This is a collection of videos lessons, media galleries, and photographs about Pedro E. Guerrero, a Mexican-American Mexican-American Photographer Pedro E. Guerrero famous for his photos of architecture and statues and his works.
In this art history video Beth Harris and Steven Zucker discuss Paul Troost's House of (German) Art (1933-37) in relation to the Great Exhibition of German Art and the Entartete Kunst (Degenerate Art) Exhibitions of 1937 in Munich.
The House of German Art now exhibits international contemporary art in direct opposition to original National Socialist intent.
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This art history video discussion looks at Gian Lorenzo Bernini's "Sant'Andrea al Quirinale", 1658-70, Rome; commissioned by Cardinal Camillo Francesco Maria Pamphili for the nearby Jesuit seminary.
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This art history video discussion examines the Ambulatory at the Basilica of Saint Denis, Paris, 1140-44.
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This art history video discussion examines Filippo Brunelleschi's Pazzi Chapel, Santa Croce, Florence, begun 1420s, completed 1460s.
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Comprehensive information from the "Occupational Outlook Handbook" on artists and related workers, including discussions of the nature of the work, working conditions, training and qualifications, job outlook, earnings, sources of additional information, and related job categories.
A general description of the landscape architect profession, including work conditions, and training requirements.
In this activity students examine and learn about the various jobs and skills within architecture construction careers.
An exhibitions preparator at the Columbus Museum of Art in Columbus, Ohio, works with a curator and a designer to mount major exhibitions. This career combines fine art, history, and design.
This art history video discussion looks at the Colosseum (Amphitheatrum Flavium), c. 70-80 C.E., Rome.
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In this video segment adapted from Design Squad, a PBS TV series featuring high school contestants tackling engineering challenges, students employ the concepts of tension and compression as they build a truss bridge without the aid of power tools. [5:55]
Students learn about the mathematical characteristics and reflective property of ellipses by building their own elliptical-shaped pool tables. After a slide presentation introduction to ellipses, student “engineering teams” follow the steps of the engineering design process to develop prototypes, which they research, plan, sketch, build, test, refine, and then demonstrate, compare and share with the class. Using these tables as models to explore the geometric shape of ellipses, they experience how particles rebound off the curved ellipse sides and what happens if particles travel through the foci. They learn that if a particle travels through one focal point, then it will travel through the second focal point regardless of what direction the particle travels.
This art history video discussion examines Frank Lloyd Wright's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City, 1942-1959.
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This art history video discussion examines The Paris Opera (1860-75) by architect Charles Garnier.
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This art history video discussion examines Antoni Gaudi's Church of the Sagrada Familia or Basilica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia Basilica, 1882- (consecrated 2, but still under construction), Barcelona, Spain.
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This site from Geographia.com has very detailed information on art and architecture in Russia. Read about religious icons, the modern art movement in Russia, and architecture.
How can compression and tension be used to create sustainable and innovative structures of the future that require less material to build? This challenge will explore how forces can be harnessed to build strong structures instead of overcoming forces. When building structures, attention to endurance and sustainability are at the height of concern. Therefore, exploring methods for constructing buildings that maintain resistance to natural and external forces, such as high winds from hurricanes or vibrations from earthquakes, while simultaneously using reduced construction materials is necessary. In this challenge, students will examine tensegrity structures and, upon learning how they are constructed and work, design their own model tensegrity structures that would benefit a city or community.
This is a 2-hour lesson that includes a self-paced interactive module and classroom activities. The teacher guide includes a challenge sequence (timeline), relevance to standards, materials list, assessment, evaluation rubric, and learning extensions.
Lesson objectives: (1) Explore the forces present in tensegrity structures. (2) Review common challenges to building structures in modern and historical cities. (3) Evaluate how tensegrity structure principles can be used to create sustainable structures. (4) Design a sustainable structure and/or resistant to hurricanes or earthquakes.
Learn about Jane Jacobs, an activist who worked to save the neighborhoods of New York City in this video segment from New York Voices. [5:38]
The University of St. Andrews provides a biography on John von Neumann. Learn about his contributions to game theory and computer science.