House Hunters
Architectural Photography Scavenger Hunt
PROJECT TITLE:
ARCHITECTURAL SCAVENGER HUNT
COURSE:
INTERIOR DESIGN
TOPIC: Architectural Styles
TOTAL DURATION: 6 HOURS
CONTENT STANDARD:
1. Compare historical architectural details to current housing and interior design trends.
PRIMARY CONCERN:
How do today’s homes reflect historical and contemporary architectural styles and features?
MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES:
References
Architecture Handouts and Illustrations
Video on American Housing Styles
Cameras
Poster Supplies
Power Point Presentation on Architecture
PROCEDURES/ACTIVITIES/EXPERIENCES: In groups of three to five, students will be
assigned a neighborhood and will find houses which represent specific architectural styles and
features. Each group will make at least 20-25 pictures of selected styles and features. After the
pictures are developed, the students will make a poster which identifies the architectural
features and styles.
1. In small groups students research, summarize, and present to the class specific
architectural styles of American housing from 17th century to present. 2 hours
2. Students sketch selected architectural features. 2o minutes.
3. Students view video “American Architecture” and complete Name That Style Quiz.
40 minutes.
4. Students watch power point presentation on styles and features of architecture. 30
minutes
5. Teacher gives directions for project with time for questions and review. 20 minutes
6. In groups students go into community and take pictures of homes which illustrate
specific architectural styles and features. 50 minutes
7. Groups make a poster using pictures from photography scavenger hunt which identifies
at least 25 different items from given list. 55 minutes.
ASSESSMENT:
Notebook Check on class questions and illustrations
Name That Style Activity ( Student checked)
Scavenger Hunt Poster ( Teacher-developed Rubric)
INTEGRATED CURRICULUM:
History – Relate historical events to the development of housing styles
ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES
ARCHITECTURAL STYLES
PICTURE WINDOW
BAY WINDOW
DORMER WINDOW
SHED DORMER
FANLIGHT
GABLE ROOM
GAMBREL ROOF
HIP ROOF
PALLADIAN WINDOW
PEDIMENT
BROKEN PEDIMENT
SIDELIGHTS
STUCCO
TURRET
CORNICE
COLONIAL REVIVAL
QUEEN ANNE/VICTORIAN
NEO-ECLECTIC/TRADITIONAL
CAPE COD
CLASSICAL GREEK REVIVAL
BUNGALOW
DUTCH COLONIAL REVIVAL
PRAIRIE STYLE
GEORGIAN
RANCH
BASEMENT RANCHER
TRI-LEVEL OR SPLIT LEVEL
SPAINISH OR MISSION STYLE
TUDOR
CONTEMPORARY OR
INTERNATIONAL
ENGLISH SALTBOX
ITALIANATE
GOTHIC
ADAM
FRENCH
A-FRAME
GARRISON
COUNTRY FARMHOUSE
TRANSOM
GINGERBREAD
PILASTERS
MANSARD ROOF
COLUMNS
WIDOW’S WALK
FLAT ROOF
PORTIC0
SYMMETRICAL BALANCE
CORNER QUOINS
KEYSTONES
KEYSTONE LINTELS
FANLIGHT WINDOW OR HALF ROUND WINDOW
CASEMENT WINDOWS
MUNTINS
DIAMOND MUNTINS
HALF ROUND WINDOW
LOUVERS
BALCONY
OTHER STYLES AND FEATURES MAY BE INCLUDED WHICH AREN’T ON THE
LIST – 1 BONUS POINT WILL BE ADDED FOR EVERY ITEM OVER 25.
Dr. Janis Simpson
Grissom HS
256-428-8000
jsimpson@hsv.k12.al.us