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Required to be done before Class: none
Can be done before or after class: Requirements 3, 5
Required to be done after class:
none Merit Badge Requirements:
- Tour your community and list the different building
types you see. Try to identify buildings that can be
associated with a specific period of history. Make a sketch
of the building you most admire.
- Arrange to meet with an architect. Ask to see the
architect's office and to talk about the following:
- Careers in architecture
- Educational requirements
- Tools an architect uses
- Processes involved in a building project.
- Arrange to visit a construction project with the
project's architect. Ask to see the construction drawings so
that you can compare how the project is drawn on paper to
how it is actually built. Notice the different building
materials. Find out how they are used, why they were
selected, and what determines how they are being put
together.
- Interview the owner or occupant of a home or other
building (your "Client"). Find out what your client's
requirements would be for designing a new home or business
facility. Write down all of your client's requirements that
you think would affect layout or design of the new facility.
- Measure your bedroom. Make an accurately scaled drawing
of the floor plan indicating walls, doors, windows, and
furniture. Neatly label your drawing, including your name
and the date. (Drawing scale: 1/4 inch = 1 foot)
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