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and Design Resources Click on maps of Melbourne, Australia, and the surrounding area to visit examples of contemporary architecture (1985 and newer). The Aardvark site has more than 2000 pictures and plan drawings. |
Sustainable
Energy A Western Australian site which explores the use of sustainable energy to design an energy-efficient home |
Architecture
Through the Ages This web page discusses the many types of architecture and the many ways they have shaped our lives. In this comprehensive guide, you will learn about architecture from the great Maya to the building of cathedrals. |
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SA A site about sustainable and renewable energy in Australia. It helps you a plan an energy efficient home. |
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Residential Design Guide This Australian site uses an example home to explore best use of environmental materials. May need an adult to explain the text. |
Solar
House Design |
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Jenish
House Design |
Eco-Design |
House
Design Another American site which lets you view a range of house plans |
| Make
a Town Children can learn about what makes a house, how houses are arranged along streets and into neighborhoods and towns, how parts of a community relate to each other, how people use streets to get from their homes to work and to shop. Using a PC printer and Make a Town free software, they can print patterns for paper houses and stores, and arrange them into their own town. They also learn to visualize how a flat object becomes 3-dimensional. |
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