Architecture

Discover Paris's architectural wonders like a native n foot! This deck contains 25 walking adventures that introduce users to the city's one-of-a-kind buildings, parks, and monuments. Featuring insider information on historic structures like the Eiffel Tower as well as superb examples of work by famous designers such as Le Corbusier, each card also includes a handy map and vibrant photos of select locations.

Based on the extraordinary models of world-renowned papercrafter, and origami artist Yee, whose own remarkable origami recreations of these very same models sell for thousands of dollars, these paper replicas are nearly as impressive as the original buildings. Yee provides detailed instructions on how to cut and assemble these architectural landmarks from around the world. Yee even engineered half of these designs so they could be assembled without having to use glue. The origami projects have a range of difficulty levels, from the relatively easy (Arc d'Triomphe) to the impressively sophisticated and intricate (The Tower Bridge). Once the structure is attached to the base not only will does it look amazing, but it can be folded up and taken anywhere.

*This origami book includes: * Over 900 photographs
Full-color instructional assembly diagrams
Brief histories of each building
CD with detailed templates

For the would-be architect, the paper craft hobbyist, or a model builder, Origami Architecture will provide hours of activity with impressive results.

Recreate a real-life building dilemma in your classroom! A "company" of five to six students has a mission: to build a bridge, within budget, that can hold a required load. The student "architect" and "manager" have to order materials from the warehouse (the teacher) as they work with the student "accountant" who writes the checks and keeps the books. This teaching tool helps students learn responsibility as they exercise thinking and reasoning skills. Grades 5-8.