ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
How can you get inspiration from literature?
How do you re-imagine a theme to fit a objective?
How is whimsy used in art?

WHY?
Technical Skills
Advanced Slab Building
Paying Attention to Detail

Art Concept
Basic Architecture
Whimsy in Art
Literature in Art

Life:
Understanding your surroundings
Paying attention to detail
Connection of the arts

ASSIGNMENT

Create a building using slab construction. This building should be inspired by a fairy tale or some sort of story. Building needs to incorporate 5 elements of the story that you choose.
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Requirements:
Prep:
Proposal/sketch- 5 points  
5 elements included- 5 points
Article- 5 points
Reflection:
     Self- 5 points
     Peer- 5 points

​Total Points: 50

ARTIST EXAMPLES

BRAINSTORMING

ARTICLE

Importance of Architecture to Society

Have you ever wondered why architecture is so important for the society we live in? Architecture is the art that provide us the physical environment we live in. It is a deep expression of human civilization in a particular era and it will endure and outlive us in forms of monuments that future generations will study and strive to understand.

TUTORIALS

STEP ONE

Pick a theme and create a sketch! Think about the walls as one composition instead of four.

*Roll out extra slabs for the roof, base, and any relief that you will be adding*

*Roll out all slabs on the same day to reduce cracking and drying issues*

STEP TWO

Roll out slabs and allow them to get leather hard. Cut slabs and score and slip them together.