Reading Architecture winning books announced
澳门王中王 is delighted to announce the winning books from our Reading Architecture project, as voted for by 650 students across England. Read below to see which books won in each category, as well as a recommended reading list for primary and secondary schools.
Winning books for children: Ages 5 to 7
Students' choice: by Julia Patton
Teachers' choice: Number 7 Evergreen Street by Julia Patton
Best family book: by Geraldine Elschner
We'd also like to acknowledge the positive response by Thibaut Rassat received from SEN students and teachers trying to teach about personality development.
Winning books for children: Ages 8 to 11
Best for budding architects: Cool Architecture by Simon Armstrong
Students' choice: by Goldie Hawk and Sarah Gibb
Read the reviews of Step Inside Homes Through History by participating schools.
Teachers' choice: by Anne Jonas
Read the reviews of The Homes We Build by participating schools.
We'd also like to acknowledge by Christine Paxmann which came second in several categories.
Winning books for young people: Ages 14+
Best for aspiring architects: by Will Jones
Read the reviews of Making Marks by participating schools.
Students' choice: by Steve Bowkett
Read the reviews of Archi-Doodle by participating schools.
Teachers' choice: by Antony Radford, Amit Srivastava and Selen Morkoc
We'd also like to acknowledge by Mo Zell for its practical tools and model making tips.
Recommended reading list: Primary school
The below recommendations for primary age students are based on the reviews submitted by students. Each book has a suggested reading difficulty (low is suitable for younger readers and has lots of pictures, high has more text or complex vocabulary so suitable for more advanced readers). Each book also has the key topics or themes it covers and whether it caters for those with low, medium or high interest in architecture.
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by Florian Heine
- Nonfiction
- Reading difficulty: High
- Focus on architecture: High
- Subjects: Architects, architecture styles and famous buildings
by Polly Faber
- Fiction
- Reading difficulty: Low
- Focus on architecture: Medium
- Subjects: Construction, architects and careers
Cool Architecture by Simon Armstrong
- Nonfiction
- Reading difficulty: High
- Focus on architecture: High
- Subjects: Architects, design, humour, careers and drawing
by Thibaut Rassat
- Fiction
- Reading difficulty: Medium
- Focus on architecture: High
- Subjects: Architects, SEN, mental health and nature
by Christine Paxmann
- Nonfiction
- Reading difficulty: High
- Focus on Architecture: High
- Subjects: Architecture, art, history and geography
by Mia Cassany
- Nonfiction
- Reading difficulty: Low/Medium
- Focus on architecture: Low
- Subjects: Communities, countries, culture and geography
by Geraldine Elschner
- Fiction
- Reading difficulty: Medium
- Focus on architecture: Low/Medium
- Subjects: Art, Hundertwasser and nature
by Julia Patton
- Fiction
- Reading difficulty: Low
- Focus on architecture: Low
- Subjects: Community, neighbourhood and nature
Roberto the Insect Architect by Nina Laden
- Fiction
- Reading difficulty: Low
- Focus on architecture: Medium
- Subjects: Architects, insects and materials
by Goldie Hawk
- Nonfiction
- Reading difficulty: Medium
- Architecture focus: Low
- Subjects: History, British architecture and fashion
by Anne Jonas
- Nonfiction
- Reading difficulty: Medium
- Architecture focus: Medium
- Subjects: Geography, climate and countries
Recommended reading list: Secondary school
The below recommendations for secondary age students are based on the reviews submitted by students. Each book highlights key topics or themes it covers, how much text or visual information there is, and what it is best used for.
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by Steve Bowkett
- Information presented: Visually
- Complexity: Low
- Good for inspiration or skill development
- Links to art, drawing and perspective drawing
by Trevor Yorke
- Information presented: Mixture of text and visuals
- Complexity: High
- Good for knowledge development
- Links to history and architecture styles
by Christine Paxmann
- Information presented: Mixture of text and visuals
- Complexity: Low
- Good for knowledge development and inspiration
- Links to architecture styles, global architects and history
by Will Jones
- Information presented: Visual
- Complexity: Low
- Good for inspiration
- Links to design process, portfolios, art and architects
by David Sim
- Information presented: Text
- Complexity: Medium/high
- Good for knowledge development and careers
- Links to global design, sustainability, cities, population growth and megacities
by Mo Zell
- Information presented: Mixture of text and visuals
- Complexity: Medium
- Good for knowledge development, careers and skill development
- Links to drawing skills, model making, careers, university and materials
by Antony Radford, Amit Srivastava and Selen Morkoc
- Information presented: Mixture of text and visuals
- Complexity: High
- Good for knowledge development and inspiration
- Links to design, structures, processes and global buildings
by Margaret Fletcher
- Information presented: Mixture of text and visuals
- Complexity: High
- Good for knowledge development, skills and inspiration
- Links to skills, ICT, software, presentation, design and inspiration