We recently worked with groups of 14-17 year old schoolchildren at Live Works as part of an AHRC funded research project, ‘The Cultural Value of Architecture’. We started with a guided tour of key spaces and places in Sheffield City Centre, to investigate what goes into making buildings and what impact buildings have on us. Each participant was given a workbook to help them assess the social, environmental, financial and technical value of the Peace Gardens, ‘Cheese Grater’ car park, Winter Gardens and Millennium Galleries.