Growing the Next Generation of Architects and Designers
The AD EX provides a variety of programs that teach the skills needed for students to become the next generation of leaders in the architecture and design industries.
At-Home Activities give you the tools you need to teach design thinking and to become active design advocates in your community at any age. Our annual winter exhibition, Building Toys and Toy Buildings, along with our year-round LEGO Lab highlight the popular and vintage toys and remind us that everyone is a builder and can realize their own structural ideas and inventions. Our Walking Tours are popular with classes and field trips…we can adjust content and duration to align with a group’s learning objectives.
We are always available to talk with teachers and parents on how to make architecture a part of their student’s lives.
Designing My Future Camp Series
Designing My Future Camps bring together students from Kindergarten to High School Seniors and teaches STEM skills with hands-on learning guided by architecture and design educators. At these day camps, campers learn the basics of design thinking and apply them to real-world projects; they tour downtown landmarks and visit local firms to discover who builds the city; and they build confidence in expressing their ideas through writing, drawing, public speaking, and play.
The Art of Architecture
Art of Architecture is an annual juried competition for Middle School and High School students to visualize and creatively express spatial concepts with drawing, photography, sculpture, printmaking, and painting. Entries are displayed in the AD EX gallery space in downtown Dallas to showcase the rising young talent of North Texas.
Build Your City! Series
Calling all students…come join us as we use craft supplies and building techniques to build the city you think we should have. Do we need a park? Design one. A new kind of school? Show us what that looks like. Or build anything else you think will make your city a better place to live. Build Your City! is a free program the AD EX takes on the road to inspire and educate kids and adults about who creates the built environment and how to be a part of making better, more equitable cities for the future.
Scholarships and Fellowships
The AD EX encourages the exploration of the built environment for students of all ages and provides financial support for these students seeking a formal architecture and design education and research with over $45,000 in Scholarships and Fellowships granted annually. From early childhood to higher education, the AD EX supports students and professionals in the architecture and design related industries at every stage.