Box City in Connecticut

International Festival of Arts & Ideas
Weekend Two – June 20-21
Box City

Imagine constructing a whole community from the ground up, in one weekend. This year, at Village of Villages, take part in Box City – a fun, interactive activity designed to teach participants of all ages about the styles and structure of architecture, the concepts of community planning, and the value of being a responsible citizen.

Box City provides a hands-on experiential approach to community planning and design principles; it instills understanding of the development of communities and their present problems and successes.

Create your own buildings from recycle materials and then build community by placing the boxes on a base plan, at the same time learning how geography, economics, ecology, history and cultures affect development.

Box City is brought to you by Ratner Architects, AIA Connecticut and The Specialized Packaging Group, Inc.

From Ginny and Kirk:
We hate to report that we have lost one of the CUBE Education/Housing board members: Art Ratner. He went out with a bang! or a box! I'm sure he would be delighted to know that bang or box, he had done his part for community based education.