I gathered these resources for a Yahoo Group response and I thought others might like to have a list for future reference. The poster was asking about books to use for a study of architecture in a Charlotte Mason style.
Here is my input:
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My high school age sons liked a couple of the books we used as part of our art study.
The Art of Construction by Mario Salvadori. Historical look at building principles with hands on projects with common materials. Lots of fun for my boys with this one. Lots of learning as well.
The Story of Architecture by Jonathan Glancey. They just read this one a few pages at a time. Another historical look at architecture with lots of photos and illustrations. I loved the narrations they came up with for this one with sketches and diagrams. It also has lots of jumping off spots for additional research.
This is not necessarily a living book but one I have on the shelf that I have used as a reference with my boys:
The Annotated Arch by Carol Strickland (same author as The Annotated Mona Lisa). This one moves fast but you might like to check it out at the library to see if it fits your style.
We also used several coloring books from Dover Publications:
Famous Buildings of Frank Lloyd Wright by Bruce LaFontaine
Bridges of the World by Bruce LaFontaine
The American House by A.G. Smith
Not exactly architecture but still in the same vein:
Complete a Sketch drawing series by Insight Technical Education.
Hope something here helps you in your quest. We have certainly enjoyed our study of architecture over the years.
2 comments:
I'll request a few of those and see what I want to buy! We did a lot with Frank Lloyd Wright this year to supplement T of G Year 4--including a cross-over with our Forensics studies using the book Death in a Prairie House--fun! I'll come back to buy from your site.
Cherub 1 enjoyed Glancey's The Story of Architecture.
He also enjoys many of the David MacCaulay books (Cathedral, Unbuilding, City, Mill, Castle, Pyramid, Underground) because the illustrations tell so much about architecture. They answer many of our "how in the world did they do that" type questions.
We've found that Architecture can be included with History studies (or a time-periods' Artist Studies) very simply by highlighting styles and advances in building and design technology in various time periods. There are great examples to be seen, either by viewing photographs, or visiting great buildings in person.
Thanks for sharing your son's other favorites - we'll check those out.
Tammy
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