THE BASICS OF LEGO® ARCHITECTURE

LEGO® BRICKS AND BASIC ARCHITECTURE!

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The following represents some nomenclature of architecture. It is extremely worthwhile to have students build examples (out of LEGO® bricks of course ) of each of the following:

	*Post and Lintel*
	*Corbelled Arch*
	*Cantilever*
	*Simple Buttress*
	*Flying Buttress*
	*Arches*
	*Pattern*

LEGO® bricks are a great teaching tool for architecture. For example, one way you can increase strength in LEGO® structures is by overlapping bricks. When you stack bricks up, LEGO® walls are relatively easy to knock over. When they are interlaced, they can withstand a fairly strong push.

At the school, Jason and I hung a LEGO® weight from the ceiling to represent a wrecking ball. We challenged our students to build a wall that could withstand a direct hit! The results were pretty dramatic!

	*Salami Wall*
	*Non salami Wall*

Architecture by PCS Students

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