8th Grade Art Project

By: Allison L.

Building 1: Einstein Tower.

-Type of building: Laboratory- Function: Solar research- Architect: Erich Mendelsohn - Date built: 1919-1921- Style: Expressionism- Materials: Concrete and brick- Historical Facts: has been used for solar research since 1920’s- The building was done the same day as Einstein won The Nobel Prize for Physics.- Why did I select this building? I like how there are windows in the grass.- Artful Adjectives: curvy corners, smooth, unique- Art vocabulary words: proportion, color, repetition- What part of this building is in my design? The way of showing the levels.

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Building 2: Milan Cathedral

About…

-Type of Building: Church-Function: Go to church-Architects: Various-Date: completed in 1466-Style: Gothic-Location: Italy-Cultural Group: Italian roman catholic-Historical facts: Took hundreds of years to build-Fun fact: Has 3,159 statues-Why did I select this building? For the top-Artful adjectives: Big, jagged, and fancy-Art vocabulary words: Texture, shape, and space-What part of this building is in my design? The pointy top

Building 3: The Taj Mahal

About…Type of Building: Church and tourist destinationFunction: to visitArchitects: Shan JahanDates: Began to be built in 1632Style: Persian and IndianLocation: Agra, IndiaCultural Group: IndiansMaterials: White marble, jasper, jade and crystal Fun Fact: Thousands of elephants help carry the materials Why did I Select this building? I liked how its symmetricalArt Adjectives: Beautiful, symmetricalArt vocabulary: Balance, repetition, and contrastWhat part of this building is in my design? The dome

Where did I get this information from?

-Cattermole, Paul. Architectural Excellence. Ontario: Canada, 2008.

- “New World Encyclopedia.” April 2, 2008. Creative Commons. Febuary 22,2012. http://www.newmorldencyclopedia.org/enrty/Taj_Mahal.