BUILD

Pop-up building station

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BUILD is an installation of interactive building stations with playful materials and challenges that expose people of all ages to diverse works of architecture, design, engineering and construction. Elements include:

  • custom-designed, pop-up infrastructure for building together;
  • Lego, Imagination Playground blocks, MagnaTiles, and more;
  • self-guided activities contributed by architects, engineers, educators;
  • books on architecture and engineering;
  • staff and volunteers to facilitate.
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BUILD is traveling across New York City with a special focus on underserved neighborhoods where art and education resources can be scarce. Your donation can help us share these great materials in all neighborhoods of New York City.

Children playing with blocks on the table on the street.
Children playing with magnatiles on the street of NYC, on a triangular wooden table and plastic benches.
One big table on the street, with children playing with magnetiles and blocks.
Children playing with lego blocks and Magnatiles on the street.
A view of teenagers playing with colorful lego blocks on the street.
People building with legos on a table in Times Square, NYC.

BUILD Supporters:

BUILD is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

The Laura B. Vogler
Foundation

Start-up funding for program development generously provided by The Laura B. Vogler Foundation.

BUILD In-Kind Supporters:

Blog posts about BUILD:

Building together at Smith Houses, NYCHA

Building together at Smith Houses, NYCHA

The Uni Project brought our new program BUILD NYC to Alfred E. Smith Houses Family Day, in partnership with NYCHA’s Office of Resilience and Recovery. Thanks to Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and also NYC Council Member Margaret Chin for stopping...

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