Casa da Arquitectura Centro Português de Arquitectura

Risk & Draw

Risk & Draw is a themed and weekly collectible activity that invites the practice of drawing as an experience of creativity and freedom.
It is part of the Expanded House package of proposals designed by the Educational Service to bring architecture to the homes of families and children.

Risk and Draw is a project that proposes drawing as an activity rich in playful experiences that enhance learning and creativity. It unfolds between collectible activity notebooks and workshops (in person or online), providing challenges and problem-situations that find resolution through drawing. In these activities, the focus is not on technical talent, but on thinking, looking, understanding, interpreting and representing the world and ideas. Between the observable and the imagined, the invitation is for participants to immerse themselves in the great questions of representation.

To make the most of your designs, try printing on paper of various colors. When you're done, take a picture and send it to [email protected] so we can see how it turned out. Use and abuse colors. And have fun!

Notebooks can be downloaded for free here:

Risk & Draw 1 - Windows

Risk & Draw 2 - Doors

Risk & Draw 3 - Model

Risk & Draw 4 - Roofs

Risk & Draw 5 - Writing

Risk & Draw 6 - Letters

Risk & Draw 7 - Symmetry

Risk & Draw 8 - Lines

Risk & Draw 9 - Pareidolia

(these notebooks are only available in Portuguese)

Expanded House

The world is constantly changing and the demands it presents to us vary. If, on the one hand, we are all faced with the speed with which it can make us change routines, behaviours, habits, on the other hand, we have also come to understand the liberating potential that new technologies have brought. Through them, we overcome physical obstacles and reach opposite places in the world in moments, communicate globally, see, talk and share encounter experiences through screens and audio. The year 2020 reminded us of the importance of getting closer, of keeping in touch, and showed us how simple and rewarding it can be.
In a desire to overcome the physical barriers of Casa da Arquitectura towards everyone who wants to develop activities with us, the CA ES presents the Expanded House project. It organizes a set of proposals that seek to broaden CA's field of action, bringing a wide range of activities to everyone, everywhere and in different ways. This project adapts to the needs of each school/association/institution and proposes the development of visits and workshops either through online mediation, or in person in schools/institutions, or even by training educators/teachers and parents to guide the activities supported.