Architecture


Resources
- Architecture Class Preparation Page
- Architecture Workbook
- Scoutmaster Bucky's Merit Badge Advancement Quick Reference
- Scoutmaster Bucky's Acknowledgement Form
Related
Architecture Requirements Current Scouts BSA requirements
as of March 8, 2025
as of March 8, 2025
1.
Do the following:
a.
Tour your community and list the types of buildings you see. Try to
identify buildings that can be associated with a specific period of
history or style of architecture. Make a sketch of the building you
most admire.
b.
Select a historical architectural achievement that has had a major
impact on society. Using resources such as the Internet (with your
parent or guardian's permission), books, and magazines, find out how
this achievement has influenced the world today. Tell your counselor
what you learned.
2.
In following the Leave No Trace Seven Principles and the Outdoor Code,
Scouts pledge to "Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces" and to "Leave What
You Find" and to "be conservation-minded." Discuss the following with your
counselor:
a.
The term sustainable architecture. Identify three features
typical of green buildings.
b.
The difference between renewable building materials and recycled
building materials, and how each can be used in construction.
c.
The relationship of architecture with its surrounding environment and
the community.
d.
How entire buildings can be reused rather than torn down when they no
longer serve their original purpose.
3.
Do ONE of the following:
a.
With your parent or guardian's and counselor's permission and approval,
arrange to meet with an architect. Ask to see the scale model of a
building and the drawings that a builder would use to construct this
building. Discuss why the different building materials were selected.
Look at the details in the drawings and the model to see how the
materials and components are attached to each other during
construction.
b.
With your parent or guardian's and counselor's permission and approval,
arrange to meet with an architect at a construction site. Ask the
architect to bring drawings that the builder uses to construct the
building. While at the site, discuss why the different building
materials being used were selected. Discuss how the different building
materials and components are attached to each other during
construction.
Note: To visit a construction site will require
advance planning. You will need permission from your parents,
counselor, the architect, and the construction site manager. A
construction site is a very dangerous place. While there, you will need
to closely follow the site manager's directions and comply with all the
safety procedures, including wearing a hard hat, protective eyewear,
and proper footwear. Be aware of the changing conditions at the site,
and stay with the architect or site manager.
c.
Interview someone who might be your client (such as a prospective
homeowner or business owner) if you were an architect. Find out what
your client's requirements would be for designing a new home or
business building. Write a short program including a list of
requirements for the project, the functions of the building and site,
how the functions relate to one another, and the goals of the project.
4.
Measure a room such as one where you live or where your troop meets. Make
an accurately scaled drawing of the room's floor plan showing walls, doors,
closets, windows, and any built-in furniture or cabinets. Neatly label your
drawing with the following: your name, the date, what room you drew, and
the scale of the drawing. (Drawing scale: 1/4 inch = 1 foot)
5.
Find out about three career opportunities in architecture. Pick one and
find out the education, training, and experience required for this
profession. Discuss this with your counselor, and explain why this
profession might interest you.