Architecture Portfolio - Summer Course
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Students are enco …moreuraged to look for new ways of exploring ideas. They'll do this armed with newly acquired skills such as how to use charcoal, sketch with different materials, plan and make a visualy engaging collage, guache, ink, watercolours, oil pastels and many other techniques used by well known artists. This, of course, will bring new solutions, new paths and most importantly, a boost on their creative thinking.
Term Time Places - these are offered on a rolling basis. Written notice is required, one term in advance to withdraw. This can only be done by parents or carers and must be notified to the course leader directly. Thank you.
Holiday Camps - we organise half term and holiday camps every year. All camps include materials so there's no need to bring anything. Parents and carers have access to Sibling Discount which should be reflected at checkout.
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27th Jul 2026 - 30th Jul 2026
Architecture Portfolio Course - July 27th - July 30rd (incl) Mon 27th July - Thu 30th July
9:30am - 2:00pm
KidsArtRoom™ has broad experience helping national and international students create their best portfolios when applying to UK creative degrees. All of our students have secured places at some of the country’s most competitive universities, with offers based purely on the strength, clarity, and coherence of their portfolios—often without the need for an interview. At KidsArtRoom™, we offer an intensive, highly tailored course that allows students to thoughtfully develop their portfolios over time. Students take full ownership of their work as we act as facilitators of their creative growth and maturity. Through expert guidance, we provide in-depth subject knowledge, introduce specialised techniques, explore the work of other artists, and challenge students to expand their perspectives. Above all, we help them learn how to communicate their own story, in their own unique way—this is at the heart of everything we do. Our Architecture course has been carefully designed to immerse students in architecture by exploring their surrounding as a living classroom. Time is divided between our studio and on-location work across their own area. As it's always the case with all our courses, all materials are included so there's no need to bring anything to the lessons.
Camp notes
For Students Applying to Architecture schools such as the Bartlett School of Architecture, University of Cambridge, University of Sheffield, University of Bath, CSM Architecture, Manchester School of Architecture amongst others.
We are offering a focused Summer Architecture Course with all materials included for students intending to learn about architecture before applying to highly competitive architecture programmes.
The course is delivered by an experienced residential architect and ARB registered architect, and a highly experienced tutor and founder of KidsArtRoom TM, who is also an Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) with professional experience in Learning and Development and broad experience facilitating learning that suits all learning styles. This ensures a successfully structured, supportive, and professionally informed learning experience for all students.
Why This Course Matters:
Top architecture schools are not only looking for strong portfolios but evidence of critical thinking, experimentation at many levels, awareness and creative development.
This course helps students go beyond producing finished work to developing ideas, testing approaches, and building with design confidence.
What Students will do:
* Respond to a design brief and develop a spatial proposal.
* Explore and analyse a real site through drawing and observation.
* Learn to study architectural precedents through visits and research.
* Experiment with model-making and drawing.
* Document their process through photography and visual recording.
* Create a structured portfolio layout.
* Present work in a group exhibition.
* All. materials are included.
* Architecture Sketching - Find the style that suits you most.