I'm looking for a really unusual way to present an assignment on 18th century architecture.?

Question

Any sites or suggestions...I was thinking along the lines of a foldable box with cards inside but although I've found lots of box designs and templates they're missing the X factor, or an element of surprise... Thanks to all who answer :)

Answer 1

I've done a similar project on mansard architeture and got kudos on my version. I did a covered diptych. the front was an enlarged image of the style of house, (I cut the "cover" out to follow the lines of the house ) I discussed and then it opened into a "dollhouse" with information about the style. As the style was a victorian era (in the US) I went with that and used victorian attributes to display my research. My text was framed in many frames on one side in a cluster like the victorians were so famous for with family images and the printed images were on the opposite side in true dollhouse layout. Everyone else walked into class with some flat layout on foamcore so mine really stood out.

Answer 2

Forget about being unusual and go for the hands on experience.
Yes, build a house, mansion, hotel or factory, but the way architects do! Make a small model out of cardbord, tooth-picks,elmers glue,plastic wrap tin-foil and ice-crean stick on ply wood. If you look around you can even find little trees and shrubs or make them too! Other items like the trees can be found from Lionel the toy train make or the people who make the Aruora type race car tracks!

Answer 3

Have a look at pictures from Buckingham and Kensington Palaces since most of their interiors have not drastically changed from that period. Also some of the finest Georgian architecture can be found in the city of Bath. It is in the Palladian style. There are various links on the web for all of these.

Answer 4

I always like the visual opportunities available with common tools like Powerpoint, if you have it.

Coincide common central features of the architecture, say the door and size the photo and transition the buildings. Fade out/in is good for transition. Display with overhead on computer

Could be done with photos on paper, but with less effect. Relatively easy but effective..

Answer 5

I suggest you do something based on toy theatres.

You should contact Pollocks Toy Museum, London and see if they can assist with some 18th c. toy theatres.

Alternatively, you could fo something which is based on an 18th c street plan, such as Edinburgh, or Bath.

Answer 6

Try making an edible example of the archetecture, like with Graham crackers of sugar cubes.

Answer 7

Why don't you make interchanging foam core models of famous 18th C buildings. You can talk about one, then remove part of the building, and it becomes another building, and so on.