The resource lists contain books, videos, classroom activities, and local tours relating to the individual themes and architecture in general. For even more information, you can "Ask the Architect" on the ABC Blog.
Books
ArchiGames (50 Activities to Build Creative Thinkers)Bob Gregson |
Architects Make Zigzags (Looking at Architecture from A to Z)The Preservation Press |
Architectural GraphicsFrancis D. K. Ching |
Architecture and ChildrenAnne Taylor |
Architecture and Construction in CincinnatiArchitectural Foundation
of Cincinnati
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Architecture Everywhere, Investigating the Built Environment of Your Community 2000grades 5 – 12 |
Architecture for DummiesDeborah K. Dietsch |
Architecture in EducationMarcy Abhau |
Architecture is Elementary (Visual Thinking Through Architectural Concepts)Nathan B. Winters |
Architecture Pop-Up BookAnton Radevsky |
Architexture: A Shelter Word, a Resource Guide for Teachers of Gifted/Talented StudentsSally J. Patton and Dianne
Maxon |
Buildings that Changed the WorldKlaus Reichold and Bernhard
Graf |
Illustrated Dictionary of Historic ArchitectureCyril M. Harris |
New MuseumsRaul A. Barreneche |
The Story of ArchitectureJonathan Glancey |
A Visual Dictionary of ArchitectureFrancis D. K. Ching |
Why Buildings Stand Up (The Strength of Architecture)Mario Salvadori |
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Materials |
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Art Fraud DetectiveA cool puzzle book/mystery
game and exquisitely produced art book. Budding detectives use the
special magnifying glass, along with their own deductive reasoning,
to spot the subtle differences between real paintings and counterfeits.
Ages 8 to adult http://www.mindwareonline.com/mwstore/index.cfm |
Fun with Architecture (stamp kit): The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) and Viking (A Division of Penguin Books USA, Inc.)375 Hudson St. |
The Great Art ScandalLearning to spot Ken
Currie’s preferred palette and Roy Lichtenstein’s pop
style, children use tell-tale techniques and artist trademarks to
identify the origin of modern art masterpieces. Along the way, they’ll
solve a mystery and learn details about 32 of the world’s
greatest artists, and exercise their powers of observation and deductive
reasoning. In addition to the mystery, this beautifully reproduced
art book also includes a helpful glossary of art terms. |
Museums of the WorldAs a virtual V.I.P. in
the world's greatest museums, step behind the velvet rope and examine
some of the most treasured collections of antiquities, art, and
invention. This set of 5 CDs will whisk you across the globe for
private tours of the Louvre in Paris, The Great Palace Museum in
China plus all sixteen of the National Smithsonian museums. Brilliant
3-D digital replicas, interactive video, narration and insightful
commentary present these breathtaking collections in all their glory. |
Young Architects (a reusable design and building set)Young people can design
their own floor plans, then bring buildings to life as 3-D models.
Students can learn real drafting skills as they recreate their own
home or invent an original building. Set includes 54 walls, 44 joint
bases, room and furniture templates, 2' x 3' Plexiglas work surface,
drafting paper, static-cling door and window stickers, and colored
pencils. Instructions included. |
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| Videos: | |
America’s Fantastic ArchitectureVHS 03286 |
Architecture of Frank Lloyd WrightVH0641, VHS |
Building BigDavid Macaulay |
Frank Gehry UncensoredVHS 10432 |
Guggenheim Museum BilbaoVHS 10433 |
Le Grand Louvre, 1983-1993VHS 05912 |
Le LouvreVHS 08367 |
In the Mind of the ArchitectVHS 13103 v. 01, 02,
03 |
A World of ArchitectureVH2033, VHS |
Periodicals:
Architectural Record - The official magazine of the American Institute of Architects; free registration at http://archrecord.construction.com/Default.asp; numerous articles on-line including museums
Web sites:
- http://www.aia.org The American Institute of Architects; What Can an Architect Do for You? AIA provides users with a directory of AIA architects around the United States.
