FOR KIDS, BY KIDS

Olson Kundig based its design on the structure of an ark, using the flood narrative to engage children in a conversation about climate change.

Teaching a young audience about climate change and inclusivity and creativity – and all without making it feel like homework – is no small feat. But what if children played a truly active role in creating a space for such fundamental life lessons? Together with the Jewish Museum Berlin, Olson Kundig turned kids into co-curators and consultants for the design of Anoha Children’s World.

Dominating Anoha Children’s World is a 7-m-tall circular ‘ark’ constructed from CO2-neutral wood, a home to animals made using recycled materials.