Lesson Plans

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

Young learners identify shapes in architecture and recreate famous buildings through collage with geometric shapes.

Apply Wright’s concept of organic design to the redesign of your classroom space.

Explore chairs designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, then design a chair for a loved one.

Explore, design, and build Prairie style footprints and elevations with sponges and grass seed.

Be inspired by Wright’s love of nature and explore the concepts of adaptive reuse and sustainable design.

Transform classroom windows and walls into colorful displays of Wright inspired art glass designs.

Explore the unique characteristics of the Prairie style while creating a large-scale cardboard model.

Push the boundaries of architecture by creating an innovative design and building a 3-D model to scale.

Investigate the collaborative works of Wright & Niedecken and design unique furniture pieces.

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

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