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Product Identifiers

PublisherQuarto Publishing Group USA

ISBN-101631599720

ISBN-139781631599729

eBay Product ID (ePID)2321459559

Product Key Features

Book TitleAdventures in Architecture for Kids : 30 Design Projects for Steam Discovery and Learning

Number of Pages144 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2021

TopicArt / Drawing, Architecture, Activity Books, Art / General

IllustratorYes

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorVicky Chan

Book SeriesDesign Genius Jr Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight15.6 Oz

Item Length10.8 in

Item Width8.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2021-940928

Reviews"These wonderful adventures in creating forms and structures from easily found and sustainable materials can give children around the world a joyful introduction to architecture, it's many aspects, and its relevance to our everyday lives."-- Moira Moser, FAIA, FHKIA, FCTBUH Chairman

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromSecond Grade

Series Volume Number2

Volume NumberVolume 2

Dewey Decimal720

Grade ToSixth Grade

Table Of ContentIntroduction 1 GENERAL CONSTRUCTION Map Your Home in 2-D Build a 3-D Model of Your Home Pasta House Flexibility and Imagination Moving Buildings Dark and Light Material 2 ARCHITECTURE AND HISTORY Indigenous Building with Plants Indigenous Building with Ice Design with Water Architecture for a Flooded City Improve Indoor Air Quality Building to Harvest Wind Energy Transportation: Design a Train Station 3 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Home Garden Garden in the Dark Food Market Playground Design Placemaking Architecture for Pets Architecture for Animals: Flipping a Zoo Design a Treehouse 4 SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE Extreme Climate and Habitable Living Space Refugee Home Climate and Home A Safety House During a Global Crisis The Future of the Museum 5 CITY PLANNING Envelope City Environmental Problems and Causes: Role-Playing Games Density in Urban Living Solar Tunnel Glossary Contributors About the Author Acknowledgments Index

SynopsisDesign Genius Jr.: Adventures in Architecture for Kids uses design thinking to teach kids how buildings are built., In Design Genius Jr: Adventures in Architecture for Kids you'll discover design challenges faced by architects working today, including choosing materials and designing for different kinds of users. The exercises in the book are not just about building buildings. They address important issues like climate change, pollution, and social inequality while also teaching important lessons related to art, science, mathematics, engineering, and more. Plus, all of the projects use materials you likely already have at home. Your architectural adventure awaits! Book jacket., Design Genius Jr.: Adventures in Architecture for Kids introduces kids to the design challenges faced by architects today, including choosing materials, designing for diverse users, and considering the environment. Offering a world of possibilities for learning math , engineering , history , social studies , planning , geography , art , and design , this rich educational resource includes hands-on projects that allow kids to experiment , design , build , succeed , fail , and try again . Children will draw upon many fields of knowledge and sharpen a variety of skills , including observation and communication, as they: Complete building challenges with corrugated cardboard and geodesic forms. Look at how designers have solved impossible problems of gravity and space with creations such as suspension bridges, the Loretto helix staircase, and Brunelleschi's dome. Explore how materials can be used in interesting ways--how paper can go from flimsy to structural, for instance. Participate in family game playing: client and design team--finding creative ways to meet a client's wish list. Use games to test strength, balance, and structure. Engage in pure imaginative archi-doodling. Explain the why. Why did styles evolve as they did? What technology was available when? Design thinking--creative problem solving--will be crucial to resolving the global challenges in business, politics, and the environment facing the next generation. Each book in the Design Genius Jr. series teaches kids this important skill through fun, hands-on projects in a single area of design that challenge them to identify problems, explore possibilities, test ideas, and then come up with original solutions.

LC Classification NumberNA2500.C3986 2021