Middle School City Build
A multi-day workshop in spatial design
City Build is a FREE hands-on workshop for students in grades 6–8 that introduces architecture, landscape architecture, and city planning through drawing, maps, and model-making.
Students can join for a half day, a full day, or multiple days; over the course of the week, participants will collaborate to design and “build” a new city using cardboard and recycled materials.
Inspired by the pre-college Spatial Design summer program at the University of Southern Maine—founded by local artist and educator Addy Smith-Reiman and architect Gretchen Rabinikin (currently Executive Director of BSLA)—as well as Boston’s KidsBuild program, the workshop brings together creative exploration and real-world design thinking. Working with a team of local design professionals, students will learn about how cities are planned while developing their own visions for Lewiston.
Dates + Times
April 21-24, 2026
Tues, Wed + Thurs: 9:30 am - 4 pm
Friday: 9:30 am - 1 pm
Sign up for one or all time slots!
Location
Callahan Hall at the Lewiston Public Library, 3rd floor
200 Lisbon St, Lewiston, ME 04240
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Partners
Addy Smith Reiman, Co-director of SDA and Middle School City Build
Gretchen Rabinkin, Co-director of SDA, Architect, Executive Director, BSLA
Kelli Shed, AIA
Renee Keul, Osher Map Library
Dawson Pillow, Planner, Lewiston
Cara Bionde, Architect, Kaplan Thompson
Drew Lorinchak, Hebert Construction
Tim Mancine, Hebert Construction
Alex Haba, Architect, Whitten Architects
Sean King, Urban Designer, City of Portland
Claire Martin, Executive Director, Envision Resilience
Charlotte Van Voorhees, Community Outreach, Envision Resilience
Sara Carr, Professor, Architect & Landscape Architect, Northeastern University
Nicole Cary, Aceto Kimball Landscape Architects
Jen Martell, Copley Wolff
