Humanities Question

General Assignment Instructions

• This assignment involves creating an original physical art project that will be photographed and submitted onto Canvas. The image of the work must be embedded into the Word document with the written response for the assignment.  Please make sure the image is embedded large enough to see the labeling. 

• Answer the following prompts in an MLA formatted Word document in a minimum of 300 words.

? Do not recopy the questions into your document.

? Be sure to number your answers.

• You must embed an image in this assignment. This is as simple as pasting an image file into the document from your device. Find the image file wherever it is stored, copy it, and paste it onto the document. Alternatively, you can upload the image directly into the document using the insert picture feature in Word. 

• A complete assignment applies the lessons of the unit to the assignment.

• Please read the rubric carefully before beginning the assignment.

Architectural Design Project Assignment Instructions

In Part One of this project, students will be designing a building.

• Architects are trained and licensed professionals who design buildings and play a role in the construction of those structures. Architects design structures with the purpose, style, and function of the building in mind.

Students will act as an architect and design an original building, then describe how they will make the structure strong and aesthetically pleasing. 

1 Students must select one of the following structures to design:  

? residence

? place of worship  

? commercial building  

? governmental building

2 Students must choose to create one of the following schematic designs to produce (students can find examples in the course materials):

? Elevation drawing

? Cross-section drawing

? Three-dimensional model of the exterior

3 While designing the original structure, students are required to label and use at least two building materials, two architectural elements, and two architectural principles from the following list. 

? Architectural building materials: stone, concrete, wood, steel, glass, iron, brick, carbon fiber, and plastic. 

? Architectural elements: post and lintel, rounded arch, pointed arch, gable, buttressing, flying buttress, arcade, tunnel/barrel vault, groin vault, ribbed vault, dome, pendentives, cantilever, columns. 

? Architectural principles: evidence of repetition, use of line, use of balance, use of scale, use of variety, use of texture. 

4 Create your physical project and label the completed design with each of the two materials, elements, and principles utilized. Be sure to make the labels large enough to read in your embedded photo.   

? Your original architectural design may be created in one of the following ways.  

? You may utilize any computer animation/drawing/drafting programs that you feel comfortable creating in.

? The free Microsoft 360 package includes Paint and Whiteboard, which could be useful tools for this project. 

? Minecraft, Roblox, or other videogame design software may be used to design your structure. *Take still photos of the finished design to label it appropriately.

? You may also create a physical three-dimensional model of your architectural design. You must label the fundamentals on the physical model or the photo or the model.  

? You may also hand draw and color your structure with any materials found in your home.  

In Part Two of this project, students will be writing a response about their architectural design.

In your written response (Minimum 300 -words), address the following (Be sure to number your answers):  

1 Why did you choose to utilize the materials and elements in the structure in the way you did? How do these materials and elements add to the strength of the structure?  

2 How did you utilize principles of design to add to the aesthetics of the structure? 

3 How did your project end up? Do you think your project represents your own individual style? Why or why not?