Architecture
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Core Concepts:
Time, Continuity, and Change.
These church spires represent different eras and styles of architecture.
What changes between the examples?
What stays the same?
Which looks oldest?
Which most recent?
What are the characteristics of each, and what message do they hold for viewers?
Core Questions
- What role does culture play in architecture?
- What are the common characteristics of architecture across cultures?
- What makes architecture of different cultures unique?
- How has architecture changed and how might it change in the future?
Core Principles
Architecture is an expression of culture: It is similar to literature, music, and the arts and related to belief systems, political ideals, and religious faith. The study of culture examines the socially transmitted beliefs, values, institutions, behaviors, traditions and way of life of a group of people; it also encompasses other cultural attributes and products, such as language, literature, music, arts and artifacts, and foods. Students come to understand that human cultures exhibit both similarities and differences, and they learn to see themselves both as individuals and as members of a particular culture that shares similarities with other cultural groups, but is also distinctive. In a multicultural, democratic society and globally connected world, students need to understand the multiple perspectives that derive from different cultural vantage points.
Time, Continuity, and Change: Studying architecture makes it possible for us to understand the human story across time. The historical experiences of societies, peoples and nations reveal patterns of continuity and change. Historical analysis enables us to identify continuities over time in core institutions, values, ideals, and traditions, as well as processes that lead to change within societies and institutions, and that result in innovation and the development of new ideas, values and ways of life. Study of the past makes us aware of the ways in which human beings have viewed themselves, their societies and the wider world at different periods of time.
There is No Perfect Design: Designs that are highly successful in one environment or dimension (utility, materials, beauty, expense) may be inferior in others. Usually one or more dimensions are sacrificed to increase performance in other dimensions. Inspiration, design, modeling, revising, and discarding ideas lead to better designs over time but not absolute perfection.
Core Skills
- Reconstruct and interpret historical and archaeological evidence.
- Identify how perspectives about the past differ, and to what extent do these differences inform contemporary ideas and actions.
- Recognize that interpretations are influenced by individual experiences, sources selected, societal values, and cultural traditions.
- Defend interpretations based on evidence from multiple sources.
- Understand the linkages between human decisions and consequences.
Careers
Anthropologist
Archaeologist
Architect
Historian
Urban Planner
ALERT Architecture Resources
Architectural Eras and Styles
Architectural Materials
Architectural Terms
House Styles Checklist
Perspective Sketches
Blueprinting
Computer-Aided Design
Model Building Tips
Online Architecture Resources
5x5 City Architecture Puzzle
Chichen Itza Construction Challenge
Mini Park Green Space Architecture Game
Architecture for Kids:
Why All Children Must Learn Architecture!
In 2015, an educational initiative of a local project called “Arquitectura Para Niños” or “Architecture for Children” had taught an introductory architecture course to fourth-year students of the Ceip Praza de Barcelos primary school in Galicia, Spain.The project succeeded through the collaboration of students, teachers, and parents who have been very interactive and receptive to this innovative idea and are now working on extending the educational project. Through hands-on experience, children are now able to observe and reflect on architectural content while learning other school subjects like Natural Sciences, Geography, Mathematics, Art Education and English.
The project was selected for the EducaBarrié scholarly program from 2014 to 2015 and was supported by the Barrié Foundation to be considered as a new model of education in the public school in Galicia.The program was developed to adopt active learning methodologies to encourage children to learn through activities designed to explore specific content more deeply. The children learn critical thinking and become more aware of their environment through guided play and discovery-learning.
It consists of seven units where children explore the characteristics of materials, make observations about space and discover more about the areas they live inhabit.
The project was selected for the EducaBarrié scholarly program from 2014 to 2015 and was supported by the Barrié Foundation to be considered as a new model of education in the public school in Galicia.The program was developed to adopt active learning methodologies to encourage children to learn through activities designed to explore specific content more deeply. The children learn critical thinking and become more aware of their environment through guided play and discovery-learning.
It consists of seven units where children explore the characteristics of materials, make observations about space and discover more about the areas they live inhabit.