Family Program: Building Ornament (Morning Session)

Look closely at New York City's buildings, and you'll spot carved faces and figures looking back at you: gargoyles, grotesques, animals, and hybrid creatures used to decorate architecture. In this program, we'll explore these figurative ornaments and make our own. Using modeling materials and reference images, families will design and create ornaments to decorate their own homes and neighborhoods.

This program is offered in conjunction with the Figures of Architecture exhibition set to open in January 2027, at the Center for Architecture

Family Programs are designed for children ages 5 – 13 years old, accompanied by an adult.

Terms & Conditions:   

By registering for this course, you are accepting our In-Person Youth Programs Terms & Conditions.

CANCELLATION POLICY: Registration for all programs is non-transferable. Tuition for all programs is non-refundable. There are no exceptions to this policy. The Center for Architecture will not provide make-ups or refunds for days missed as a result of vacation plans, scheduling conflicts, illness, emergencies, or other events beyond our control.

PHOTO RELEASE: I agree to allow the Center or its agents to photograph or record the student during their programs.

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