Architecture everywhere : investigating the built environment in your community / Joseph A. Weber

Includes appendix (page 195).

Includes glossary (pages 206-209).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-212), and index (pages 213-214).

Introduction for teachers -- Introduction for students -- Unit 1: What is a sense of place? do I have one? -- Unit 2: Our historical and cultural connections to buildings -- Unit 3: What our ancestors left us: cultural groups and their building traditions. -- Unit 4: Steps in style -- Unit 5: Every person's home is a castle -- Unit 6: Want to become an architect? creating with form and function -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Bibliography for teachers -- Bibliography for students -- Index

Architecture is a great learning tool. A walk around the block or a trip to the store can give you examples of how architecture fits in your life. This resource book uses an interdisciplinary approach to teach architecture, enhancing your students' understanding of American history, art, and the community in which you live. Architecture Everywhere is packed with nearly 100 using poetry, art, computers, videotaping, modeling clay, photography, and writing. The architectural adventures-activities- in Architecture Everywhere will help your students gain a deeper understanding of local, regional, and national history, and ethnic, and cultural diversity. Your students will develop an appreciation for the humanmade environment, as well as use a timeline of architectural styles to understand parallels in American history.