ACTIVITY MATERIALS

• Sturdy material for the 3D sculpture (thin cardboard, 180g paper).
• Cutting tools (scissors, craft knife, etc.)
• Ruler and pencil for measurements.
• Glue/tape (glue gun or craft glue)
• Rubber bands, zip tie, brads
• Popsicles and white string

ACTIVITY PROMPT

You have done great so far!

Now that you’ve built your main center piece (like a tower, energy center, museum, etc.), it’s time to design the environment around it. You’ll create small paper models that show how your structure connects to the rest of the city

— such as walkways, trees, roads, or small buildings.

City piece

Center

piece

ACTIVITY STEPS

1st

15 min

Cut out you city piece, it will be 50 cm X 50 cm. Use a sturdy material, like thick cardboard.

Layer up the cardboard for a stronger base!

Center

piece

15 X 15

50 X 50

50 X 50

City piece

ACTIVITY STEPS

2nd

15 min

Choose 2–3 Surrounding Elements

Think about what should exist around your structure. For example:

• Roads or walkways
• Small service buildings (ticket booth, kiosk, charging station)
• Art pieces, fountains, or technology features

3rd

~2hrs

Use Printable Template Pieces

You’ll print and cut out shapes to build your environment.

• Fold along dotted lines
• Use glue/tape for assembly
• Add designs or patterns that match your main structure

You could skip the templates and make your own models with any material you want. Make sure it's one type of material for everything and avoid using more than 2 colors!

Find and print template from here for paper template

or on this link https://www.fosterandpartners.com/news/create-your-own-city-architecturefromhome

You can not use the template and build your own card board models

CARDBOARD TECHNIQUES: JOINERY

Flanges

Brace

Hinge

Slots

Butt Joint

3rd

15 min

Place your main structure and arrange your smaller elements on you cardboard base.

4th

Take photos of your city with a white background and submit