Building in Three Dimensions · Clay and Construction

Recycled Architecture

Using found objects and recycled materials to design and build imaginative structures.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can we turn a cardboard box into something that looks like a futuristic building?
  2. 2What are the best ways to join two different materials together without using glue?
  3. 3How does the shape of our building change when we look at it from above versus from the side?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - ConstructionNCCA: Primary - Awareness of Environment
Class/Year: 2nd Class
Subject: Creative Journeys: Exploring the Visual World
Unit: Building in Three Dimensions
Period: Clay and Construction

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