See It • Build It • Know It
See It • Build It • Know It
Architecture & Engineering - Basic architecture and engineering principles
The Art of Construction - Explores how buildings get built
Earthquake Games - Features games and experiments
Engineering the City - How does a city work?
Math Games - Reinforces basic math skills in an engaging way
Paper Bridges - Make six different bridges out of paper!
Simple Machines - Levers, pulleys, and all the rest of the ancient machines
Why Buidings Fall Down - A journey through structural disasters
Why Buildings Stand Up - A clear introduction to building methods from ancient times to the present
Why The Earth Quakes - An earthquake and volcano primer
Salvadori Teaching Kit
Why Buildings Stand Up Video Series (9 DVDs)
Our founder, Mario Salvadori, a world-renowned structural engineer, believed that the built environment held all the knowledge that a person needed to be an intelligent and active member of the community. What teachers need to make this knowledge available to their students are tools with which they can "unpack" the knowledge embedded in the built environment.
The Salvadori Center gives these tools to teachers and students through a pedagogy grounded in what it calls "project-based, hands-on/minds-on activities" that employ the principles of architecture, engineering, and the design process. Through this method, teachers and their students can unlock the math, science, art, and humanities embodied in the structures and systems that surround them.