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A World Wide
Adventure You are a designer working for a large travel agency. They are starting new tours to famous buildings of the past. They are sending you to an exotic site. Your job will be to create a smashing travel brochure. To create a really great brochure, you will need to understand and explain how culture, geography, climate and culture influence architectural style. First Class: On this day we will work in groups of 3 or 4 to explore architecture from the past around the world. Each group will briefly research a few buildings. You will discover the time various structures were built along with two other facts. When you finish, hang the picture of the structure and your facts up on the wall in chronological order. There will be a class discussion, after which you will choose a partner and building to research. Second Class: Today you will begin your research with your partner. You will have books as well as online resources. Use the handout to guide your research. Third Class: Continue your research. Today you should focus on finding vocabulary words that go with your building. Towards the end of class you should be working on your paragraphs. Fourth Class: You must finish writing your paragraphs today. Once your research and writing are done, you can start designing your brochure. Fifth Class: Today everyone will be working on their brochure design. Make sure both you and your partner have a copy of your document. Sixth Class: Work, work, work. The brochures get finished today and then e-mailed to Ms. A. Seventh Class: Today you show off all your hard work. We will look at print outs of all the brochures. Your role changes today. Now you are the boss and you are going to decide which design team to hire. Finding the Facts The first part of your task will be to gather information on your building. Use the research form to guide you. Part of your job will be to find architectural vocabulary specific to your site. Below is a link to some words you might encounter. While you're reading write down words you are unfamiliar with or that really describe how your building is put together.
Remember, if your research is really complete you will have an easier time on your brochure. General Information
Books Macaulay, David.1973. Cathedral. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Macaulay, David.1977. Castle. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Macaulay, David. 2000. Building Big. New York.Houghton Mifflin. Vignozzi, Alessandro. 1997. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. Miller, Malcomb B. English Guide of Chartres Cathedral. France: Houvet-La-Crypte. Brown, David. 1992. How Things Are Built. New York: Random House. Capodiferro, Alessandra. Wonders of the World: Masterpieces of Architecture from 4000 B.C. to the Present. Lynch, Anne. 2003. Great Buildings. New York: Barnes & Noble. Field, D. M. 2002. The World's Greatest Architecture: Past and Present. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. Online Resources for Specific Buildings The Great Wall of China Culture, construction, purpose: this site has it all Can you really see it from the moon? Walk along the Wall The Pantheon, Rome Thorough article with pictures Why it doesn't get wet How did they do that? Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan, Mexico Maps, pictures and more Climate and culture Materials, construction methods and caves Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey Great short summary Lots of vocabulary Great pictures and a floor plan Temple I, Grand Jaguar, Tikal, Guatemala Pictures and brief description Long, but lots of info Great picture El Castillo, Chichen Itza, Mexico Crazy math and history Interactive Another name, but the same place History and culture Angkor Wat, Cambodia Good info and pics, but kind of New Age Good info, but no pics Interactive, but sales pitch at end Kraks des Chevaliers, Syria Construction info and floor plan History Great pictures Leaning Tower of Pisa at Pisa Cathedral, Italy Everything you want to know_check the links Basic facts with links at the bottom History of the lean Notre Dame, Chartres, France Lots of diagrams and info about masons Description of architectural elements History Great Mosque at Djenne, Mali Vocabulary, history and culture Materials and craftsmen History and unique construction details The Doge's Palace, Venice, Italy History and pictures Lots of pictures History The Alhambra, Granada, Spain History and pictures Vocabulary, history and description Interactive The Duomo, Florence Cathedral, Italy New technology History, vocabulary and floor plan Lots of pictures The Forbidden City, Beijing, China Short summary Construction info History Machu Pichu, Peru History and vocabulary Purpose History St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy Great summary Vocabulary words Facts and pictures Selimiye Mosque, Edirne, Turkey Lots of vocabulary Description and vocabulay Architectural description Globe Theatre, London, UK Good info and many links History and drawings Description and vocabulary Himeji Castle, Japan Structure of pagodas The complete package General info and vocabulary Taj Mahal, India General info and vocabulary Craftsmen Pictures and floor plan St. Basil's, Moscow, Russia History and description Myth busting fact Uncolorful past St. Paul's Cathedral, London, UK Complete history and floor plan, check links Engravings, construction and materials Christopher Wren Vocabulary Designing the Brochure Now you have all the information and pictures you will need to create your brochure in Publisher. You will only be able to do this on computers with Publisher, so don't count on doing it at home. All the Art Room and Lab computers have it. Most but not all, of the Library computers do. Look over the rubric. You are being graded on the thoroughness of your research, the content of your brochure and its WOW factor.  Here you will find your template for the brochure. Remember, it will only open on a computer that has Publisher. The template is only a guide. Change the whole thing. Put your own stamp on it, but also think about the style of the building. Be sure to include every category. When you finish, email it to Ms. A as an attachment. Now go back to the rubric. How does your design measure up. Get out your red pen! We are going to look at all the brochures. Massachusetts Art Standards Art Standards 2.11 For space and composition, create unified 2D and 3D compositions that demonstrate an understanding of balance, repetition, rhythm, scale, proportion, unity, harmony, and emphasis. 5.7 Demonstrate a fundamental awareness of architectural styles and the ways that these have influenced painting and sculpture 6. Purposes and Meanings in the Arts. Students will describe the purposes for which works of dance, music, theatre, visual arts, and architecture were and are created, and, when appropriate, interpret their meanings. 6.4 Describe how artistic production can shape and be influenced by the aesthetic preferences of a society 8.8 Identify the stylistic features of a given work and explain how they relate to aesthetic tradition and historical or cultural contexts 8.9 Identify examples of innovation and tradition in the arts, and explain the works in relation to historical and cultural contexts 9.2 Identify and describe examples of how the discovery of new inventions and technologies, or the availability of new materials brought about changes in the arts in various time periods and cultures |
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