Geometric Design in Architecture

A Project for Junior High Students

St. John Fisher School

This is a two-part project in which you will get to express your creativity and your awareness of the existence of geometric shape in architecture around the world. First, you will select a structure or building from this list. Get your choice approved by your teacher.

Step One. Prepare a single powerpoint slide. On this slide, you will place a large picture of your building or structure. Then you will use animated autoshapes, lines and textboxes to diagram and label the geometric figures that you see in this building. Here is a sample of the powerpoint. (Click "open," then click through the slide show. Close the powerpoint when you are finished to return here). Of course, yours will be much more detailed! You will try to find a minimum of 20 geometric shapes/terms.

Step Two is a written report (five-paragraph essay). Detailed instructions can be found here. Or click on Written Report Guidelines below for a general overview of what is expected. Web resources that will help you learn about geometric terms and find information about your building can be found in the Resources section below. To learn about grading, see the Evaluation page below.

List of Buildings / Written Report Guidelines / Resources / Evaluation