what is architecture? buildings house church office school bank library a cave? a tent?

Architecture Merit Badge

• What is Architecture?– Buildings

• House• Church• Office• School• Bank• Library

– A Cave?– A Tent?


• Is a roof required?– Stadium– Amphitheatre (Camp Bonner)

• Do you have to be able to go inside?– The Great Pyramids– Stonehenge

• Is sculpture architecture?– Statue of Liberty– Gateway Arch (St. Louis)– Vietnam Veterans Memorial


• Architectural Process– Owner hires architect for building project– (or architect is chosen through design competition)– Architect interviews owner and other occupants– Building design and review– Construction documents (blueprints)– Specifications– Bid process (construction firm selection)– Work with builder – site inspections


• Architect – the “Master Builder”

Architects must be familiar will all aspects of building construction including:

•Site Development •Lighting •Landscaping

•Foundations •Plumbing •Healthy Materials

•Structural Features •HVAC •Wind and Weather

•Finish Materials •Fire Safety •Doors and Windows

•Construction Details •Security Systems •Legal Issues

•Electrical Systems •Furniture Layouts •Building Codes


• Tools– Manual Drafting

• Pencil and eraser• Triangles• Scale• T-Square• Vellum or Mylar• Onionskin (sketch paper)

– Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD)• 2D Model• 3D Model

– Model Viewer– Rendering and Animation


• Professional Requirements– BS Architecture– Professional Degree or Masters (some states)– Work Experience– Pass Registration Examination


Architecture IdentificationCompete by patrolPoints are awarded for accurate identificationEach patrol may ask for “parental assistance” for no more

than two identificationsBonus points may be awarded based on accurately

answering questions about architecture


Architecture Identification

Easy – 1 Pt


Great Pyramid at Giza

2600 to 2480BC


White House

1801,1829


Statue of Liberty

1886


Dulles Airport

1962


Eiffel Tower

1889


Washington Monument

1885


Gateway Arch

1966


United States Capitol

1830


Holy Cross Academy

1998



Moderate – 2 Pts


Stonehenge

2750-1500BC


Sydney Opera House

1973


Golden Gate Bridge

1937


Vietnam Veterans Memorial

1982


Sears Tower

1976


Roman Colosseum

82


Mount Vernon

1780


National Gallery – East Wing

1978


Pentagon

1943


Empire State Building

1931



Hard – 3 Pts


Notre Dame Cathedral

1250


Parthenon

438 BC


Great Wall of China

214 BC


US Supreme Court

1935


Falling Water

1934-1948


World Trade Center

1977


Taj Mahal

1653


Piazza of St. Peter’s

1667


Westminster Abbey

1400


John Hancock Center

1970


Reagan National Airport



Very Hard – 4 Pts


Pyramide du Louvre

1989


Cathedral of St. Basil

1554


Guggenheim Museum

1959


Paris Opera House

1874


Crystal Palace

1851


Brooklyn Bridge

1883



Impossible – 5 Pts


Chrysler Building

1930


Seagram Building

1958


Torii of Itsukushima


Tower Bridge

1894


Dome of the Rock

684


Cathedral of Florence

1296-1462


Petronas Towers

1998


Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

1998


University of Virginia

1826


Westminster Palace / Big Ben

1868



Mr. Conrad – You must be crazy! -10 Pts


Pantheon

126


Olympic Games Tent

1972


Doge’s Palace, Venice

1309-1424


The Temple of Heaven


Johnson Wax Building

1936-1944


Marshall Field Store

1887


Erectheion

421-405 BC


Hagia Sophia

532-537


Temple at Luxor

1408-1300 BC

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