Year 6 - Art and design
Design a space to play
Urban Life: Drawing and design
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils will learn the art of portraiture in greater depth. They will learn how artists create expressions, mood and feeling in their portraits using facial features, colour, lighting and props.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to plan and design an imaginative play space that suits an urban environment.
Key Notes
- Understand how public spaces are designed to serve specific functions.
- Develop imaginative and practical ideas for urban play spaces.
- Use drawing techniques to express spatial design and annotate ideas clearly.
Vocabulary To Learn
- design: a creative plan or drawing that shows how something will function or look
- function: the purpose or use of a design feature or structure
- structure: a built or natural object made from different parts arranged in a specific way
- perspective: a drawing technique used to represent three-dimensional space on a flat surface
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Urban design is only about buildings and roads.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Understand how public spaces are designed to serve specific functions. Develop imaginative and practical ideas for urban play spaces.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'design'
a creative plan or drawing that shows how something will function or look.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Urban design is only about buildings and roads. Correction: Urban design includes public spaces, such as parks, playgrounds, and recreational areas. Urban design is about how people use and experience space, not just what gets built.
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