Frank Lloyd Wright
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Students will analyze the form and structure of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural designs. They will integrate STEAM concepts by planning and creating an architectural design of their own using newspaper.
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Students will identify and analyze the form and structure of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture.
Students will use a design process to research, brainstorm, and plan an architectural design.
Students will use newspaper rolls to construct a structurally sound model of an architectural plan.
Teaching Strategies
- Introduce the artistic contributions and architectural designs of Frank Lloyd Wright.
- Discuss the design process and connections between artmaking, architecture, and engineering.
- Explain architectural design and emphasize how creative uses of form and space can enhance the structure.
- Demonstrate how to build a structure using newspaper rolls.
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Apply methods to overcome creative blocks.
VA:Cr1.1.7aDemonstrate willingness to experiment, innovate, and take risks to pursue ideas, forms, and meanings that emerge in the process of art- making or designing.
VA:Cr2.1.8aTime Requirements
Teacher Prep Time
30 minutes
Demonstration Time
40 minutes
Student Studio Time
5 hours
Supplies and Materials
- Wooden dowels
- Newspapers
- School glue
- Tempera paint
- Paintbrushes and water cup
- Pencil, eraser, and ruler
- Images of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- Option: hot glue guns & glue sticks
National Standards
Create
Apply methods to overcome creative blocks.
VA:Cr1.1.7aDemonstrate willingness to experiment, innovate, and take risks to pursue ideas, forms, and meanings that emerge in the process of art- making or designing.
VA:Cr2.1.8a
Steps
Introduce STEAM
Analyze the artistic contributions and architectural designs of Frank Lloyd Wright, considering the form and structure of his work.
Discuss how STEAM concepts are involved in the planning, designing, and building of an architectural structure.
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