Ganon Aleph Learns About the Job of an Architect

To deepen our understanding about the building of the Mishkan Tali's mommy, Susan Berman, came in to talk about her job as an architect. She showed the children some blueprints, and described many things that an architect has to think about when she draws the plans for a building, such as: who will be using the building; how many people it can accommodate; safety considerations; sunlight hours; weather conditions; and special designs. She told the children that in New Jersey, all the houses are have triangular shaped roofs, so that the heavy snow won't sit on top. In California, however, many homes have flat roofs. In the photo above, she uses a yellow pepper to demonstrate the floor plans on the different floors in the house!