Architecture & Design

Architecture

National Public Radio

Art: K-12 TLC Guide The Golden Mean/The Golden Section: K-12 TLC Guide Structural Design: K-12 TLC Guide Symmetry: K-12 TLC Guide

Artists and Architects
Ancient Rome, Baroque, Eclectic, Gothic, History, Renaissance
Lighthouses, Roller Coasters, Spanish Missions

Visual Arts Careers

Link to Related Literature

Teacher Resources

The K-12 TLC Guide to

Architecture
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General Resources Section

Homes and Decoration in the Middle Ages: K-12 TLC Guide.

40 Centuries of Architecture:
- Egyptian.
- Greek.
- Islamic.
- Romanesque.
Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design, Ohio State University.
Architectural Index for Ontario, Toronto Reference Library.
Architectural Picture Archive, Swedish University Network.
Architecture, ArtsEdNet.
Architecture & Design of the International Space Station, NASA.
The Architecture of Columbus, Indiana.
ArtServe, Australian National University.
Australia Broadcasting Corporation:

Inside Sydney's Government House.

Barewalls.com.
Art & Architecture Thesaurus, Getty Research Institute.
BLS Career Information, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Buildings of Religious Significance: K-12 TLC Guide.

Burj Dubai: K-12 TLC Guide.
Castles: K-12 TLC Guide.
Catenary Arch, Evansville Museum of Arts and Science.
Cathedrals: K-12 TLC Guide.
Covered Bridges: K-12 TLC Guide.
A Digital Archive of American Architecture, Boston College.
The Directory of Design & Decoration.

Edward the Confessor: K-12 TLC Guide.

The Elevator Museum.
ErgoWeb.

French Ministry of Culture & Communications:
- Collegiate Church Of Notre-Dame d'Orcival.
- La Villa Lumière.
The Golden Section in Art, Architecture and Music, University of Surrey.
Great Buildings.

Hearst Tower: K-12 TLC Guide.

Historic Governors' Mansion, State of Wyoming.
Hoban, James: K-12 TLC Guide.
Hoover Dam, U.S. Department of the Interior.
How Stuff Works:
- Designing Entry Ways.
- Retractable Stadium Roofs.
The Independence Hall Association:
- Franklin Court.
- Historic Philadelphia.
- Hope Lodge Historic Site.
- Philadelphia Architects:
  - Haviland, John.
  - Smith. Robert.
  - Strickland, William.
- Seven Tours Through Historic Philadelphia.
Lighthouse Tours in Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Tourism.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology:
- Architecture on the Web.
- Design and Construction Sources.
- Islamic Architecture.
Meiji-mura (Meiji Village).
Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig: K-12 TLC Guide.
Monticello: K-12 TLC Guide.
National Public Radio:
- Architects:
  - Colter, Mary:
    - Part I (audio: 8:45).
    - Part II (audio: 8:40).
  - Gehry, Frank (audio: 8:21).
  - Koolhaas, Rem (audio: 4:22).
  - Lautner, John.
  - Lapidus, Morris (audio: 6:29).
  - Miller, Edgar.
- American Society and Architecture (audio: 17:00).
- The Architects Who Designed a Nation.
- Architecture of Columbus, Indiana (audio: 4:14).
- Balancing Form, Function in Museum Architecture.
- Ballparks Should Be Built for Fans, Not Architects.
- Building an Office of Shipping Containers.
- Chilled-Out Buildings Save Energy, Money?
- China's New National Theater (audio: 4:30).
- Creating Spiritual Space (audio: 9:00).
- Empire State Building Goes Green — For Good?
- Exploring the Tunnels of New York City.
- Green Building: A Real Estate Revolution?
- Historic St. Louis Schools Face Uncertain Future.
- A Kitchen Revolution Aimed At Freeing Women.
- The Los Angeles River (audio: 14:15).
- New Yankee Stadium Makes Its Debut.
- Parking Garages: A Multilevel History.
- Reconstructing La Fenice (the Phoenix) (audio: 6:36).
- Rooms & Buildings into Instruments (audio: 7:45).
- Severance Hall (audio: 6:16).
- Tarriff Building: Washington, D.C. (audio: 2:00).
- Tobacco Barns: Stately Relics of a Bygone Era.
- Town Rebuilds Green After Devastating Tornado:
New Orleans: K-12 TLC Guide.
NorthWest BuildNet.
The Pritzker Prize.

Official Web Site.

National Public Radio:
- 2001 Pritzker Architecture Prize.
- 2010 Pritzker Prize Goes to Japan's SANAA Duo.

Public Radio International:
- Japan's Earthquake-Resistant Buildings.
Sagrada Familia: K-12 TLC Guide.

Smithsonian Magazine:
- A Prize-Winning Architecture Tour of Beijing.
- The Secrets of Ancient Rome's Buildings.
Spanish Missions: K-12 TLC Guide.

Symmetry: K-12 TLC Guide.
Trail End, Sheridan, WY.
Victorian Preservation Association.
Walk the Wall (virtual tour of the Great Wall of China).
Web Gallery of Art.
What is Architecture?, Washington State University.
Wikipedia.
World Heritage Center, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
The World Monuments Fund.
World Wide Arts Resources.
Wright, Frank Lloyd: K-12 TLC Guide.

The K-12 TLC Guide to

Architecture
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Design

Indiana

Historic Landmarks Foundation.
Indiana War Memorials, Access Indiana:
- American Legion Mall.
- Indiana War Memorial:
  - Exterior.
  - Interior.
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument:
  - Art & Architecture.
  - History.
- University Park.
- USS Indianapolis.
- Veteran's Memorial Plaza.
- World War II Memorial.
National Public Radio (audio):
- Architecture of Columbus, Indiana: 1/28/00 (4:14).
Old Richmond Historic District, WayNet Community Network.

