Lesson Plans

Discover how buildings can be adapted, reused, and reimagined to foster community and build connections between people, place, and culture.

Explore geometric and organic shapes in the design of a local park, then design a new outdoor space, incorporating geometric shapes to connect visitors to nature.

Experiment with opaque, transparent, and translucent materials to create an original work of art.

With the help of the Robie House’s art glass windows, observe and record changes in shadows.

Create a nature collage with found materials, inspired by the design of Fallingwater and its colors.

Explore Wright’s geometric window designs and learn how he designed in harmony with nature.

Design a new building based on observations of lines, shapes, and patterns seen outside the classroom window.

Consider various architectural achievements of Frank Lloyd Wright, discuss whether they were designed to be useful or beautiful, then redesign an everyday object to improve its utility and/or aesthetics.

Interpret the Robie House living room as a graphic score. Compose music inspired by architectural images.

Think critically about the designed world by re-imagining an object’s design to improves its form and function.

Develop media literacy and research skills, independently research Frank Lloyd Wright, and identify a research question that sparks curiosity.

Explore an underutilized space with the intention of redesigning the space.