Scale Drawings of Buildings Empire State Building Starter

Scale Drawings of Buildings

Empire State Building Starter Burj Alarab The building below is the house at Monticello, a plantation owned by ex-US president Thomas Jefferson. Try to estimate the height of the building in metres… Actual answer: 13. 589 m

Empire State Building Burj Alarab Scale Drawings of Buildings Today you will be looking at using scale to estimate the height of some of the world’s largest buildings Learning Objectives All will be able to calculate the scale of the diagram based on the height of the building given (Level 5) Most will then be able to estimate the height of the other buildings shown (Level 5/6) Some will be able to use the grid to draw sketches of buildings to the correct scale, and to create their own building that satisfies certain conditions (Level 6)

Hanging Village ‘The Gherkin’ Scale Drawings of Buildings Today you will be looking at using scale to estimate the height of some of the world’s largest buildings This is the Hanging Village of Huaxi in China, it is 1076 ft high. Calculate the scale of the drawing and use it to estimate the height of the smaller building next to it, the ‘Gherkin’ in London. . . ‘Gherkin’ actual height – 590 ft

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Hanging Village Summary ‘The Gherkin’ • We have looked at using scale drawings • We have used the idea of scale, and some logical thinking to estimate the heights of other buildings • We have also looked at designing a building according to conditions • Big thanks to Skyscraperpage. com!