Architecture & the Built Environment Knowledge Organiser
A KS2 DT and geography crossover knowledge organiser on architecture — key architects, structural principles, architectural styles across history, and sustainable building.
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Learning objective
Explain key structural principles, identify architectural styles across history, describe the work of significant architects, and understand principles of sustainable design.
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