- http://www.architecture.com GreatBuildings.com; architecture reference site; a gateway to architecture around the world and across history; documents a thousand buildings and hundreds of leading architects with 3-D models, photographic images and architectural drawings, commentaries, bibliographies, web links, and more
- http://www.loggia.com/designarts/architecture/buildings.html Exploring Architecture; famous buildings and structures from around the world; the sites featured explore the architecture of these structures including information about their architects, history, design, and construction
- http://www.artifice.com/in/_gbc_types.html The Great Building Collection; examples of building types, architectural styles, world architecture timeline, American architecture timeline, special places, construction types, climates, contexts, architectural elements, and architectural topics
- http://architecture.about.com What You Need to Know about Architecture site; spotlighted features; numerous links
- http://smartdraw.com/resources/examples/floorplans/buildinglayout1.htm sample floor plans
- http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/archweb_links.html lengthy list of architecture Web sites
- http://www.architectstore.com/famous.html a list of famous architects
- http://www.archinform.net international architecture database about worldwide architects and buildings from past to present; includes many built and unrealized projects from various architects and planners
- http://www.sah.org/aame/bioint.html brief biographies of American architects
- http://spec.lib.vt.edu/iawa/links.htm International Archive of Women in Architecture and related Web sites
- http://www2.sjsu.edu/faculty/sanderssp/bibliography.htm lengthy list of Web sites
- http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/a/architect.html lengthy list of architects in history
- http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/fa267 a digital archive of American Architecture with 750 digitized images along with explanatory information including museums
- http://www.architectstudio3d.org/AS3d/index.html offers a unique opportunity to explore architecture and the design process by designing a house on-line and then touring it in 3-D. With Frank Lloyd Wright as your guide, first review the needs of your client and the particulars of the building location and then start designing, taking ideas from floor plan to final 3-D model.
- http://sanford-artedventures.com/play/arch1/index.html Carmine’s Introduction to Architecture; students can design a building; excellent site for elementary students
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http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/architecture.htm an extensive dictionary of architectural terms, architectural structures, architectural styles, and a glossary of architectural terminology as well as notable buildings and structures from around the world
- http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/create/create.html hands-on architectural activities for elementary students - drawing floor plans, future architecture 3-D, architectural models, architectural elevations, and architecture collage http://www.archkidecture.org Architecture for Children Web site offers a variety of fun and educational architecture games and activities for children containing wacky stories, building small and big projects, about materials, about structures, and more
- http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/macaulay.htm a multitude of teacher resources and lesson plans about architecture, construction, and other subject matter based on the works of David Macaulay, author of The Way Things Work (1988), Pyramid (1975), Castle (1977), and Mosque (2003)
- http://www.architectureasia.com/CHINA/buildings/oriental.htm
over 7500 photos of 488 sites in seventeen Asian countries with background
information and virtual tours
Web sites specific to museums:
- www.greatmuseums.com an on-going award-winning series of weekly, half-hour programs celebrating America’s museum world. With touches of history, art, and travel for virtually any demographic, Great Museums airs coast to coast on public television stations. Each episode is founded on thoughtful interviews with the museum’s own experts--curators, archivists, scientists, artists--who bring the collections to life; links to many popular museums (The New York City Fire Museum, Ellis Island Immigration Museum, Hollywood Entertainment Museum, Chicago’s Field Museum, DuSable Museum of African-American History, etc.).
- http://wwar.com/categories/Museums World Wide Art Resources – leads to art museums, collections, and archives around the world; educational and teacher resources
- http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/MyArtGallery create an art gallery on-line
- http://museumspot.com Museum Spot - information resource center that simplifies the search for the very best and most useful museum information on the Web
- http://www.museumstuff.com/museums/usa/index.html United States museums on-line; thousand of museums in the database many with Web sites and descriptions; numerous links to museums, historical societies, arts organizations, and related cultural groups; click on a link to view a full page of details; also lists great museums by state
- http://icom.museum/vlmp worldwide museums database
- http://www.aidem-media.com/lava/gallery/museums museum architecture (click on the small photos of the museums on the left to enlarge them)
- http://www.museumstuff.com a web-based and family-oriented guide to museum-related information with links to museum Web sites and virtual exhibits, educational and entertaining games and activities, and extensive learning resources concerning topics typically promoted through art, science, and history museums
