1. INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY Careers in Architecture and Construction Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) 1

2. Starter/Bell Ringer Activity  Every student needs a slip of paper with their name on one side and an architectural term on the other.  Find the other person in the room with the same architectural term as yours.  This is your partner today!  Take a seat at a work station, making sure you sit with your partner. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) 2

3. Refresh your Vocabulary  As a Class, let’s take a look at a few key words:  Angle A geometric figure made up of two rays or two line segments that have the same end point, which is called the vertex.  Proportion: Utilizing cross multiplication, 2 entities are equal when the product of the means equals the product of the extremes.  Ratio: A comparison of 2 quantities by division.  Parallel: Lines and planes that do not intersect. They are everywhere the same distance from each other.  Perpendicular: Also called Normal or Orthogonal. Meeting at right angles. 2 lines that intersect at right angles. 2 planes are perpendicular if they meet at right angles.  Landscape: a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint. Also a category of aesthetic subject matter in which natural scenery is represented. In printing, a publication or an illustration in a publication of greater width than height.  Portrait: In printing, a publication or an illustration in a publication of greater height than width.  Façade: the face of a building, especially the main front.  Linear Perspective: a mathematical system for representing three-dimensional objects and space on a two-dimensional surface by means of intersecting lines that are drawn vertically and horizontally and that radiate from one point (one-point perspective), two points (two-point perspective), or several points on a horizon line as perceived by a viewer imagined in an arbitrarily fixed position. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) 3

4. Let’s take a look at some examples Bawa House Centre Le Corbusier Chek Lap Kok Airport D.L. James House Ford Foundation Question to ask yourself: What part of the building is this, and what kind of building is it? Question to ask yourself: I think this is a door, but what kind of building is it? Question to ask yourself: How big is this room? There’s nothing to give me a sense of scale. Question to ask yourself: It’s behind the trees- I can’t see it! Question to ask yourself: Is this a lobby? A living room? Is it inside? Outside? Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) 4

5. Here are some more examples! Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) Brion Cemetery Crown HallDulles AirportFalling WaterFlat Iron Building What kind of places are these? 5

6. Now it’s YOUR turn!  You will now be the photographer.  You will be assigned to go outside the building, and take a picture of campus.  You will take turns using the camera.  You will come back and share your photo with the class. Copyright Texas Education Agency (TEA) 6