An Architect in the Classroom
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What skills does a professional architect bring to high school education? Guest Kelly Foster explains, as he shares his experience as both a practicing architect and a STEM teacher. He discusses his methods in teaching creativity and problem-solving in multiple areas of design, including civil and architectural engineering, architecture, and graphic design. He also analyzes the design of the new Central Library, part of the Austin Public Library system. Guest co-host Rachel also joins the discussion.
Our closing music is “Yes And” by Steve Combs, used under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
Related Links
- Austin Central Library: Downtown branch of the Austin Public Library system
- Science poster designed by Kelly Foster saying “CAUTION! Science Teacher at Work”: Download a PDF from Kelly Foster that you can print out for your classroom
- Project Lead The Way (PLTW): A preK-12 STEM curriculum
- PLTW curriculum on Civil Engineering and Architecture: More on information from the PLTW website
- Land surveying: More information from Wikipedia
- Hogwarts “Grand Staircase”: Photos and descriptions from the Harry Potter Wiki
- MC Escher’s “Relativity” lithograph showing staircases: Description and image on Wikipedia
- Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s “Prisons” art: More description and images
- Remembering the Faulk Central Library: More information about the old library
- Brutalism: More information about this architectural style on Wikipedia
- Lake Flato: San Antonio-based designers of the Austin Central Library
- Article on the Technology Petting Zoo: More information about this part of the Austin Central Library
- Weed eater locking mechanism video: Watch on YouTube
- Texas A&M University: The university website
- Here's how the US housing market has been impacted by the 2008 crash: Article on the housing bubble and crisis of 2008
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