AAM Engage the Community, Develops Creative Vision, Assists the Growth of Young People, and Paves the Way for Building a Better Community

“Go to School” is a community project launched by the Architects Association of Macau (AAM) since 2022. Each year, AAM will collaborate with different Macao secondary schools to organize this event, with the aim of assisting growth of young people, broaden their horizons and future study/career planning.

The “Go to School” project consists of three parts. The 1st part is an introduction of architecture, the 2nd part is an interactive architectural workshop, while the last part is the “Shadow Program”. The introduction session of architecture is led by the representatives of the AAM Board of Directors, and the content focus on what architecture is, the work content of architects, and who is suitable to study and enter the architect industry; the interactive workshop is led by a mentor team composed of President, Vice President and Directors of AAM Board of Directors and Director of the Supervisory Board, AAM members and architects/designers in the architectural design industry. The mentor team guide the small student groups to design and build the buildings according to their own design on a real site with environmentally friendly materials. The final part of the “Go to School” project is the “Shadow Program”, AAM will assign students participating in the program to a collaborated architectural firm for a week,  to observe and experience the operation of daily architectural practice.

This year, AAM’s “Go to School” project has once again been granted funding support by the Foundation Macau, and the collaborated schools include Sacred Heart Canossian College (English Section), Chan Sui Ki Perpetual Help College, School of the Nations and the Yuet Wah College.  The AAM “Go to School” mentor team has grown with more new members, while the number of architectural firms participating in the “Shadow Program” has also increased to 5 firms, including JWCC Architecture Company Limited, P&T Architects & Engineers Ltd. (Macau Branch), Original Aspiration Architectural Design Consulting Ltd. and LBA Architecture and Planning Ltd., all work together to promote this local community project of  assisting growth of local young students.

Members of the AAM’s Go to School mentor team included the President of AAM Board of Directors, Ar. Choi Wan Sun, Vice President of AAM Board of Directors, Ar. Nuno Soares, Ar. Wu Kim Kam and Ar. Ho Pui Kei,  Directors of AAM Board of Directors and Supervisory Board included Ar. Lam Lap Yan, Ar. Hong Kai Chong, Ar. Chan Hoi Wa, Ar. Ma Chi Fai, Ar. Tong Man Kit, AAM members and professional architects/interior designer included Ar. Choi Cheng I, Ar. Bruno Malés, Ar. Diogo Vilas, Ar. JC Chan, Ar. Chan Kit Weng, Ar. Susana Antunes, Interior Designer Chao Weng Lei and Lo No.