Pilot Lesson: Designing Tomorrow – Architecture and 3D Scanning

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This lesson melds traditional museum learning with the use of emerging technologies to better understand form and function of museum architecture. 

Students will examine ROM’s architectural features and changes to the Museum over time. Using 3D scanning technologies, students will catalogue Museum spaces, galleries, and collections, and identify key features relating to architecture, aesthetics, form, function, and accessibility.

This lesson aims to ask three questions:

1. Why do museums make the architectural decisions they make?
2. How do museums change over time?
3. How can 3D scanning help make these decisions?

Students will receive instruction on 3D scanning techniques (photogrammetry, LIDAR), best practices, and the real-world architectural applications associated with 3D scanning. 

The lesson will end with a debrief in the Makerspace, where students will engage with their scans and conduct a deeper level analysis of their findings.

Classes will have access to their files after the lesson so the learning can be continued back in the classroom.