Social Studies Brief Description Students speculate about the kinds of structures that might be necessary for future generations to build. Students draw the structures they imagine. An integral part of architecture is the ability to develop ideas and convey them through drawings. To this end, have students think about the kinds of structures architects might be called upon to build in the future. It might be useful to provide hypothetical scenarios that could help students focus their drawings.
Students can also come up with their own scenarios.
Examples of hypothetical scenarios are listed below. The technology now exists to send large numbers of people to colonize the moon. Earlier this century, the car replaced the horse and carriage as the transportation mode of choice. Given what you know about modern information technologies and what you believe will happen to books and other traditional forms of media, design the library of the future. Students should then draw the structure ideas they have developed, including reference to considerations such as materials needed, climate, number and types of people and uses.