Year 6 - Design and technology
Zaha Hadid and architectural design
Products and people: inspirational design
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces pupils to key individuals and products from the product design and fashion industries that have shaped our world. Pupils will complete design tasks that develop their knowledge and understanding of designers and their products while critiquing the materials and techniques used.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to understand the work of designers, architects, and engineers and sketch 2D elevations of 3D objects.
Key Notes
- A designer is someone who imagines how something will look or work by drawing and planning.
- An engineer is someone who solves problems using science to make things work.
- An architect is someone who designs buildings and structures.
- Zaha Hadid was known for designing curved buildings.
- Elevations show different 2D views of a 3D object from the side, front and plan.
Vocabulary To Learn
- designer: someone who imagines how something will look or work by drawing and planning
- architect: someone who designs buildings and structures
- engineer: someone who solves problems using science to make things work
- elevation: different 2D views of a 3D object
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- All designers, architects and engineers sketch in 3D.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
A designer is someone who imagines how something will look or work by drawing and planning. An engineer is someone who solves problems using science to make things work.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'designer'
someone who imagines how something will look or work by drawing and planning.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: All designers, architects and engineers sketch in 3D. Correction: Designers, architects and engineers often use elevations to show different 2D views of 3D objects from the side, front and plan.
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