Download Lesson: Introduction Architecture---the design of buildings executed

Lesson: Introduction
Architecture---the design of buildings executed by architects
Frank Lloyed Wright 1867-1959Modern Artist who designed cleancut, strong architecture both inside and out. interior designer, writer,
and educator as well as an architect who designed more than
1,000 structures that were in harmony with humanity and its
environment (organic architecture is what Wright called it).
Wright created a unique design for the Kauffman family in 1934.
The famouse American architect Frank Loyed Wright designed the
most famouse private residence in the world. The unique design of
the building looks as if the house stretches out over a 30 ft waterfall
with no solid ground beneath it. This building is a natural historic
landmark!!
Frank Lloyed Wright even designed a prairie style house in Wichita,
Kansas influenced by Japanese architecture known as the AllenLambe House!!!
Explorations in Art Grade 4 Student
Studio Exploration for 15 and 16
Keywords: Oil painting; distance; mood; draw; action; Pieter Brueghel the Elder; Children's Games; Lois
Mailou Jones; Coin de la Rue Medard, We can show moods and feelings when people are together., Unit
Lesson, N/A, 12" x 18" manila paper, markers or crayons, Create an active drawing showing distance and
mood
Materials: 12" x 18" manila paper, markers or crayons
Strand: We can show moods and feelings when people are together.
Time: Create an active drawing showing distance and mood
Type: Unit Lesson
Vocabulary: N/A
Explorations in Art Grade 3 Student
Lesson 20: Shapes in Buildings: Seeing Symmetry
Keywords: puppet, Indonesia, product, design, Creating, paper, Dressing, Up, Down, studio, exploration,
Shadow puppet, puppetry, Thinking and working as artists, we can show changes in the clothes we wear
for different occasions., paper, crayon, marker, scissor, glue, craft, stick, stirrer, , product design, puppetry, ,
Indonesia, Change: New and Different, puppet, wood
Art Form: product design, puppetry
Artist: Indonesia
Materials: paper, crayon, marker, scissor, glue, craft, stick, stirrer
Media: wood
Strand: Thinking and working as artists, we can show changes in the clothes we wear for different
occasions.
Theme: Change: New and Different
Vocabulary: puppet
Explorations in Art Grade 2 Student
Lesson 31: Buildings Up Close: Architectural Details
Keywords: printing, Sullivan, Morris, print, Plan, Pattern, Stamp, Stenciled Wall Design for Stock
Exchange, drawing, Sample of Daisy Wallpaper, Thinking and working as artists, we can use symbols in
our artwork., printing, clay, popsicle, stick, colored, paper, paint, ink, paintbrush, , print, , Sullivan, Morris,
stenciled, wallpaper, canvas, Stories: Symbols and Styles
Art Form: print
Artist: Sullivan, Morris
Materials: clay, popsicle, stick, colored, paper, paint, ink, paintbrush
Media: stenciled, wallpaper, canvas
Strand: Thinking and working as artists, we can use symbols in our artwork.
Theme: Stories: Symbols and Styles
Vocabulary: printing
Explorations in Art Grade 2 Student
Lesson 32: Forms in Buildings: Building Models
Keywords: tint, shade, Chagall, painting, Story, Myself, I and the Village, Thinking and working as artists,
we can design ways to use symbols to tell stories and send messages about ourselves., shade, tint, paint,
cup, stirrer, paintbrush, paper, container, water, towel, , painting, , Chagall, oil, Stories: Symbols and Styles
Art Form: painting
Artist: Chagall
Materials: paint, cup, stirrer, paintbrush, paper, container, water, towel
Media: oil
Strand: Thinking and working as artists, we can design ways to use symbols to tell stories and send
messages about ourselves.
Theme: Stories: Symbols and Styles
Vocabulary: shade, tint
Explorations in Art Grade 2 Student
Lesson 33: Form and Function: Building Exteriors
Keywords: picture, alphabet, Russo, Macaulay, graphic, design, style, theme, Vegetable Alphabet, The
Way Things Work, Thinking and working as artists, we can design ways to tell our stories., picture alphabet,
pencil, paper, marker, crayon, , graphic, design, , Anson, Macaulay, illustration, Stories: Symbols and Styles
Art Form: graphic, design
Artist: Anson, Macaulay
Materials: pencil, paper, marker, crayon
Media: illustration
Strand: Thinking and working as artists, we can design ways to tell our stories.
Theme: Stories: Symbols and Styles
Vocabulary: picture alphabet
Explorations in Art Grade 4 Student
Lesson 15: Architecture: Creating a Model
Keywords: Alice Neel; Swedish Girls; Oil painting; expression; observe; portrait; facial feature; Diego
Rivera; The Friend's Children, We can show how people are alike and different., Unit Lesson, portrait,
crayons/markers, 12" x 18" manila paper, paper towels, Create a portrait of a classmate
Materials: crayons/markers, 12" x 18" manila paper, paper towels
Strand: We can show how people are alike and different.
