Architivity: Union Station. an Interdisciplinary Guide to Kansas City's Most Monumental Landmark. INSTITUTION American Inst
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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 312 206 SO 020 333 AUTHOR Graves, Ginny, Ed. TITLE Architivity: Union Station. An Interdisciplinary Guide to Kansas City's Most Monumental Landmark. INSTITUTION American Inst. of Architects., Kansas City, MO. PUB DATE 89 NOTE 60p.; For related document, see SO 020 334. AVAILABLE FROMAmerican Institute of Architects, 104 West Ninth, Kansas City, MO 64105 ($15.00). PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Use Materials (For Learner) (051) Guides - Classroom Use Guides (For Teachers)(052) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Architectural Character; Architectural Education; *Architecture; Class Activities; Curriculum Enrichment; Elementary Education; Field Trips; Interdisciplinary Approach; Learning Activities; *Preservation; *Rail Transportation IDENTIFIERS Architectural Environment; Built Environments; Heritage Education; *Missouri (Kansas City) ABSTRACT The American Institute of Architects, locally and nationally, is active in supporting environmental education efforts in the schools. Because of its "endangered" status, Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, was chosen by the Kansas City chapter as the second focus landmark in the their series. This interdisciplinary field guide serves as a prototype for guides on other landmarks as well. The specific activities in the book include:(1) a field trip guide with a variety of activities; (2) a Union. Station board game; (3) economic decision making models;(4) a "Daily News" reprint with questions and answers; and (5) activities designed to develop advocacy for a quality built environment. Some of the activities included are cut-out models, a numbers game, a Union Station song, and architectural comparisons. A list of 28 related resources is given.(PPB) *****X*****************P*********************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * *********************************************************************** f Union Station An Interdisciplinary Guide to Kansas City's Most Monumental Landmark Many thanks to The American Institute of Architects ow. WM.. Ite ArchiNet The Committee for Union Station and our many contributors U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION off e E dw rilionai ft esearch and Improvement "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS E C,LIUA DUNA' RE SOURLLS INFORMATION MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY CENTS R (EPIC:a This 00, umont has' een reprodtri ed as Y re( !rived from the perSOn rir raganizatinn ViN1Q- ,Oriqinihn() it nangeS rave made t anotriver RAK,s ,er,,oducl,on Qua' ly E cents of view or 00iniorS stated inlh,sdoc,, 'Tent net essar,N represent off, ,a, TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES OF RI poso,nn or y INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)" $15.00 FARCHITIVITY: UNION STATION An Interdisciplinary Guide to Kansas City's Most Monumental Landmark Ginny Graves, Editor Karen Dell Schauber Curriculum Advisor Published By: American Institute of Architects, Kansas City 104 West Ninth Kansas City, Missouri 64105 BEST COPYAVAILABLE J ITABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 1 How to Use .2 How to Use 3 Field Trip ........... 4 Bus Route......... ...... ....... 5 Map the Area .6 Background Union Station 7 Vocabulary 3 Compare and Contrast 9 What Is a Landmark? 10 Fun With Numbers 11 Can You Remember Me? 12 Can You Remember Me? 13 More Than a Building . 14 "The Irony of Jim Crow" 15 Time Line 16 Architivity Hunt . ....... .......17 Build the Hannibal Bridge 18 Build the Hannioal Bridge 19 Locomotion Commotion 20 Word Search . ..... ............. 21 Union Station Game Board 22 Union Station Game Questions ........... 23 Union Station Game Answers 24 Daily News 25 Daily News Answers 26 Newspaper (pocket page) 27 Postcards (pocket page) 28 Economics 29 What Will Become of Union Station? 30 Economic Grid 31 Poster 32 Poster 33 Advocacy 34 Action Letter .35 City Beautiful Award 36 How to Build a Union Station Mode! .. .....37 Union Station Model 38 Pte^ } -n Union Station Model 39 Union Station Song .40 Resources 41 ppm Answer Page 42 Archinet Membership Form 43 Contributors .44 -AR.C.Hit V. How to Order 45 UNION SD- TION Notes 46 © Architivity .Union Station, 1989 INTRODUCTION ...sopmn.s..nosb$00°' The American Institute of Architects, locally Dissemination of the materials will occur on and nationally, is active in supporting envi- several levels. For educators, Architivity: ronmental education efforts in the schools. Union Station will be available in area school Graduate courses for credit, tours, and in- resource centers, and through the AIA, KC school experiences are just a few of the office for reference and duplicating. areas in