Geometry's Role in Architecture
Introduction
Guiding Question
Questions
1.
What geometric shapes, both 2-d and 3-d, are used to construct buildings?
2. What factors
determine the structural integrity of a building?
3. Find 3 examples of
buildings where its shape contributed to its strength. Explain how its shape
contributed to its structural integrity.
4. Find 3 examples of
buildings where its shape contributed to its lack of structural integrity.
Explain how its shape contributed to its instability.
5. How are geometric
shapes used for decoration or design in architecture
6. Find several
examples where geometric shapes are used as decorations or designs.
7. How do different
cultures or countries incorporate geometric designs into their architecture?
Find at least 6 examples and explain how the geometric shapes are used.
Internet Resources
Cities
/ Buildings Archive
Buildings and
Structures
Countries
& Cultures Architecture Index
Geometry
in Art and Architecture (Unit 7)
Stability of
Structures
Mathematics
in Art and Architecture
Can you find Geometric
Shapes in Buildings and Structures?
Fractal Geometry in
Architecture
Sacred Geometry in
Building
Three-Dimensional
Space Figures
Sacred Geometry
Ryan Wong, Teacher, and Anne Cui, AP
student, collaborated to develop this web hunt.