Children’s Perception of Space: The influence of Architecture in the Development of Creativity. Primary School

Architecture is a way of seeing and understanding space by children and adults. Exploring with architecture from an early age help us act on transforming the environment in a sustainable way.

Children’s perception and creativity is a broad area to study, a trans-disciplinary one, as it includes pedagogical, psychological, medical, technical, ecological and many other fields. children 6-10 years old are deprived of an environment in which to develop their creativity and, at this age, they do not need just a table and a pen, they need to explore through all their senses with diverse materials and shapes.

A phenomenological approach is reached by understanding from authors like Bachelard and Pallasma that the perception and memory of a place are created by a unique landscape. From storytellers, from macro to meso and, last but not least, micro, from the territory, to the urban fabrics and to the intimacy of a home, our memories are created in our childhood by using our senses in these landscapes.

An empirical view may layout the experience of children with space according to their inherited perceptive nature. This are well presented through a series of case studies. Today's architecture cannot be separated, especially when it comes to vulnerable people, from several other subjects