Year 9 Architecture
The pupils studied an adapted GCSE project to make it more suitable for the academic year. This project closely mirrors the GCSE protocol so has been an insight for the pupils taking their options this year. Using skills they will have acquired in Year 8, we have worked on developing their skills and learning new techniques.
Title page to begin the project, showing off the skills they have learnt in previous years. Keeping to the style f GCSE framework. Pupils had to include building sketches and key words that linked to the theme.
HAP example.
HAP example.
Researching into local Liverpool architecture and what different styles there are all over the city. Mind map with images and names of as many buildings they could name, with the help of some prompts from the teacher.
SEN student example.
Research more architecture across the world this time. Naming as many different buildings they knew of that were not in the UK. This one was quite challenging for some students but they all worked together when figuring out the building names. Pupils were asked to make this mind map look interesting to show off some more creativity.
MAP example.
Mixed Media piece of Notre Dame, continuing the theme of international architecture. Students studied an image of Notre Dame and drew out as much detail as possible in pencil, before finally going over some sections in fine liner.
Exploring different ways to create art, not just focusing on the drawing but also how different textures and papers can affect a drawing.
LAP example.
Research task into Antoni Gaudi and his famous architectural work. Students were asked to create a research page where they had to show the style of the artist in their design. Information about the artist and some images of his work.
MAP example.
Pupils studied a section of an Antoni Gaudi mosaic and used watercolours to complete this. Using paints for the first time this year, they were asked to try and colour match as well as showing the style of the mosaic.
MAP example.
Bringing maths into art using symmetry. Pupils were asked to draw the Taj Mahal as evenly as possible, the smaller details were not what we focused on, getting the image symmetrical was the challenege in this lesson.
MAP example.
Mark making sketch of a door. Pupils chose their own image of a door and were asked to create a mark making sketch of it. Using only pencil. This was also done in revision week, prepaing them for their upcoming assessment.
HAP example.
As a homework task, pupils where asked to create a research page on the artist and architect, Hundertwasser. AAgain, they were asked to bring the style of the artist into the page and be creative with it.
MAP example.
After half term, we started looking at architecture in a different way. We had done a lot of drawing elements so this time we focused on design elements. Using the room they were working in they had to create a floor plan. Using signs and symbols that you would see in a professional setting.
LAP example.
MAP example.
Focusing of the design aspect of architecture, pupils were given a random every day object. In which they had to create a building design from. I gave them objects such as a camera, rubix cubes, binoculars, books and an iron.
MAP example.
Students were then asked to bring in a random object from home and draw it just as the object nothing more. Pupils had to draw this object from multiple different angles to see how the shapes could change.
An outdoor activity of exploring textures, as the students were exploring building designs they had to think about what materials and textures they wanted to be on their buildings. Using the school grounds, students had to fill a sheet of A3 paper with as many different textures as they could find.
LAP example.
For the final part of this project, from the random object pupils had brought in, they had to create their own building design. Concentrating on how it functioned as a building, what materials/textures they wanted on the surface of the building.