Online Workshops
Take an online architectural workshop focusing on one for six themes: design in process, drawing out meaning, picturing London, roaming Rome, education in amodern world, or urban adventures. Source: British Architectural Library and Victoria & Albert Museum
Architecture
Collection of open courseware materials including notes, images, and multimedia. Source: MIT Exploring Architecture through Clay Tiles - Gr. 3-4
In this lesson students will learn about San Antonio architecture through clay manipulation. Source: PBS Teachers
A Musical Place and Space - Gr. 6-8
In this lesson students explore the creation of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Walt Disney Concert Hal and perform collaborative research on the construction and design of the hall and its architectural and acoustical elements, and examine other structures designed by its renowned architect, Frank Gehry. Source: PBS Teachers
Victorian Age Architectural Design
Students explore the history and architectural importance of the Simon Benson House in Portland, OR and build and decorate a model Victorian house using Victorian design elements. Source: PBS Teachers
Home Sweet Home - Gr. 6-12
Explore the economic, cultural and environmental issues that connect history and architecture. Investigate and record the historical heritage of local communities, and use clues to determine the history of specific buildings and neighborhoods. Source: PBS Teachers Model Homes - Gr. 9-12
This lesson uses the architectural model as a means of exploring how a home can suggest or inspire the identity of its inhabitants. Source: PBS Teachers
Public Facades, Private Interiors - Gr. 9-12
Students examine the relationships between architecture and sculpture and write a proposal for a work of public art that reflects the community and addresses the differences between public and private, interior and exterior spaces. Source: PBS Teachers
Architecture: Community Geometry - Gr. 3-7
Students identify architectural structures and objects in the community that represent different figures and types of geometry and mathematics. Source: PBS Teachers
Math and the President: The Blue Room - Gr. 6-10
Students
explore the mathematics of architecture by investigating the unusual shapes of some of the rooms in the White House, such as the Blue Room's elliptical shape. Source: PBS Teachers
Forever Wild? Geodesic Domes - Gr. 5-8
Students explore the engineering design of geodesic domes, and assemble a model dome using rolls of newspaper and masking tape. Source: PBS Teachers
Find the Tallest - Gr. 6-8
Students review the "Skyscraper Wars" that occurred in New York City from the 1920s to the early 1930s. Compare images of tall buildings locally from 1900-1990 to consider what they tell about the town's history, values, industries and priorities. Source: PBS Teachers
Architecture: It's Elementary
DownloadableK-5 curriculum. Source: American Institute of Architects
Architecture Lesson Plans
A collection of architecture lesson plans for elementary school.Source: Ginny Dixon of the Huntsville City Schools
Architecture Lesson Plans
A collection of architecture lesson plans and resources Source: Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
What Should a House Do? - Gr. K-2
In this unit, students look closely at the design, construction and materials of at least one Native American house and one house built by European settlers. Students also think about their own homes — and even their dream homes — to begin to understand why houses are designed the way they are, and to appreciate what is essential and what is desirable in any house. Source EdSITEment Amazing Skyscrapers - Gr. 6-8
Students learn about some of the building basics used by engineers and architects to design some of the world’s largest skyscrapers. Source: Discovery Education
Deconstructing Dubai: Considering Questions Posed By the New World’s Tallest Building - Gr. 8-12
In this lesson, students consider the culture and landscape of Dubai and the significance of the Burj Khalifa. Then investigate Dubai and its people, or research and critique buildings that are familiar to them, reflecting on their local or national significance. Source: NY Times
Gothic Architecture - Gr. 9-12
In this project students are introduced to the components inherent in Gothic architecture and explore a style of architecture and present their findings to the class. Source: Susan E. McCauley, Kent School District
Landscape Architecture
This collection of lesson plans looks at landscape architecture in the US and includes a lesson focusing on Frederick Law Olmsted and his work in Boston. Source: The National Park Service
From Greece to Main Street - Gr. 5-8
Students learn to recognize elements of American Greek Revival architecture. Source ::ArtsEdge
Junior Architects - Gr. 3-5
In this unit, students learn the major concepts such as using basic linear measurement, understanding and creating scale representations, and exploring perimeter and area measurement as they design clubhouses. Source: NCTM Illuminations Wonderworld - Gr. 3-12
In this activity, students design a theme park devoted to great feats of architecture and engineering. Famous monuments they study in.Source: National Geographic Xpeditions.
The Wright Way - Gr. 9-12
Through Internet research, language arts activities, and visual arts activities, students learn about Frank Lloyd Wright—his work and his legacy. Source: ArtsEdge
Three Newport Mansions of the Gilded Age - Gr. 9-12
Students study three Newport mansions: The Breakers, The Elms, and Marble House. Students will research the history, architect and architecture, and patron of each mansion to gain an understanding of the arts and culture of America's Gilded Age.
Castles and Cornerstones - Gr. 5-8
This lesson explores the historic importance and function of castles in King Arthur's time, and introduces students to a general history of castles and architectural terms. Source: ArtsEdge
Architectural Clues - Gr. 5-8
Students identify meaning in visual form, understanding that there is visual as well as verbal language. Students discover some of the conventional arrangements of visual form that have meaning within our culture and social structures. Source: ArtsEdge
Abstract Architecture Painting - Gr. 7-12
Students use uses a finder to see a composition using architectural design. Source: Incredible Art Department
Greek Architecture - Gr. 6-12
Students fashion Greek columns out of mid fire white clay. Source: Incredible Art Department
Architecture Around the World - Project Ideas
Students create an architectural facade using a master artist as inspiration. Source: Incredible Art Department
Paper Architecture - 3-D Design - Gr. 6-8
Students design and construct an architectural structural model of a two-person dwelling. Source: Incredible Art Department
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