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Page 1: An Armchair Tour of Memphis Architecture Let’s look at some houses! All images courtesy of BCPresley, 2009 taken Memphis, TN except as noted.

An Armchair Tour of Memphis Architecture

Let’s look at some houses!All images courtesy ofBCPresley, 2009 taken Memphis, TN except as noted

Page 2: An Armchair Tour of Memphis Architecture Let’s look at some houses! All images courtesy of BCPresley, 2009 taken Memphis, TN except as noted.

What parts make a house?• Walls• Roof• Doors and windows

Page 3: An Armchair Tour of Memphis Architecture Let’s look at some houses! All images courtesy of BCPresley, 2009 taken Memphis, TN except as noted.

Where do you live?

What kind of building do you live in?

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People can live…

In a House

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People can live…

In an Apartment

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It can be…

A Large Apartment Building

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Or…

An Older Building

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Or it might be…

A Duplex

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It could be…

A Very Small House

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Or

A Very Large House

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It might be

A Plain House

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Or maybe

A Very Fancy House

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All houses have

A Roof

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The roof can be

Low or High

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The roof can be

Flat

or Wavy

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Maybe the roof could be

Funny Or

Fancy

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Or even covered in

Shiny Green Tile

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Sometimes a roof is covered in

Wooden Shingles called “Shakes”

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But most often a roof is

covered in

Just … Shingles

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All houses have

Walls

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The walls can be made of

• Wood

• Brick

• Stone

• Stucco

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All Houses Have

Doors

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All Houses Have

Windows

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Many Houses Have

A PorchThat is supported by…

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• Columns orPosts

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You might see on your building… a

• Chimney

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You might see on your building…

• Shutters

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• Arch

You might see on your building…an

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You might see on your building…

• Fancy trim – Called “Gingerbread Trim”

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All buildings have somethings the same

They all have:• Walls• Roof• Doors and windows

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But buildings - and houses -can look very different from each otherIf you designed a house , what would it look like?

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When an architect designs a building,

usually he or she will

Draw a sketch –

• A sketch is a simple drawing to help you work on ideas and problems

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The architect will often -

Draw an elevation –

An elevation drawing

• Shows one side of the building

• It looks very flat

• It shows details

or

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The elevation drawing will often be shown to the clientA client is–

The person or group or people who have hired the architectto create the design

The client must approve the design orthe architect must make changes

There are more types of drawings and plans thatmust be prepared to get ready to build a house

An architect must learn a lot about buildings!

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Can you draw a sketch of a building?

Can you draw an elevation of your building?

Maybe you would like to become an architect!


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