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Firstly young people learnt about the difference between a plan and an elevation, and then drew the plan and elevation of their own house.
Natalie Fisher, age 12
After seeing how Palladio had made his villas beautiful but also practical, young visitors redesigned their own school to make it beautiful but also functional and environmentally friendly.
Natalie Fisher, age 12
They then saw a model of Palladio's Villa Rotonda, which is often seen as his most perfect building. Children then drew their most ideal building.
Natalie Fisher, age 12
Outside of the exhibition, the curators had drawn a diagram to show how Palladio's mind worked. Using just three shapes they had drawn the plans of many of the buildings that Palladio designed.
Young people then drew a plan for a building using just these three shapes.
Natalie Fisher, age 12
Finally, the Royal Academy Architecture Programme had created an exhibition about how contemporary architects feel about Palladio. Inspired by this, young visitors wrote about how architecture affects their lives.
Natalie Fisher, age 12
