建築設計工作室
AaaM Limited, Architectural design studio
AaaM Limited (AaaM) 是香港屢獲獎項的建築設計工作室，他們以建築設計作為創意教育的媒介。自2017年起，AaaM與包括PMQ元創方在內的眾多本地機構及學校合作舉辦創意教育工作坊，啟發兒童以創意思考為起點，題材貫穿建築、藝術及生活體驗，培養小孩對他人以至社區及大自然的同理心，建立創意思維及自信。
此外，AaaM自2021年起致力融合他們在公共藝術裝置和兒童創意教育的經驗，策劃了「童理玩」計劃，推動他們受委托設計的十多個香港公共遊樂場項以兒童參與的方式把兒童想象一一實踐出來，建構一代兒童對城市的回憶和歸屬感。
他們透過觀察、對話、共創的過程讓孩子自由表達，從中整合並梳理出參與成果，設計出符合兒童的玩樂需求，兼顧空間體驗、文化認同及社群歸屬感的公共遊樂設施。至今纍計超過二千多個兒童參與活動，二百多場工作坊遍佈香港各區的足跡，致力打破兒童界限和擴大參與城市建設。而整個參與式設計過程及當中300多個兒童創作模型及近900張兒童社區攝影作品，亦曾透過2023年的《遊樂實現所》展覽展出兒童創作，推廣兒童參與的重要性，為孩子賦能。
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AaaM Architects (AaaM) is an award-winning architectural design studio in Hong Kong, using architectural design as a medium to channel creative education. Since 2017, AaaM has partnered with local institutions, including PMQ, and schools to host creativity workshops for children. These workshops encompasses multiple disciplines including architecture, art, the many facets of life experiences, fostering empathy, creative thinking, and confidence in children.
Since 2021, AaaM has integrated their public art installation and children’s creative education experience and launched the “Together We Play” campaign for a series of over a dozen participatory design projects for public play spaces in Hong Kong. This initiative involves children and adult’s participation, creating a sense of belonging and memory for the city’s youth.
Through observation, dialogue, and co-creation, the campaign caters children to freely express themselves, and their input is incorporated into the design of public play facilities that cater to their needs while enhancing spatial experience, cultural identity, and community belonging. To date, more than 2,000 children have participated in over 200 workshops across Hong Kong. The participatory design process and over 300 children’s models and 900 community photographs were also showcased in the 2023 “Unit Playmaking” exhibition, promoting the importance of children’s participation and empowerment.