which architects and teachers are collaborating ti make built envircnmental Inorder tocall public attention to the education a part of each student's everyday importance of this landmark, ArchiNet, in life. collaborationwiththeAIA,planned a community-based activity at Spirit Festival Teachers are responding to this effort with '87, a city-wideFourth of July celebration their own programming. ArchiNet began .n held on the grounds of Liberty Memorial and Kansas City as a direct result of the AIA pro- overlooking Union Station.You will see grams.It is these teachers who sponsored Spirit program pages incorporated into the the idea of concentrating each year on a field trip guide. particular city landmark as a focus for more study and experiences at the field trip site. We hope you enjoy and use our second field Because of its "endangered" status, Union trip guide, Architivity: Union Station, afield Station was chosen as the second focus trip guide to Kansas City's most monumental landmark in the series.Several graduate landmark. credit courses taught through area universi- tiesKansas State University, Ottawa Uni- Ginny Graves, Editor versity, and the University of Kansashave Karen Dell Schauber, Curriculum Advisor featured Union Station speakers and materi- als in depth. Members of these classes and members of the ArchiNet organization processed class information and then compiled their findings intothis interdisciplinary field trip guide, Architivity: Union Station, with emphasis on the sometimes over-looked environmental A special thanks to Dean W. Graves, and architectural features of the Station. It is ArchiNet advisor and hoped that this basic model, which provides "architectural hand-holde." for this enrichment for social studies, writing, mathe- project. matics, music, and art, will reach every type of learner and reach into every curriculum area.Its interdisciplinary format can serve as a prototype for guides to landmarks, not just in Kansas City, but elsewhere. 1 5 HOW TO USE The notes below refer to specific activities in Daily News. Use the newspaper reprint the curriculum and will help you to use the insert for answering questions throughout activity pages more efficiently. the field trip guide. Thanks to the Kansas City Star for allowing this usage. Inserts in Field Trip Guide. The best way to get to the opposite pocket page contain updated know a building is by visiting it. At the time of information or educational materials about the printing of this guide, Union Station is not Union Station. available for touring. However, there is more than enough to see and talk about from the Advocacy. One of the goals for built envi- outside. A good place to begin: Liberty Me- ronment education efforts is to bring up ad- morial Plaza overlooking the station. (See vocates for a quality ouilt environment. The Architivity: Liberty Memoriai for a skyline suggested advocacy models (City Beautiful identification of buildings from that vantage Award and Action Letter) contain a perplex- point.) ing puzzle when dealing with Union Station. What group, individual, or governing body Union Station Game. Enlarge the Union will be influenced or can make a difference? Station Game Board. Student, may want to color in the squares, adhere to posterboard People who are making it happen! and plastic laminate for more durability. The On an individual basis, many people are "train playing pieces" should be sized ac- making a difference. Barbara Katz wrote the cordingly. Use any rules currently used in Union Station song which has been sung populargames of today and adapt or simplify and performed by kids, bands and orches- according to your age group. Students can tras all over Kansas City. Phelps Murdoch be encouraged to make up their own game coordinated the Union Station videotape and cards with other questions and answers. Walter Cronkite gave of his time to narrate it. Willard .dcott wore a "Union Station model Economic Decision Making. Some people hat" on national television to focus his inter- feel that the land usage around Union Station est in Kansas City's station. Dale Reidl, a and the money its development will generate student at Sumner Academy painted an oil is more important than tne actual design so- painting of the landmark. Sharon Hoffman lution for Union Station. The Economic De- (and friends) formed a citizen support group cision model will help to take the Union for Union Station. Barbara d'Harlingue made Station problem from a purely aesthetic a "pop-up" book showing all of the station exercise of space usage into an area of fiscal plans. Iry Maizlish led the Mayor's Commit- responsibility. tee. And... teachers and citizens from all over the Greater Kansas City area contributed their ideas to Architivity: Union Station. '' 6 r HOW TO USE Thanks to all of those people who Creative Contributions Jane Meade believe that our city would be a lesser Punky Beasley Jade Midgett Harriet Bigham