Time: Create a portrait of a classmate
Type: Unit Lesson
Vocabulary: portrait
Explorations in Art Grade 4 Student
Lesson 16: On the Outside: Materials, Textures, and Patterns in Architecture
Keywords: Malcah Zeldis; Miss Liberty; Oil painting; people; distance; near; far; oil pastel; celebration;
William H. Johnson; Ferry Boat Trip, We can show moods and feelings when people are together., Unit
Lesson, N/A, oil pastels, tempera paint, heavy paper (12" x 18"), brushes in assorted sizes, containers of
water, paper towels, Draw a group celebrating, showing near and far
Materials: oil pastels, tempera paint, heavy paper (12" x 18"), brushes in assorted sizes, containers of
water, paper towels
Strand: We can show moods and feelings when people are together.
Time: Draw a group celebrating, showing near and far
Type: Unit Lesson
Vocabulary: N/A
Famouse Buildings Around the World
The White House designed by Irish architect James Hoban--took 8
years to construct--construction began in 1793 and complete in
1801. The White House has been home to the American president
since John Adams was our 2nd president. The White House has
white painted aquia sandstone.
Empire State Building Designed by William F. Lamb and constructed in just one
year and 45 days. It is Art Deco in style and is an icon of New York City. The office
building has 102 stories.
St. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow Designed by architect Postnik Yokolev.
The most visited tourist attraction, the
building is the geometric center of the city and was built between 1554-1560. It is located in Russia in Eastern Europe.
Leaning Tower of Pisa Built in 12th century and took 200 years to build.
Designer/architect Bonanno Pisano The tower currently leans at just under 4
degrees. It is estimated that it may collapse in the next 75-100 years. It is the most
remarkable structure in Europe and is most famouse for its tilt, the tower began to
lean during construction after soft ground on one side was unable to properly
support the structures weight. The structure is meant to be a bell tower. In 1990,
construction workers and scientists developed ways to straigten it out a little more.
Big Ben nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of
Wesminister London. The tower holds the largest 4-faced chiming clock in the world
and is the 3rd tallest free-standing clock tower. The bottom is composed of brick
and the other sand colored limestone. The architect who designed it is Augustus
Welby Northmore Pugin.
Colossuem, Rome Largest amphitheatre ever built at the center of Rome. It is one
of the best architectural feat achieved by the Ancient Romans. The stadium was
capable of seating 50,000 spectators. It is made of concrete and stone.
Construction began in 72 AD and ended in 80 AD.
Stonehenge Prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, England about 2 miles west
of Amesbury and 8 miles north of Salisbury. It is one of the most famous sites in the
world. Archaelogists believed it was built from 3,000 BC to 2000 BC. It is a ring of
standing stones. It evolved in several construction phases spanning 1,500 years.
Thirty enormous sarsen stones were brought to the site each weighing 25 tons and
being 6ft an 11 inches wide. post and lintel system of construction
Taj Mahal, India Made of white marble, located in Agra, Uttar Pardesh, in India. It is
recognized as "the jewel of Muslim art in India", the Taj Mahal was built by Mugnal
Emperor Shah Jahan. This landmark was actually built as a tomb for the Emperor's
wife. It has Mughal architecture--Persian, Turkish, and Indian styles. The structure
was constructed between 1632 and 1648.
City of Tenochtitlan At the time of 1521, the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlan was
amoung the largest cities in the world. Most construcion took place during the reigns
of 4 Aztec Kings beginning in the 1470s. The city is laid out in grid formation.
Temples of the Aztec gods are found at the center fo the city. The ruins are located
today in the central part of Mexico city. The twin pryamids symbolize 2 sacred
mountains--Hill of Coatepec and Tonacatepetl. The temple structures on top of
pryamids are dedicated to and housed the images of two important dieties.
Sydney Opera House Most famous ustralian architecture of the 20th century. The
buildign is made up of 3 groups of interlocking shells, which roof 2 main performance
halls and a restaurant. A masterpiece of modern architecture.
Buckingham Palace. London One of London's most popular tourist
attractions and one of the few working royal palaces remaining in our world
today.
ParthenonBuilt in Athens, Greece 2000 years ago. A temple of the Gods built
around 126 AD. Housed a sculpture of the Goddess Athena. The foundation was
made of limestone and the columns were made of Pentelic marble. The Parthenon
also containsfriezes-which are sculptural images that protrude out to the viewer on a
flat surface. (also known as low-relief)
Burj Khalifa, Dubai World's tallest building in Dubai (Persian Gulf region next to
Iran and Saudi Arabia) over 800 meters high. A mammoth skyscrapper and
centerpiece of downtown Dubai. Concstruction began on the 160th floor in 2004
and completion 6 years later in 2010. Architects include: Adrain Smith, Marshal
Strabella, George Epstathiou, William F. Baker
Guggenheim Museum, Bibao SpainArchitect Frank Gehry. This Art museum is
the most admired works of contemporary architecture of the 20th century. Modern
and contemporary (produced at the present time) art of the 2oth century are
exhibited inside the museum. The museum has homed over a hundred exhibitions
and has welcomed more than 10 million visitors.