Architecture through time and place

Art and design

Architectural materials: experimenting with form

Becoming inspired: developing an architectural design

Playing with colour in architecture and interiors

Technical drawing techniques to communicate ideas

Telling a story: pitching ideas to an audience

Pupils will explore architecture and the built environment, learning about form, volume, domestic and public buildings, cultural structures, and materials. Lessons will enhance understanding of architectural principles, appreciation for styles, and skills in perspective drawing and design.

Being curious about spatial design and architecture

Which of the following is not a building?

A form of literature using symbolic language.

The art and science of designing and constructing buildings.

A system used for coding computer programs.

How the building provides shelter and protection to people.

How the building responds to the environment where it is built.

Which materials can be used to construct the building.

How the building can respond to the cultural setting and the local community.

What does an architect need to consider when designing a building?

Village in Burkina Faso, communally built by the community.

Typical patterns of the Ndebele community.

Typical patterns of the Kasenna people of Tiébélé.

People might put decoration on the outside of a local building to express and reflect the local ...

buildings are made by people and have walls and a roof

What is the most accurate definition of a building?

What material would likely be used to make a building of a school in a city?

The floor plans and layout of the electrics in the building.

The layout, the scale and the location of the project.

Their vision, the scale, location and any unique features of the project.

View of the building showing any unique features.

Which is the most comprehensive list of information that an architect could include in their designs?

It is a design in which lines, shapes, forms or colours are repeated.

It is the decoration on a t-shirt such as a picture.

A random collection of unrelated objects.

Designs and patterns can be inspired by the {{}} around us.

Starter Quiz

What is the most accurate definition of a building?