Architecture: Cool Women Who Design Structures
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What style building do you live in? Is it a skyscraper, a Victorian home, or a modern building? In Architecture: Cool Women Who Design Structures, readers ages 9 to 12 examine the stories of women who are today designing the houses, schools, museums, and public spaces where we spend our time.
Architecture is the planning, designing, and construction of buildings and other structures. It’s architects who figure out what style of building fits best in a certain space, what the structure should look like, how it needs to be built to withstand the environment, and what materials best suit the needs of the people who are using the structure. Art, engineering, science, technology—architecture involves all these disciplines, and more!
Architecture: Cool Women Who Design Structures examines the history of architecture and the journey of three women who are working as architects today. Patricia Galván works in commercial and interior architecture and is the chairwoman for the American Institute of Architects’ Women in Architecture committee. Farida Abu-Bakare was born in Qatar and raised in Canada. Today, she is an architect who designs science labs for universities and other institutions. Maia Small works as an architect and urban designer at the City of San Francisco Planning Department. She has also taught architecture at Harvard University, Rhode Island School of Design, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Sidebars on important female architects throughout history, quotes, and essential questions for readers are included throughout the text in order to encourage critical thinking and self-drawn conclusions. The book also includes a timeline, glossary, and further resources for readers to further investigate the topic.
Nomad Press books in the Girls in Science series provide a comprehensive foundation about both a field of STEM study and women who have contributed to it in meaningful ways. Essential questions embedded within every chapter, QR codes linked to online primary sources, and language that’s designed to encourage readers to connect prior knowledge to new information make these books an integrative reading experience that encourages further, student-led research. Nomad’s unique approach simultaneously grounds kids in factual knowledge while encouraging them to be curious, creative, and critical thinkers.
According to the National Foundation of Science, 66 percent of girls and 68 percent of boys in fourth grade say they like STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), but by eighth grade twice as many boys as girls are interested in STEM careers. Why do so many girls turn away from science? One reason is persistent stereotypes and another is a lack of role models. Nomad Press books in the Girls in Science series supply a bridge between girls’ interests and their potential futures by investigating science careers and introducing women who have succeeded in science.
Titles in the series include: Technology: Cool Women Who Code; Astronomy: Cool Women in Space; Engineering: Cool Women Who Design; Forensics: Cool Women Who Investigate; Aviation: Cool Women Who Fly; Marine Biology: Cool Women Who Dive; Archaeology: Cool Women Who Dig; Zoology: Cool Women Who Work with Animals; and Architecture: Cool Women Who Design Structures; and Meteorology: Cool Women Who Weather Storms.
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Architecture - Elizabeth Schmermund
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How to Use This Book
In this book you’ll find a few different ways to explore the topic of women in architecture.
The essential questions in each Ask & Answer box encourage you to think further. You probably won’t find the answers to these questions in the text, and sometimes there are no right or wrong answers! Instead, these questions are here to help you think more deeply about what you’re reading and how the material connects to your own life.
There’s a lot of new vocabulary in this book! Can you figure out a word’s meaning from the paragraph? Look in the glossary in the back of the book to find the definitions of words you don’t know.
Are you interested in what women have to say about architecture? You’ll find quotes from women who are professionals in the architecture field. You can learn a lot by listening to people who have worked hard to succeed!
Primary sources come from people who were eyewitnesses to events. They might write about the event, take pictures, or record the event for radio or video. Why are primary sources important?
Use a QR code reader app on your tablet or other device to find online primary sources. You can find a list of URLs on the Resources page. If the QR code doesn’t work, try searching the Internet with the Keyword Prompts to find other helpful sources.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Building Our World
CHAPTER 1
A History of Architecture
CHAPTER 2
Patricia Galván
CHAPTER 3
Farida Abu-Bakare
CHAPTER 4
Maia Small
Timeline • Essential Questions • Glossary • Resources • Index
INTRODUCTION
Building Our World
Look all around you. If you are sitting comfortably inside a school, a library, or your own home, you are enjoying the work of an architect. If you find yourself outside, the buildings around you—whether they are skyscrapers, cottages, shopping malls, or sports arenas—were all designed by architects. Architects build our world with the help of engineers and contractors, who bring the designs to life.
Architects spend long hours using their imaginations to create functional spaces in all kinds of buildings. They make these visions a reality using the laws of science. This means that architects need to use a lot of their skills at once, including those in math, science, and art.
Humans have been constructing buildings since the dawn of civilization. Why? Because our survival has depended on it.
The very first architects built small huts out of natural materials such as wood, mud, grass, and leaves. These buildings could mean the difference between life and death. If it was very cold outside or raining—or perhaps a predator was on the hunt—these buildings could protect early humans. Early architects made it possible for us to survive and develop into the species we are today.
Architects remain very important to all of our lives. Without them, we wouldn’t have the safety or comfort of our homes. Contemporary architects need to construct buildings that are safe, that fulfill a certain function, and that look nice. Often, they also have to think about the cost of materials, their impact on the environment, and the project’s timeline. Today’s architects might specialize in building particular structures, such as homes, apartment buildings, or shopping malls.
The Earliest Architects
Archaeologists are scientists who study ancient history through artifacts. They agree that humans first developed simple buildings around 30,000 years ago. During this time, people lived as hunter-gatherers, which means they roamed the land in search of food and rarely stayed in one spot.
The earliest structures were simple tents that hunter-gatherers could easily build and then take down before moving to the next spot. These were most likely constructed by leaning branches together or against trees and then covering them with branches and leaves to protect against rain or snow.
As human beings gradually settled down and gave up the nomadic lifestyle, they began to build more permanent structures. These early settlements—constructed by some of the earliest architects—began to pop up around 8,000 years ago.
You can read about one important site of early human habitation, called Dolni Vêstonice, which is in the present-day Czech Republic. Look at pictures of the site. Can you spot the tents?
In Architecture: Cool Women Who Design Structures, you will learn more about the history of architecture. You’ll also meet three women who are working in architecture today and discover what they do.
Patricia Galván is a project architect who focuses on commercial buildings. She mentors other women in the field. Farida Abu-Bakare has begun her career in architecture with a specialty in laboratory design. And Maia Small has worked in a wide variety of fields in architecture, including teaching