The publisher's blurb is a good set of clues as to the workings inside this book. It begins with learning to reverse engineer the reader's own home and then reconstruct a model to scale using simple elements usually found at home (no concrete or 2x4s!). Then it moves on to exotics found in the tropics (along with rationale for style) and even ICE! Then comes the designs for areas subject to flooding, earthquakes, and more. We even get a glimpse into HVAC and wind turbine design and construction. Everything in this book is planned to be hands on with an interested adult and looks like fun! There is even a section dedicated to landscape architecture (think Central Park or Kew Gardens). I am kind of fanatic about enjoying architecture while on walkabout or while riding in a car, but I never tried to replicate anything like the exercises in this book. Can't wait until the grands return in the summer so we can try some of this stuff!
I requested and received a free temporary ebook copy from
Quarto Publishing Group – Rockport Publishing/Rockport Publishers via NetGalley. Thank you! ( )

Synergy: Architecture

Architecture is the art, science, and practice of designing and constructing structures such as buildings, bridges, and outdoor spaces.

Read the recently published work of nonfiction for youth then learn more at the website.

ADVENTURES IN ARCHITECTURE FOR KIDS by Vicky Chan is the second book in the new Design Genius Jr. series. The book features 30 design projects for children. Each hands-on activity explores a different aspect of STEAM discovery and learning associated with the architecture theme including general construction, architecture and history, landscape architecture, sustainable architecture, and city planning. Each project provides an overview, materials and tools needed, step-by-step instructions with photographs, and notes.

Architecture at Home is a web-based project from the Center for Architecture featuring two dozen, hands-on architecture activities for children. These short, easy design projects use readily available materials. Each project includes an overview, videos, step-by-step instructions, and a downloadable PDF.

To learn more, go to https://bit.ly/2ZKb0u4.

Use the book and website in a makerspace exploring architecture themes.

ARC courtesy of Rockport Publishers, an imprint of the Quarto Group. ( )