Parent and Teacher Resources

Books

• Helping Students Consider a Career in Architecture https://www.naab.org/wp-content/uploads/GuidetoHelpingStudentsConsiderArchCareer.pdf

Programs

• Mobile Makers – Mobile Makers is a nonprofit organization that offers youth design and skill-building workshops in Chicago and Boston. https://mobilemakers.org

Activities

• Architects in Schools – Design Challenge – Take your student(s) through a series of Design Challenges and learn the 8 steps of design

• Foster+Partners has provided a series of activities that include drawing, making, reading, thinking, and more. https://www.fosterandpartners.com/news/archive/2020/04/architecturefromhome/

• Center for Architecture – Site offers short, easy to follow design projects. https://www.centerforarchitecture.org/k-12/

• Teach for America-https://www.teachforamerica.org/stories/lesson-plans-for-teaching-sustainability

• K-12 Problem-Based Lesson Guides https://www.aia.org/pages/6319595-architecture-problem-based-lessons

   

Associations

• Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

• American Institute of Architecture

• American Institute of Architecture Students

• Architecture Careers Guide

• National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

• National Architectural Accrediting Board

• NOMA – The National Organization of Minority Architects

• Study Architecture

Professional Websites

• American Council for Construction Education - https://www.acce-hq.org

Professional Websites

• Council for Interior Design Accreditation – https://www.accredit-id.org/

Booklet

• American Society of Landscape Architects booklet for kids (PDF)
  

Professional Websites

• American Society of Landscape Architects – https://www.asla.org

Videos

• TEDxKids: Veronica Bylicki – Transforming our Cities: The Ultimate Urban Sustainability: https://youtu.be/jBeU0K0B2yc

• Design build / community development / rural communities

  TEDx: Emily Pilloton: https://www.ted.com/talks/emily_pilloton_teaching_design_for_change

Professional Websites

• American Planning Association – https://www.planning.org

Programs

• Mobile Makers – Mobile Makers is a nonprofit organization that offers youth design and skill-building workshops in Chicago and Boston. https://mobilemakers.org

Activities

• APA Florida has developed a series of teaching guides to help you teach kindergarten through high school students about what a planner does and understand more about how communities are planned.

Books

Architecture/Parent/Teachers – Parent Charrette Manual - https://nextgreatarchitects.com/store/p/thearchitectgirl

• The Charrette learning format is a mainstay in design thinking learning environments. This book discusses how to encourage creativity within your child to bloom.

• Helping Students Consider a Career in Architecture https://www.naab.org/wp-content/uploads/GuidetoHelpingStudentsConsiderArchCareer.pdf
  
  
• Careers in Architecture & Beyond https://www.archcareersguide.com/careers-in-architecure-beyond/ 

Videos

• America By Design: Architecture - This is a special feature created by CBS consisting of six episodes showcasing architecture design. Tim Kent, who is an alumnus of Ball State University's College of Architecture and Planning has a speaking section in episode 4. These vides will eventually be moved to YouTube, until then, here is the link to the CBS streaming https://www.bydesign.global/americabydesign/architecture/architecture-episodes

Programs

• Mobile Makers – Mobile Makers is a nonprofit organization that offers youth design and skill-building workshops in Chicago and Boston. https://mobilemakers.org

Associations

• Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

• American Institute of Architecture

• American Institute of Architecture Students

• Architectural Foundation San Francisco

• Architecture Careers Guide

• National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

• National Architectural Accrediting Board

• NOMA – The National Organization of Minority Architects

• Study Architecture

Professional Websites

• American Council for Construction Education - https://www.acce-hq.org

Programs

• Ace Mentor Program - https://www.acementor.org/about-us/ace-overview/

Professional Websites

• Council for Interior Design Accreditation – https://www.accredit-id.org/

Professional Websites

• American Society of Landscape Architects – https://www.asla.org

Professional Websites

• American Planning Association – https://www.planning.org

Programs

• Mobile Makers – Mobile Makers is a nonprofit organization that offers youth design and skill-building workshops in Chicago and Boston. https://mobilemakers.org

Videos

• TEDx: Emily Pilloton https://www.ted.com/talks/emily_pilloton_teaching_design_for_change Documentary trailer: https://youtu.be/TDixRGPa88A https://girlsgarage.org/

• TEDxKids: Veronica Bylicki – Transforming our Cities: The Ultimate Urban Sustainability https://youtu.be/jBeU0K0B2yc

Activities

• APA Florida has developed a series of teaching guides to help you teach kindergarten through high school students about what a planner does and understand more about how communities are planned.