the means of architecture and spatial thinking, and to empower displaced communities to have a voice through design.