Architecture Is Fun: Advancing the Power of Play with BIM

Peter and Sharon Exley "first met at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, followed by stints at Venturi, Scott Brown & Associates for Peter, and Safdie Architects for Sharon. But the birth of their daughter, Emma, in the late 1980s changed everything. Spending more time in children’s public spaces, they quickly noticed a lack of advocacy for architecture with children in mind.

"'We saw gaps in Emma’s world, places that needed help in architecture, materiality, and quality, as well as the 4D nature of how you move through spaces,' Sharon says. So the team elected to craft their professional ambitions toward making meaningful, interactive places and spaces for families. With Architecture Is Fun, they elevate the standards of design for learning environments through the construction of new paradigms in pedagogy, play, and participatory experience."

Read more of the Success Story on the Vectorworks website.