Calling all students aged 18-25!
Share your innovative solutions for a sustainable, net-zero city for a chance to win a 5-day learning trip to Helsinki, Finland and up to S$20,000 in cash prizes!
Sustain-a-City:
An Urban Innovation Challenge
The Sustain-a-City: An Urban Innovation Challenge is organised by Temasek Ecosperity’s platform, in partnership with Arkki. Participants will attend 3 virtual design workshops conducted by Arkki’s Design and Creative Coaches. That’s not all. Our coaches will also engage your team with 1-on-1 coaching to guide all of you towards a successful submission.
Creative education for future innovators
Arkki was founded in Finland in 1993 and is the world's leading school of architecture and creative education for children and youth from 4 to 19 years old. We have opened our doors to Singapore with the aim of building a systematic and progressive creative education ecosystem for children and youth, connecting them to their peers throughout ASEAN, Asia and with Finland through international camps, projects and exchange programmes.
In Finland, the Arkki curriculum has since integrated into the national extra-curricular creative program and is endorsed by the Finnish Ministry of Education & Culture. Arkki is also certified by the Finnish National Agency for Education to export the Finnish education know-hows to the rest of the world. For over 25 years, Arkki has organized thousands of courses and workshops for more than 20,000 children in more than 20 countries.
The Explorers
Weekly Architecture & Design Course for 7-10 years old | Starts on 07-May 2023
Design, create and innovate through hands-on architecture and design activities! The Explorers programme is a starter course that introduces the foundational elements of architecture and the process of creative and critical thinking.
Green Town
Arkki June Holiday Camp 2023
3-Day Course / 9:00am - 12:30pm
Calling all children – our future changemakers, mayors and innovative thinkers! Come join us in an enriching 2-day architecture and design workshop where we’ll unleash our imagination to create future living ideas, innovate and build our best future town together – one that is beautiful, sustainable and inclusive.
Nature in Architecture
Arkki June Holiday Camp 2023
4-Day Course / 9:00am - 12:30pm
Immerse in the enchanting world of nature and nature-inspired architecture and learn to design your own versions of organic buildings! Re-think architecture and celebrate the beauty of nature in your creation. We can’t wait to see the amazing designs you’ll come up with!
Interior Architecture & Design Workshop
Arkki June Holiday Camp 2023
3-Day Course / 9:00am - 12:30pm
Welcome to the fascinating and colorful world of interior design and artistic expression! Be the young style masters of tomorrow and let your personal style guide you in designing your dream room and outfit it with inspiring furniture models. Set your imagination free and create a home masterpiece that reflects your personality, vision and style!
Our Trusted Partners
Meet Our Coaches
Lead Coach
Master of Architecture, National University of Singapore
Tirza is a registered architect and comes with more than five years of experience as a project architect. She enjoys interacting with children and has experience teaching children in different settings - from one-on-one tutoring to group management of young children. As a mother and an architect, Tirza loves that architecture is now being used as a tool to teach and encourage creative thinking.
Design and Creative Coach
Master of Arts (Urban Design), National University of Singapore
Dhanen is a T-skilled designer with more than two decades of cross-functional work experience, including landscape designing and teaching at institutes of higher learning. An enthusiast in urban agriculture and green design, Dhanen is a proponent of the circular economy. He is eager to exchange his professional philosophy, creative insights and design mastery with the community, and together explore the wonders of our natural and built environment.
Design and Creative Coach
Doctor of Education (EDD), Durham University, UK
Master of Arts in Art Education (MAAE), The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA
Kay is an advocate for cognitive development through art and design-related education. Her dedication to teaching brought about diverse experiences which include lecturing at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts and facilitating robotics classes at pre-schools. Kay is also a visual artist.
Design and Creative Coach
Master of Architecture, National University of Singapore
Nurul has close to a decade of experience as a Senior Architect formerly with the Singapore Housing and Development Board. She loves interacting with children, and is constantly inspired by the inquisitive minds of her two lovely children and pupils. Nurul believes that learning about architecture can empower children to think creatively and inspire them to create the best living environment for themselves.
Design and Creative Coach
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Jasmine is a registered Accredited Landscape Architect with the Singapore Institute of Landscape Architect and also one of the few ABC Water Professionals in Singapore. With more than 15 years of diverse domain knowledge in landscape designs, Jasmine is eager to extend her learnings to nurture young creative minds through explorations and fun!
Assistant Creative Coach
Bachelor of Environmental Design (Architecture), University of Western Australia
Farhan majors in Environmental Design and advocates the establishment of harmony between architecture and the landscape. His passion in exploring sensible, people-oriented and practical spaces and designs has led him to diverse project participation including the Chambok Eco-Village project and the Challenge for the Urban and Built Environment (CUBE). Farhan advocates an open mind when designing and enjoys exploring forms and subjects to their maximum potential.
Design and Creative Coach
Master of Architectural Science, University of Sydney
Stuti is an experienced designer and educator who is passionate about purposeful experiences, sustainability and innovating creative spaces to address people and business needs through a user centric and empathetic design approach. Stuti aspires to educate young minds to think creatively about bringing balance, rhythm and flow to environments that unite communities to live in harmony.
Assistant Creative Coach
Bachelor of Arts (Interior Design), LASALLE College of the Arts
Jodie is a creative entrepreneur and dedicated coach who believes in the power of creativity and design to solve pressing issues and uplift the human spirit. Jodie enjoys witnessing first-hand how each child dreams and encouraging them to pursue those visions through designing the world around them.
Design and Creative Coach
Master of Architecture, National University of Singapore
Simran comes with several years of experience as an architectural designer and had previously involved herself in community- and social-led projects, including working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Malaysia. Simran believes that architecture is not only about designing a structure but an environment and an experience.