- http://virtualfreesites.com/museums.museums.html
virtual tours of museums and exhibits
Slide Show:
http://www.mtps.com/south/mitchelg/Details/index.htm interactive slide show of architectural elements
Museums:
| American Classical Music
Hall of Fame Herschede Bldg., 4 West Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513.621.3263 http://www.americanclassicalmusic.org Celebrates and honors the many facets of classical music in America through engaging exhibits, concerts, and a library of international music recordings. |
American Sign Museum Essex Studios, 2515 Essex, Cincinnati, Ohio (Walnut Hills) 512.258.4020 www.signmuseum.com Founded to inform and educate the general public as well as business and special interest groups of the history of the sign industry and its significant contribution to commerce and the American landscape. Open by appointment only. |
| Arts Consortium 1515 Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45214 513.381.0645 Advances, celebrates, and preserves African and African American culture and achievement through arts and educational services. |
Behringer-Crawford Museum
of Natural History 1600 Montague Road, Covington, Kentucky 859.491.4003 http://www.bcmuseum.org/bcmuseum/default.aspx A shrunken human head. A two-headed calf. A gigantic stuffed elk. This historic museum intersects a variety of historical threads, fields of study, and regional cultures in a unique setting for interactive learning. All permanent exhibits include touchable objects to supplement learning. Within one estate, the lives of local individuals past and present mingle in the collection where century-old folk art works are juxtaposed with the creations of contemporary artists. Open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday - Friday; 1 - 5 p.m. Saturday - Sunday. |
| Boonshoft Museum of Discovery 2600 DeWeese Parkway, Dayton, Ohio Contact the Museum scheduling office at 937.275.7431 (ext. 116) or e-mail education@boonshoftmuseum.org. http://www.boonshoftmuseum.org/gen_info.php3 The museum is based on the understanding that science is the process through which we come to understand our world and that play is the way children do science - a place where play and learning come together so that visitors of all ages can explore the wonders of the world. The museum includes a host of places for adventure where reality and imagination mix. Adventures are enhanced through real specimens and artifacts from the museum's collection of 1.4 million items. Hours: Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday 12 – 5 p.m. |
Carillon Park and Historical
Park 1000 Carillon Blvd., Dayton, Ohio 45409 937.293.2841 http://www.carillonpark.org/ http://www.carillonpark.org/educationpage.html Carillon Historical Park's mission is to celebrate and preserve the history of the Miami Valley and illustrate how it leads to the future. The park is a 65-acre outdoor museum with 24 exhibit buildings and structures and is the site of the 57-bell Deeds Carillon, Ohio's largest. The highlight of the collections is the 1905 Wright Flyer III, the world's first practical airplane and a National Historic Landmark. |
| Cincinnati Art Museum 953 Eden Park Dr., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513.721.5204 http://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org Enjoy 6,000 years of fine art. School tour groups are invited to tour the museum exclusively from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday through Friday. Guided or self-guided tours available to students and teachers. Get times and topics for guided tours, find answers to your frequently-asked questions, or schedule your next tour on-line or by phone. Special Event (Family First Saturdays - The Art of Architecture) Create art, explore galleries, see performances, and more on Saturday, October 1, 2005, from 1 to 4 p.m.; free |
Cincinnati Fire Museum 315 W. Court Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513.621.5553 http://www.cincyfiremuseum.com 200 years of Cincinnati history and the development of professional firefighting. Located in a 1907 National Register firehouse, the museum preserves and exhibits Greater Cincinnati's firefighting artifacts while honoring all the heroic firefighters, past and present. Interactive fun and learning about fire prevention. Open Tuesday – Friday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday – Sunday noon – 4 p.m. |
| Cincinnati Museum Center
at Union Terminal (Museum of Natural History and Science, The Cinergy
Children’s Museum, The Cincinnati History Museum and Cincinnati
Historical Society Library, The Arts Consortium of Cincinnati, and
The Cincinnati Railroad Club) 1301 Western Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45203 513.287.7000 www.cincymuseum.org Provides teachers, students, and the general public with innovative, stimulating, thought-provoking programs that create the opportunity to discover more about local history and natural history where you are invited to see, touch, and hear Cincinnati's past. |
Program on Wheels - ABC:
Arches, Bridges & Construction for grades 5-8; working cooperatively
students build arches, a suspension bridge, and a truss bridge that
they will actually crawl across. Look for Cincinnati Museum Center's 2005-2006 School Programs Guide in August. The guide will be available on-line for download or call 513.287.7000 to have one mailed to you. Hours: Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday - 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Cincinnati Reds Hall of
