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This is a selected listing of some of many publications that are available on the use of architecture in education. Please let us know about others that you have found useful.
AMAZING BUILDINGS. Philip Wilkinson, Illustrated by Paolo Donati and Studio Illibill,
Dorling Kindersley, New York 1993.
Provides glimpses inside twenty-one famous buildings from around the world. $16.95
(Middle School)
AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE SINCE 1780.
Marcus Whiffen, Cambridge: M.I.T. Press,
1969.
Concise glossary of often-used terms.
THE AMERICAN HOUSE. Styles of Architecture, Coloring Book, A.G. Smith,
New York: Dover
Publications, Inc., 1983.
Illustrator A.G.Smith has rendered over 40 structures in detailed drawings. Ranging from
a Pueblo to a modern design by J.M.Baker, they represent native and European-inspired
styles. $2.95. (Elementary-Middle School).
Drawings of 42 extant structures, each with a brief explanation.
AMERICA'S FORGOTTEN ARCHITECTURE. Tony P. Wrenn and Elizabeth Mulloy,
National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1976.
Succinct explanations of the industrial age and subsequent
technological advances in architecture.
ARCHITECTURE COLORS. Michael J. Crosbie & Steve Rosenthal, The Preservation Press,
National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, DC, 1993.
Double-page spreads feature an architectural element of a particular
color on one side and the name of the color spelled out on the other. $ 6.95. (Preschool)
ARCHITECTURE COUNTS. Michael J. Crosbie & Steve Rosenthal, Historic Preservation,
Washington, D. C., 1993.
The Preservation Press, National Trust for Historic Preservation. Illustrations of various architectural details introduce the numbers one through ten. $ 6.95. (Preschool)
ARCHITECTURE IN EDUCATION: A Resource of Imaginative Ideas and Tested
Activities.
Marcy Abhau, Rolaine Copeland, and Greta Greenberger (eds.), Philadelphia:
Foundation for Architecture, 1986.
- excellent presentation of information for teachers ignorant in architecture;
- activities are included by theme (design, materials, structure, home, cities, etc.);
- easy key to application to disciplines of science, math, soc. st., art, language arts.
ARCHITECTURE IS ELEMENTARY: Visual Thinking
Through Architectural Concepts.
Nathan B. Winters, Gibbs Smith, Publisher,
Salt Lake City: Peregnne Smith Books, 1986.
This book is geared to the field of built-environment education. It presents some fairly
abstract concepts in a clear, logical format, and is useful in promoting the preservation
ethic. $ 19.95. (Adult reference)
ARCHITECTURE SHAPES. Michael Crosbie & Steve Rosenthal,
Washington, D . C.: The Preservation Press, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1993.
Double-page spreads feature geometric shapes and related architectural elements. $6.95. (Preschool)
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