ARCHITECTURE AS A STUDY OF CULTURES (grades 2-12)

Students can come to better understand the aesthetics of various cultures by studying the traditional architecture of that region (e.g. Mexican pyramids, Islamic Architecture, etc.). The architectural choices of styles and materials will also reveal much about a region’s environment. The weather and natural materials of a region greatly affect the architectural choices, which in turn reflect the cultural aesthetic. Inuit make Igloos, Nomadic Mongolians live in Yurts, and a house in the Middle East uses high outside walls to shield its inhabitants from strangers’ eyes.