Students begin to familiarize themselves with some of the general concepts of architecture. Introduction to Architectural Philosophies . Students begin to familiarize themselves with some of the competing philosophies underlying architecture. Students begin to familiarize themselves with the capabilities of architectural visualization. Students speculate about the kinds of structures that might be necessary for future generations to build.
Students draw the structures they imagine.
Relation to Standards Architecture is a truly interdisciplinary field, drawing upon art, history, mathematics, physics, engineering, and archaeology, to name a few subjects. Although the Introduction to Architectural Visualization unit does not cover all of these fields, it does address the guidelines enumerated in some national standards projects. The plans for this unit are tailored to fit teaching situations where students have access to several computers with an Internet connection. To accommodate classrooms that do not have access to a computer lab with full Internet connections, students can work in research groups to explore Internet sites and conduct their research. This will allow the whole class to see sites in the preliminary stages when students are exploring sites created by other children.