Lesson Plans

Engage in the architectural practice of model building and gain insight into the design profession.

Introduce digital drafting tools like SketchUp while creating Wright inspired art glass designs.

Explore the medium of clay to create a series of flat, hand-built ceramic building facade designs inspired by nature.

Explore what it means to be a part of a community and create your own city plans inspired by the Wright designed Rosenwald School and Broadacre City.

Apply Wright’s concept of Organic Architecture to the creation of a community mural.

Explore how changing social attitudes and new technologies impact architecture by observing the evolution of Frank Lloyd Wright’s kitchen designs.

Explore how different events and experiences can shape our world view and the art we create.

Consider what it means to design for purpose by understanding how diverse families use houses differently.

Explore the innovative designs that changed the daily lives of Wright’s clients. Then re-design a space to address the needs of a client with disabilities.

Photography by James Caulfield

Explore Frank Lloyd Wright’s remodeling of the Rookery Light Court and propose new updates for the building.

Focus on letter writing skills while thinking creatively about the needs of people living in a particular structure.

Learn the history of Kindergarten and create a unique piece of art inspired by the geometric shapes of Froebel’s Gifts.