for 4 classes
Design Like an Architect!
Completed by 174 learners
Ages 9-13
Live Group Class
Live video meetings
1x per week, 4 weeks
3-9 learners per class
50 min
What's included
4 live meetings
3 hrs 20 mins in-class hoursHomework
1-2 hours per week. Continue to work on drawing and model-making.Certificate of Completion
Please reach out if you would like a certificate!Class Experience
For any young designer, learning the most basic skills of communicating ideas can open a world of possibilities. In this 4-week live course we will learn the architectural means of communication through hand-drawing and model making. Students will learn how to visualize a building in terms of how to draw it in plan, elevation and section, which, working together, show a building in three dimensions. The project for the 4 weeks will be a set of architectural drawings- floor plans, elevations and sections. Students may choose to draw their own house, or design their dream house! At the end of the course, students may make a cardboard model of the house that they designed themselves! My teaching style is extremely encouraging. I use positive, constructive feedback for every student, offering design ideas and inspiration whenever possible. I am available for support and guidance throughout the project.
Learning Goals
Students will learn the basics of how to read architects' plans, and utilize the three main drawing types- plan, section, elevation in their own designs. They will understand that these three drawing types, working together can show the 3 dimensional form of a building.
Syllabus
4 Lessons
over 4 WeeksLesson 1:
Designing Floor Plans
Introduction to the design project, how to plan out your project with a bubble diagram and how to draw floor plans.
50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Designing Elevations
How to draw elevations to show what your house design looks like from the outside.
50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Designing Sections
How to draw a cross section that shows the inside of your house.
50 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Model Building & Completing a Set of Drawings
Finalizing your drawings with a cover page and site plan. Ideas for how to build a simple cardboard model of your design.
50 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Supply List
Pencils, eraser, plain paper. Graph paper is optional. Colored pencils in week 3. Cardboard or stiff paper, scissors, tape, and hot glue for model building in the last week.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
My background is in architecture and I have worked in the field for over 10 years, drawing construction documents and designing buildings. I use a computer to draw now, but I firmly believe that drawing by hand is critically important when learning about design and architecture. For kids, designing by hand, putting thought to paper by hand BEFORE (or alongside) utilizing the computer helps develop their spacial perception and critical thinking.
When I was a kid, I used to draw floor plans of my dream house. Looking back, I wish I had a class like this so I could further my designs!
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