Middle School Students Work on Architecture Project

An 8th grade student brought in  a balsa wood model house that he had created and his classmates expressed an interest in a similar project. In response to this they were asked to design some kind of structure that would be constructed from foamcore board. We invited a local architect to come in and share his craft with the students. The students then drew elevations and floorplans, laid the floorplans out on the foamcore and carefully cut out sections using exacto knives. Using glue and straight pins the structures began to take form. All manner of buildings were conceived and built, from a ranch style house to a two story round house, to a stable a ball park and a restaurant. Then the buildings were fitted with furniture and painted. I am posting pictures of the students listening to Evan Stoller, archtect, and beginning their construction.