"Will you still be around when I come back?" - Mabel, 8.
"Will you be my teacher when I come to study here?" - Sara, 8.

The children from Friars Primary School storm the MSA! The open roof level became their art gallery showcasing their drawings of the dens that will protect them from 'aliens' which they will be building in the next session.

Working with the children from Friars Primary School was one of the best experience I have ever had throughout the years in studying architecture. Why must all good things come to an end.....

"The best part about working with children is co-learning. You learn from them and they learn from you." -John B.

First and second year students working hard in making the children's drawings come to live. "How did you make the aliens fly...?" asked one of the children.

The different kinds of materials that were collected by the coordinators within a month before the event started which were used by the children to build their dens.

One of the children drawing how she imagined her den would look like.

"The cat alien says 'Moo Moo' for meow and 'Pee Pee' for knock knock in alien language." - Alivia, 8.

A presentation by the collaborators (Places Projects) at the RIBA Hub. "It is better for the children to explore and find out themselves rather than being told" - John Bishop.

Brainstorming for a narrative of the children's journey to the 'Secret City' and building sculptures as a starting point for the children to build dens.