NatureinArchitecture

LearningAims:

1.Tohaveadeepunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweennatureandarchitecturebysortingoutinformationofthethreebuildingsfromthreeaspects.

2.Torealizetheimportanceoflivinginharmonywithnaturebyconcludingsomethingmonamongthethreebuildings.

3.Tolearntoseekinspirationfromnatureanddesignsomethingtosolveourlifeproblemsbyusingwhatislearned.

Teachingprocedure:

Leadin:Bird’snest→Bird’sNest

Dragonfly→Warplane

Bat→Radar

Naturegivesuslotsofinspirationinarchitecture,military,science,art,literature.

Skimming

Activity1(Readforstructure)

Introduction(Paras12):Thereismuchinspirationfromnatureinourdailylives,andnaturehasalsoinspired_manyofthemostfascinatingdesignsaroundus.

Mainbody(Paras35):(1)ArtScienceMuseum,Singapore

(2)TheEastgateCentre,Harare

(3)TheAlgaeHouse,Hamburg

Conclusion(Paras6):Natureinspiredbuildingsenableustoliveincloserharmonywithourenvironment.

Activity2(Readformainidea)

(1)Readthepassageandfindoutthemainideaofthepassage.

Naturehasinspiredmanyofthemostfascinatingdesignsaroundus,includingthoseinarchitecture.

(2)Choosethemagazineinwhichyouwouldmostlikelyfindthepassage.

A.ExtraordinaryArchitects

B.LivingonEarth

C.ArchitectureFrontier

D.NaturalWorld

III.Detailedreading

Activity1Read(Paras12)

1.Whynotallofuscanseekinspirationfromnatureandbeefamousarchitects?

Wetakeeverythinginnatureforgrantedwithoutrealizinghowmuchinspirationtheyhavegivenus.

2.Whataspectsofnaturedoourarchitectsexploretoday?

Tocapturethebeautyofnaturalforms

Tomimicthewaynatureworks

Tomakenaturalorganismspartofabuilding

Activity2Read(para35)Lookatthepicturesandanswerthequestions.

Howcouldyouassociatethemwitharchitecture?

ArtScienceMuseum,Singapore

Whataspect...?:Tocapturethebeautyofnatu