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Year 8 - Art and design

Architectural materials: experimenting with form

Being curious about spatial design and architecture

Unit Summary

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.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to create a maquette for a building design.

Key Notes

  • Architects make choices about the materials they use and this impacts how a building looks and feels.
  • Different materials allow architects to create unique designs that push visual and structural boundaries.
  • Architectural materials can have eco-friendly properties, enabling sustainable building designs.
  • Small components can be built up to make larger structures.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • sustainability: using resources in a way that can be maintained over a long period of time without depletion or harm to the environment or future generations.
  • maquette: a small scale model that is used for planning and testing before a building is constructed.
  • form: the three-dimensional shape and structure of an object.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Buildings are all made from solid materials, brick, stone or concrete.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Architects make choices about the materials they use and this impacts how a building looks and feels. Different materials allow architects to create unique designs that push visual and structural boundaries.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'sustainability'

using resources in a way that can be maintained over a long period of time without depletion or harm to the environment or future generations.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Buildings are all made from solid materials, brick, stone or concrete. Correction: Buildings can be constructed from different materials. These may include traditional stone and brick or modern sustainable materials.

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