The K-12 TLC Guide to

Architecture
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Design

Baroque

The K-12 TLC Guide to

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Eclectic

Arkansas City, KS.
Eclectic Architecture to 1940, University of San Diego.
French Eclectic Architecture, Antique Home.
International Council on Monuments and Sites.
Late Victorian Eclectic, Salem, MA City Guide.
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA.

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Gothic

Cathedrals: K-12 TLC Guide.

Amiens Cathedral, Columbia University.
Gothic Sculptures and Tombs, Web Gallery of Art.
Gothic Cathedrals, Architecture Through The Ages.

The K-12 TLC Guide to

Architecture
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Design

History

Architecture of the Roman Empire: K-12 TLC Guide.
Astronomical Theory of Pyramid Orientation: K-12 TLC.
Channel Tunnel: K-12 TLC Guide.

19th-Century Architecture:

19th-Century French Architecture, San Jose State University.
Boston College:

Skyscrapers.

Early 19th-Century American.
Late 19th-Century American.

University of Minnesota.
University of Pittsburgh.

American Memory, The Library of Congress:
- 20th Century America Architecture & Interior Design.
- Built in America: Historic Building and Engineering.
- The Skyscrapers of New York.
- The Woolworth Building.
Ancient Solstice Architectures, Candlegrove.
Arches, Smith College.
Architecture Through The Ages, Think Quest:
- Aztec Architecture.
- Chinese Architecture.
- Classical Architecture.
- Egyptian Architecture.
- Greek Architecture.
- Mayan Architecture.
- Roman Architecture.
British Artists & Architects: 1700-1920,
Spartacus Educational.
Church of the Holy Sepulcher: K-12 TLC Guide.
Engineering Timeline, Pre-Engineering Software Corporation.
Great Buildings.
International Council on Monuments and Sites.
The Library of Congress:
- Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
- Richard Upjohn and the Gothic Revival Church.
- The Woolworth Building.
Loewy, Raymond: Industrial Designer: K-12 TLC Guide.
Marshall Hall Foundation.
The National Park Service:
- Ancient Architects of the Mississippi.
- The Great American Landmarks Adventure.
- Heritage Preservation Services.
National Public Radio: (audio):
- The Automobile and Architecture: 6/11/00 (14:00).
State of the Art Conservation Projects, The Arch Foundation:
- Angkor Vat, Cambodia.
- Aphrodisias.
- Carmelite Nunnery of Santa Carmen, Spain.
- Dubrovnik Franciscan Monastery, Croatia.
- Medieval Sijilmassa Rissani, Morocco.
- The Nonnberg Convent, Austria.
- Palpung Monastery, Tibet.
- San Rock Art, South Africa.
- The State Russian Museum.
U.S. General Services Administration:
- Historic Buildings and the Arts.
- Historic Federal Buildings by State.

The K-12 TLC Guide to

Architecture
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Design

Renaissance

Jones, Inigo: K-12 TLC Guide.

Country Houses:

The Architectural Review, FindArticles.
George Glazer Gallery.
Wikipedia.

Renaissance Architectural Sculptures, Web Gallery of Art.

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Design

Roller Coasters

The Circus: K-12 TLC Guide.
Force and Motion: K-12 TLC Guide.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Coasterville.

Funderstanding Roller Coaster.

How Stuff Works:
- The Best Seats on a Roller Coaster.
National Amusement Park Historical Association.
National Public Radio (audio):
- Roller Coasters & Movies: 9/2/00 (6:00).
Playland Amusement Park, History Link.
Rollercoaster Database.
The Roller Coaster or Brachistochrone Problem, British Columbia Institute of Technology.
Rollercoaster Science, Science Museum of Minnesota.
Ultimate Rollercoaster.

The K-12 TLC Guide to

Architecture
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Design

Spanish Missions

California Missions: K-12 TLC Guide.
Texas Missions: K-12 TLC Guide.

Catholicism: K-12 TLC Guide.
Latin-American Heritage: K-12 TLC Guide.

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Architecture
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Design

Related Literature Section

Adult:
- Building Big, David Macaulay:
  - Amazon.com.
  - National Public Radio: 9/28/00 (8:00).
  - WGBH.
- Boundaries, Maya Ying Lin:
  - Amazon.com.
  - National Public Radio: 11/11/00 (audio: 9:00).
- Building the Book Cathedral, David Macaulay.

The K-12 TLC Guide to

Architecture
&
Design

Teacher Resources Section

K-12 TLC Teachable Moments

09/14/1716: Boston Light Lighthouse Is First Lighted.

11/24/1713: Birth date of Father Junípero Serra.


Ferris, George Washington Gale Pei, I.M. Wright, Frank Lloyd

Grades K-6:
- The Incredible Art Department.
Grades 4-6:
- Let's Tour the White House,
  Educator's Reference Desk.
Grade 5:
- The Effect of Acid Rain on Statues and Buildings,
  State of Texas.
Grades 5-8:
- Architectural Clues, The Kennedy Center.
Grades 10-12:
- Gothic Cathedrals, Hall Easterling,
  Elkhart Memorial High School.
- Michigan State University:
  - Architectural Visualization.
  - Neoclassicism/Romanticism.
- Roman World Theme Park, Hall Easterling,
  Elkhart Memorial High School.
Other:
- Educator's Reference Desk.
- Bridge Building, PBS.
- The History Channel Classroom:
  - The Eiffel Tower.
  - The Golden Gate Bridge.
  - Modern Marvels: The Statue of Liberty.
- The Old Courthouse in St. Louis, The National Park Service.

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Link to the Daily Almanac

This guide last edited 12/04/2011
This guide last revised 03/10/2010