"With stickers, poster & press-out model"--Cover. "Are you ready for the challenge?"--Cover.
Contents:
Welcome to Architect Academy! -- Learning from the best -- Six famous historical buildings -- Six famous modern buildings -- Drawings and models -- The program -- Floor plans -- How to build a model house -- Site plans -- Drawing to scale -- Construction math -- Measuring -- Area and perimeter -- Building a pyramid -- Construction -- Parts of a building -- The construction site--who does what? -- Types of building materials -- Climate -- Problem solving -- Problem solving--your turn -- Buildings -- Home, sweet home -- Stations, stores and schools -- Bridges -- Offices -- Weird and wonderful -- Specialist architecture -- Eco architecture -- Landscape architecture -- A perfect park -- Naval architecture -- Boat building -- Interior design -- The architect's code -- Architect goodies -- "Build it!" game instructions -- Architect task stickers -- Naval architecture stickers -- Construction site stickers -- Famous buildings poster -- "Build it!" game -- Bridge model.
Summary:
"From designing a residential street and your perfect play park to learning some of the math skills used by architects, how to read floor plans, and the basics of interior design, the activities in this innovative book encourage imaginative play and problem solving. Includes stickers, a pull-out poster, and press-out game cards"--From the publisher's web site.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.