Doors and Windows

by Connie Mark
August, 1997

Discuss -

  1. four functions - invitation, protection, decoration, information
  2. climate
  3. materials
  4. use
  5. styles and shapes

Door varieties Window Varieties
French
Dutch
garage
sliding
glass
steel
porcullis/drawbridge
hatch
trapdoor
folding
screen
storm
revolving
electric eye
arched
swinging (saloon) porch
louvered
porthole
rifle / arrow slit
tracery
stained glass
transom
casement
bay
double hung
blind
fanlight
picture
display
frosted

Activities:

Worksheet 2 - Architectural Words

Words from Architecture in Education-A Resource of Imaginative Ideas and Tested Activities.
Copyright © August, 1997 - Connie Mark