Layouts about Buildings

As scrapbookers, the subjects of our layouts are usually people, places, or events. Although buildings are often shown in the photos, we don't usually use a building as the focus of a layout. However, certain buildings have a special history and emotions connected with them. In these cases, consider making a layout about the building itself, depicting through photos or journaling what makes the building worth remembering.

During my career, I have worked in many buildings. Some were nice and others were not as nice. Similarly, I enjoyed working in some more than others. However, in all but one of these cases it was about the job and the people and not about the building. The one exception was a building designed by a famous architect many years ago. In its early days, the employees were proud to work there - I know this because my father worked in this building. When I was young, I would go in to meet him for lunch and he would tell me stories with such pride. I have worked in this building at two different times in my life, about 20 years ago and again recently. During this most recent period, the building was closed and the employees were moved to another location. Although the new job location was better for me personally and professionally, I was very sad at the closing of this building. My sadness was due to my experience with the history of the building itself and the pride I remember from my father and his colleagues. Unfortunately, I never took the time to get a good picture but I was able to make this layout which is mostly journaling.

Anyone can find a good picture of this building on the Internet, but this layout has my story about the building and my emotions.

Sometimes a layout about a building may not even have a picture of the building. At first glance, this layout seems to be about an event, a family outing to visit the Empire State Building. However, if you read the journaling, you will discover that it is actually about another building - one that isn't there any more.

Another type of building that has a history is a home. Whether it is owned or rented, whether you lived there for a short of long time, your home is a special building with a history and emotions. However, most people don't think to scrap about the home itself until they are moving out. There are many ways to scrap a home. Consider including a blueprint of the home. Another idea is to use the journaling to include facts about the house itself: when it was built, who built it, when you purchased it, or special things that happened in the house.

Next time you see a building that evokes emotion and reminds you of a story, think about making a scrapbook layout about the building itself.