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The most basic parts of a building are its walls and floor. The shape of the the walls and floor give the building its form. In other words, the walls and floor of a building go together to form a solid figure. A solid figure can be described by the number of faces, edges, and vertices it has. || Another part of designing a building is to make sure the building's shape inside and outside serves its purpose. Buildings are used for many purposes. How a building will be used helps a building designer make decisions about the design of a building. Who will use the building? What do they need to be able to do in the building? Should the building have lots of small spaces inside or open? Should the building be large or small? Below is a list of some buildings that you may want to include in your house. What should the building be like? Click on the links below; Architect - http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/buildingdesign/step5architect.htm Engineer - http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/buildingdesign/step5engineer.htm contractor - http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/buildingdesign/step5contractor.htm || Over thousands and thousands of years, building designers have combined shapes and solid figures in new and different ways to create their buildings. These ideas have been passed on and changed by generation after generation. In this step, you will be learning to recognize some of the architectural elements (or building blocks) used to design buildings. You will also be building your idea file to use in designing your own building for the house of your dreams. Below is reference to a site on Wikipedia about types of buildings. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building
 * Step one || [[image:http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/buildingdesign/images/yourjobbutton.gif width="84" height="37" align="right" link="http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/buildingdesign/step1.htm"]] || Choose a role to play. ||
 * [[image:http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/buildingdesign/images/shapesbutton.gif width="86" height="54" align="middle" link="http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/buildingdesign/step2.html"]] Step 2 || Hunt for shapes in buildings. ||
 * [[image:http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/buildingdesign/images/polygonsbutton.gif width="85" height="63" align="middle" link="http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/buildingdesign/step3.htm"]] || Find out how shapes are related. ||
 * Step 4 || Build simple solid figures.
 * **Step 5** || Think about types of buildings for your house
 * **Step 6** || Cut out building blocks of architects.

You are to go on a scavenger hunt on the internet and find out about different types of buildings. Google various famous buildings you may know and find out about how they were built..

 || It's architectural language tells us that the user of this building is big and strong and protected and safe. The architect makes us feel that way because the design has tall solid walls with few openings. The building design also says that the user of this building is important enough to have such a large building. || http://smsn.vic.edu.au/ictguy/wp-content/podcasts/google-sketchup.mp4 || You have learned a lot about shapes, solid figures, and how architects use those pieces to put together and design a building. You have learned about the language of architecture and how a building's design can make you feel a certain way. You are now ready to choose and design the 'house of your dreams'. Work with your partners to plan your building's design. Include the answers to the questions below: What is the purpose of your building? What image do you want your building to project? What shape will your floor be? What shapes will you use for your walls? What architectural design elements will you use in your design? ||
 * **Step 7** || Learn to speak the language of architecture. Building designers are a bit like artists. The buildings they design use an unspoken language to make the person looking at them feel a certain way. Just as an artist combines different colors and lines to give us the feeling of anger or peace, building designers combine different elements and building materials ( like wood, concrete, glass, and steel) to make us feel a certain way when we look at their building. Look at this castle:
 * **Step 8** || Create a simple building. Watch and listen to the tutorial on Google sketch up
 * **Step 9** || Plan the design for your house -
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