Shelve it: This book helped me pass my teaching exams. It takes you through all the major architectural achievements throughout history with additional side facts, charts, and lots of color pictures. Read it: This is the best architecture history book I have ever read. The Annotated Arch: A Crash Course in the History of Architecture Shelve it: 240 pages makes for a long read…I’d browse this book instead. Read it: This is the perfect reference book for your high school student to look up information because it highlights each architectural period with a brief synopsis and gives bonus architect spotlights. Shelve it: You’re going to want to travel when you pick this book up and that’s going to cost you a lot of money. Perfect handheld guide with lots of great detail pictures, facts, and timelines. Read it: This book is like the travelers guide to architecture. Shelve it: 98% of it has black and white photographs. Read it: This book has awesome sections about how to “Know and Appreciate Architecture” as well as some “Top 10” lists that will make you the hit of any architectural book club. Shelve it: Don’t shelve it…you’ll dazzle your students with these once-considered architectural doozies. From the Eiffel Tower to McDonalds, the stories behind these architectural “wonders” will certainly make you question what you thought you knew. Read it: The title alone made me want to pick this book up. There Goes the Neighborhood: Ten Buildings People Loved to Hate Shelve it: Tiny font in some sections…eyes beware! It’s like having a tour guide with you while you’re reading the book. Read it: This awesome book helps diagram and pinpoint features from your favorite architectural structures. Shelve it: Come on, any book with Dog Bark Park Inn is worth a view. I can foresee many great conversations about what is considered architecture when reading through this book. Read it: This fun book showcases some of the oddest building structures ever designed. Shelve it: Be prepared to know how to pronounce several of the architectural elements. It provides enlarged pictures that are labeled with every architectural element and definition you could possibly want to know. Read it: This book would be great for any grade level. Shelve it: What kind of a teacher shelves a book written by a Pigeon? This book is ingenious for younger students.Įyewitness Visual Dictionary: The Visual Dictionary of Buildings That alone should make you want to read it. Read it: This book is written by a Pigeon. I’ll go through the good (read it) and the bad (shelve it) so you can decide which to choose for your classroom. I combed through a stack of architecture books to bring you the best of the best for each grade level. However, sometimes it’s nice to go back-to-basics with a great book. I started thinking, “Architecture is everywhere, but I really don’t spend very much time diving into the world of architecture in my classroom.” That was going to change! As art teachers, we find ourselves in a great position to educate our students about architecture through many different creative avenues. “Architecture is art you can’t escape.” My husband said those words to me the other day, and they really stuck with me.
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