Architecture 1. Write about a period of history that influenced architecture. Compare the buildings of that time with those in the United States today. 2. Write about a building you admire. Describe its arrangement, exterior, interior, and surroundings. Give the function for which the building was designed. 3. Make a sketch of a building you admire (other that the one in requirement 2.) 4. Measure a building. Make a drawing of it at a scale of 1/4 inch equal to 1 foot. Make one plan and one detail such as a doorway or window. It may be in pencil on tracing or drawing paper. Use simple architectural letters.