Year 8 - Art and design
Playing with colour in architecture and interiors
Being curious about spatial design and architecture
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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 your own design using colour purposefully.
Key Notes
- Architects use colour to influence mood, making spaces feel calm, vibrant, or welcoming.
- Colour highlights design elements, drawing attention to specific areas or features and enhancing spatial perception.
- Colour can be incorporated by using different materials, such as glass, paint or natural materials.
- Colour can be used to support health and wellbeing.
Vocabulary To Learn
- interior design: the art or process of designing the interior decoration of a room or building.
- wellbeing: feeling healthy, happy and comfortable.
- perception: how we experience a space using our senses.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Colour is just used to make a space look good.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Architects use colour to influence mood, making spaces feel calm, vibrant, or welcoming. Colour highlights design elements, drawing attention to specific areas or features and enhancing spatial perception.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'interior design'
the art or process of designing the interior decoration of a room or building.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Colour is just used to make a space look good. Correction: Colour in a room can have a big impact on the way a space feels and how we feel in that space.
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