Middle School Architecture Unit Loop Schedule

Main Resources:


The Story of Buildings by Patrick Dillon (27 chapters, first one is extra long)

1. Building a House (2 sessions)
2. The Pyramid of Djoser
3. The Temples of Greece
4. The Parthenon
5. The Romans
6. Hagia Sophia
7. A White Robe of Churches
8. Notre-Dame Cathedral
9. Buildings Around theWorld
10. The Forbidden City
11. The Renaissance in Europe
12. Villa Rotonda
13. The Taj Mahal
14. The Baroque in Europe
15. Vaux-Le-Vicomte
16. Melk Abbey
17. Saint Petersburg
18. Living in the Past
19. The Crystal Palace
20. Modern Buildings
21. The Bauhaus
22. The United States
23. The Chrysler Building
24. The International Style
25. The Sydney Opera House
26. The Pompidou Center
27. The Straw Bale House

"A Child's History of Architecture" by Hillyer
Architecture kit from Rainbow Resources
"Who was Frank Lloyd Wright?" book - 2 sessions
Taschen Architecture books?
Iggy Peck Architect
Eyewitness visual dictionary of buildings?
DK Architecture Explained?