Architecture through time and place
I can understand the purpose of architecture and how it responds to its location to develop my own design.
Architecture through time and place
I can understand the purpose of architecture and how it responds to its location to develop my own design.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Spatial design is the practice of creating and organising physical spaces for people to use.
- Spaces and building design are influenced by the time and place you find them.
- Architects draw from a range of cultural, social and historic inspirations, creating innovative and exciting designs.
Keywords
Structure - a construction made by people, for example, a pylon or a bridge
Architecture - the art and science of designing and constructing buildings and other structures
Common misconception
Buildings are all rectangular in shape with pitched roofs and walls the same colour.
Buildings are made in lots of different shapes and sizes, and are often decorated in ways that are personal to their communities.
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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Paper, pencils, scissors, rubbers, coloured pencils or pens, glue
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the most accurate definition of a building?
Q2.What material would likely be used to make a building of a school in a city?
Q3.An architect plans and buildings.
Q4.Which is the most comprehensive list of information that an architect could include in their designs?
Q5.What is a pattern in art?
Q6.Designs and patterns can be inspired by the around us.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Which of the following is not a building?
Q2.What is architecture?
Q3.What does an architect need to consider when designing a building?
Q4.Match the descriptions:
Village in Burkina Faso, communally built by the community.
Artist from the Ndebele community.
Typical patterns of the Ndebele community.
Typical patterns of the Kasenna people of Tiébélé.