Fame and Museum 100 Main St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513.765.7576 http://www.cincinnatireds.com With the Cincinnati Red Stockings of 1869, professional baseball and America's passion for the sport was born right here in Cincinnati. The Reds Hall of Fame and Museum offers a fun, interactive, and fascinating look into the sport's heralded past and present. |
Contemporary Arts Center,
Lois & Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art 44 East Sixth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513. 345.8400 http://www.contemporaryartscenter.org Renowned architect Zaha Hadid designed the six-story center, a forum for progressive art and ideas serving the city of Cincinnati and the region; introducing new ideas into the community, fostering a dialogue on important issues, and supporting free inquiry by presenting the work of diverse artists in various media from around the world; special programs for children ages 5 -12: The UnMuseum - a gallery of participatory art designed to offer children and parents an enjoyable experience with the most innovative art of our time. A large-scale initiative of the CAC to introduce audiences to contemporary art, the UnMuseum reaches far beyond gallery guides and learning stations and commissions first-rate artists to create works of art especially for young audiences. Children, along with their teachers and parents, can experience and interpret works of art on a multitude of levels, including touch. The UnMuseum presents a variety of programming, led by a trained guide; serves the needs of wide audiences, including hands-on art projects, school tours, after-school clubs, family days, and other programs that serve young people. Hours: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Monday (free on this day); 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Wednesday - Friday; 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday – Sunday |
| Dayton Art Museum 456 Belmonte Park North, Dayton, Ohio 45406 937.223.5277 http://www.daytonartinstitute.org/ Enjoy the diverse permanent collection, world class special exhibitions, interesting educational programs and unique special events. Keep your Eyes on Architecture in the museum's Experiencenter by looking at buildings in all of their functioning forms. Artists have used clay, wood, metal, and stone to create "City of Stone," seven buildings that vary in architectural style and scale (through January 26, 2006). Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily; open Thursdays until 9 p.m. |
Dinsmore Homestead Foundation 5656 Burlington Pike, Burlington, Kentucky For information about any of the Dinsmore Homestead's education programs, please contact Jan Garbett, Dinsmore's Education Coordinator, at 859.586.6117 or at jgarbett@dinsmorefarm.org. http://www.dinsmorefarm.org/index2.htm The Homestead is a unique and historic living museum that provides learning experiences where visitors can learn what rural life was like in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Open April 1 - December 15 on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. |
| Educational Library &
Museum/Charitable Trust of Watchmakers & Clockmakers Institute 701 Enterprise Dr., Harrison, Ohio 45030 513.367.9800 http://www.awi-net.org Unique History of Time Museum, Horological Library, and Institute promoting the science and art of watch-making and clockmaking Open 8 a.m. -5 p.m. Monday - Friday. |
Frazier Historical Arms
Museum 829 West Main St., Louisville, KY 502.753.5663 For information about bringing school groups to the Frazier, contact B.J. Davis at (502) 753-1032 or Megan Schanie at (502) 753-1045. www.frazierarmsmuseum.org An unforgettable journey through history that spans 1000 years and two continents Open Monday – Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday noon – 5 p.m. |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe
House 2950 Gilbert Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45206 513.632.5133 Displays artifacts from African American history and documents from the Beecher family at the Cincinnati home of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. |
Hebrew Union College Jewish
Institute of Religion and Skirball Museum 3101 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45220 513.221.1875 (ext. 358) www.huc.edu/museums/index.shtml The Jewish Experience includes ceremonial objects for celebrations and holidays, paintings, sculpture, jewelry, changing exhibitions, tours and programs. Open Monday - Thursday 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sunday 2 – 5 p.m. |
| Heritage Village Museum
(Sharon Woods Park) 11450 Lebanon Pike/Route 42, Cincinnati, Ohio 45262 513.563.9484 http://www.heritagevillagecincinnati.org Return to a small town life of 100 years ago with eleven historic country buildings; to engage visitors in entertaining educational activities that help them appreciate how changes in 19th-century family life in southwest Ohio relate to their own life experiences. Hours: May – October (Wednesdays – Saturdays noon – 4 p.m., Sundays 1 – 5 p.m.); April, November, and December (Saturdays noon – 4 p.m.) |
Indian SunWatch 2301 West River Road, Dayton, Ohio 45418 937.268.8199 http://www.sunwatch.org Long before the arrival of Europeans, the Miami Valley was home to native peoples. Archaeological excavations at a site near the Great Miami River uncovered evidence of an 800-year-old village built by the Fort Ancient Indians. SunWatch Indian Village, a National Historic Landmark, is a reconstruction of that settlement of long ago. |
| Karl E. Limper Geology
