Middle School City Build

A week-long workshop in spatial design

Middle School City Build is a pilot project for middle-school-aged children in Maine to explore planning, design, and construction opportunities in the Lewiston/Auburn area. Modeled after the pre-college summer program Spatial Design Academy at the University of Southern Maine, with elements of the KidsBuild Program in Boston, the SDA for Kids program will provide a toolkit to communities to explore spatial observation with analog drawing and model making, civics and basic zoning, and programming and critique.

Date: April 21 - 24, 2026

Location: Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library, 3rd floor

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Students attend for free! To do so, you’ll need to enroll in this course as part of USM’s Early College program. Learn more about USM Early College.

This program is lively, dynamic, hands-on, and fun.

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Co-directed by Addy Smith-Reiman and Gretchen Rabinkin, AIA, Affil. ASLA, The Complete City, Summer of Spatial Design is co-produced by BSLA and PSA, and generously hosted by the Osher Map Library and the University of Southern Maine.