Today Nina Lahham, interior designer with Perkins+Will in Washington DC, visited 3rd graders working on designing bedrooms. She showed them her blueprints (even though they’re not blue!). She designs with computer and on paper. She said the computer designs are faster and easier, but the hand drawn ones were prettier.
Students were wondering what side the windows for their room should be on. Ms. Lahham told them lamps give more direct light, and if you want to see the sun rise, you’d want your window to face east. Her mom, the teacher, said for her artist’s studio, she would want it in the north, so there wouldn’t be blinding light. Students could have 2 windows.
Interior designers have to talk to clients, to see what they want and what they want their rooms to be. They have to make sure everything actually fits. Interior designers have to deal with negatives from customers, so they try to be creative. It has to be an open communication throughout the process.
In this project, 3rd graders learned about interior design, with area, width, length, and perimeter. 3rd graders also learned about multiplication with the area.
This definitely seemed like a fun project.
(Aside - Mrs. Techman: These student reporters had some interesting thoughts and conversation about needs and wants, goods and services, while they were writing.)
Students were wondering what side the windows for their room should be on. Ms. Lahham told them lamps give more direct light, and if you want to see the sun rise, you’d want your window to face east. Her mom, the teacher, said for her artist’s studio, she would want it in the north, so there wouldn’t be blinding light. Students could have 2 windows.
Interior designers have to talk to clients, to see what they want and what they want their rooms to be. They have to make sure everything actually fits. Interior designers have to deal with negatives from customers, so they try to be creative. It has to be an open communication throughout the process.
In this project, 3rd graders learned about interior design, with area, width, length, and perimeter. 3rd graders also learned about multiplication with the area.
This definitely seemed like a fun project.
(Aside - Mrs. Techman: These student reporters had some interesting thoughts and conversation about needs and wants, goods and services, while they were writing.)
Nina Lahham visits with 3rd graders as they plan their rooms.
James and Graham,5th graders, preparing to write about this project.
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