History of Architecture

History of Architecture
Mrs.Bush
NCWHS

Introduction
Art is found all around us in architectural styles. You will research the American Styles of Architecture from the 17th Century to the present, learn the characteristics of the styles in each time period and discover the impact historical events had on them.

Task
Develop a project that:

Examines the development of architectural styles throughout history.
Identifies the architectural characteristics of each architectural style.
Considers how prosperity, mass production, and technology are related to the various periods.

Process
1. For each of the following architectural styles given:

Identify the prominent architectural features in a particular time period.

Locate a picture that contains these architectural features and is representative of the time period.

Discuss why this picture fits into the time period.

Discuss how prosperity, mass production and technology are related to the various time periods

2. Using the links provided, as well as the ones you find, collect the picture and information that you need to complete the project.

3. Decide how you are going to present the project.

power point

bulletin board

poster

book

other

4. Compile the information into a presentation to turn in.

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Seventeenth Century - select 3 of the following:

Early American

English Settlements

German and Dutch Settlements

Swedish Settlements

Spanish Settlements

French Settlements

Eighteenth Century - select 3 of the following:

The Georgian Period

The Federal Period

Adam Style
Early Classical Revival

Nineteenth Century - select 3 of the following: (at least one in each time period)

The Romantic Revival

Greek
Gothic
Italianate

Victorian Period

Mansard Style
Queen Anne Style

Twentieth Century

Period Revival Styles - select 1of the following:

Colonial Revival
Tudor
Chateauesque
Mission

Modern Styles - select 2 of the following:

Prairie Style
Craftsman Style
International

Mid to Late Twentieth Century

Post War Modern - select 2 of the following:

Ranch
Contemporary
Split-Level
Shed

Innovative Designs - select 1 of the following:

A Frame
Geodesic

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Resources

A Digital Archive of American Architecture	18th Century American Architecture	20th Century American Architecture
American Architecture	Architecture Types	Colonial Architecture
Early American Architecture	Vermont Architecture	Nathaniel Russel House
Kidder-Smith Images Project		Frank Lloyd Wright

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Evaluation

Architectural History Rubric

Comments:

Content:	1	2	3	weight	student	teacher
Examine the architectural styles throughout history Seventheenth Century (select 3) Eighteenth Century (select 3) Ninteenth Century (select 3) Twentieth Century (select 3) Mid to Late Twentieth Century (select 3)	Few of the architectural styles were correctly identified and discussed. The student shows little understanding of the architural styles	Some of the architectural styles were correctly identified and discussed. The student shows some understanding of the architectural styles.	The architectural styles were correctly identified and discussed. The student shows a clear understanding of the architectural styles.	x 5	/15	/15
Consider how prosperity, mass production, and technology are related to the various periods Seventeenth Century Eighteenth Century Ninteenth Century Twentieth Century Mid to Late Twentieth Century	The student shows no understanding of how prosperity, mass production and technology are related to the various periods.	The student shows some understanding of how prosperity, mass production and technology are related to the various periods.	The student shows a clear understanding of how prosperity, mass production, and technology are related to the various periods.	x 5	/15	/15
Mechanics:
Produce a grammatically correct document	contains more than 4 spelling, grammar, capitalization and punctuation errors.	contains 2 - 4 spelling garmmar, capitalizaion or punctuation errors.	contains no more than 1 spelling, grammar capitalization or punctuation error.	x2	/6	/6
Presentation:
The information is presented in a neat, organized and creative manner.	The presentation of the information is sloppy, unorganized or uncreative.	The presentation of the informatin is somewhat neat, organized and creative.	The presentation of the information is very neat, organized and creative.	x2	/6	/6

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Conclusion

You have researched the American Styles of Architecture from the 17th Century to the present, learned the characteristics of the styles in each time period and discovered the impact historical events had on them.

Questions

If you have any questions or concerns email Mrs Bush.
September 2001 Karen Slabe NCWHS