Museum Miami University, Shideler Hall, Room 8, Oxford, Ohio You may schedule group visits and field trips by contacting Dr. Kendall L. Hauer at (513) 529-3220. Special programs are available. http://www.cas.muohio.edu/limpermuseum/ The central mission of the Karl E. Limper Geology Museum is to enhance visitor appreciation and understanding of basic geologic themes and to stimulate thought. The museum is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. |
Louisville Slugger Museum 800 Main St., Louisville, Kentucky 40202 877.775.8443 (call for bat production days) http://www.sluggermuseum.org/??1121308774515 See the world’s tallest bat. Learn the bat making process from forest to factory. Witness important scientific principles at work. Discover the world’s oldest baseball glove. Face down a 90 mph fastball. Louisville Slugger Museum provides a fun, exciting, and educational day. Hours: August – November (9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday; noon - 5 p.m. Sunday); December (Monday – Saturday) 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. |
| National Museum of the
United States Air Force 1100 Spaatz St., Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 Education Division – 937.255.8048 (ext. 461, 462, or 463) http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/ The National Museum of the United States Air Force near Dayton, Ohio, is the oldest and largest military aviation museum in the world. The museum uses both chronological and subjective layouts to tell the exciting story of aviation development from the days of the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk to the Space Age. Guided tours are two hours long and are available to students in grades 4 – 12; offered Monday through Friday mornings during the school year and are conducted by museum trained volunteers. Although free, reservations are required and should be made early. Available dates are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Scavenger hunts are also available. Hours: seven days a week from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
National Underground
Railroad Freedom Center |
| Pyramid Hill Sculpture
Park and Museum 1763 Hamilton-Cleves Road, State Route 128, Hamilton, Ohio 45013 513.887.9514 http://www.pyramidhill.org A 265 acre sculpture park and outdoor museum combining the lure of nature with the dynamic presence of monumental art where landscape and art come together in natural galleries among vast meadows and woodlands. summer hours - April through October, Tuesday through Sunday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. winter hours - November through March, Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. |
Taft Museum of Art 316 Pike St., Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 513.241.0343 http://www.taftmuseum.org Federal-style home-turned-museum features Whistler, Rembrandt, Gainsborough; exceptional collections of Chinese ceramics and French Renaissance Limoges enamels. Known as one of the finest small art museums in America; a National Historic Landmark built in about 1820, the Taft is home to nearly 700 works of art, including European and American master paintings; Chinese porcelains; and European decorative arts. Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Thursday 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sunday noon – 5 p.m. |
| Vent Haven Museum 33 West Maple Ave., Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky 859.341.0461 www.venthavenmuseum.net Museum tours by appointment only May 1 through September 30. To schedule a tour, call 859.341.0461 and ask to speak with the curator, Lisa Sweasy The world’s only museum dedicated to the art of ventriloquism with ventriloquial figures and memorabilia |
Warren County Historical
Society Museum 105 S. Broadway, Lebanon, Ohio 45036 513.932.1817 Magnificent three-story historical museum showing the development of southwestern Ohio from prehistoric days through the 19th century; award-winning Shaker gallery. |
| William Howard Taft National
Historic Site 2038 Auburn Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219 513.684.3262 http://www.nps.gov/wiho Birthplace of U.S. President and Chief Justice, Supreme Court; museum exhibits. Tours daily 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Architectural Tours:
- Cincinnati Student Tours offers students the opportunity to explore Greater Cincinnati, enjoy exciting attractions, and participate in educational programs, while having fun all the while. The Student Tours Program explores many of Cincinnati’s best-kept secrets, as the city emerges as one of the premiere destinations for student travel. Visit http://www.cincyusa.com/StudentTours/index.asp?sec=gt&cat=.
- Architreks, a two-hour walking tours highlighting downtown architecture, departs 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. every Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sundays from the Visitor Center at the Fifth Third Center (5th & Walnut St.). Call the Cincinnati Preservation Association at 721.4506 for information or visit http://www.cincinnatipreservation.org/architreks.html.
- Heritage Programs of the Cincinnati Museum Center offers a two-hour Cincinnati tour of architecture in the downtown, Northern Kentucky, and University of Cincinnati areas. Your school bus would drop by the Museum Center and have a step-on docent guide your students on this informative bus tour. The cost is $40. Be sure to request that the tour be specific to architecture. Call 513.287.7031. Heritage Programs offers a one-hour walking guided tour of the rotunda at the Museum Center (Art Deco Moderne) for $1.50 per person (minimum of 15 people). They also offer a tour of the Netherland Plaza (French Art Deco).