Scale Drawings of Buildings

StarterThe 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: 13.589m

Empire State

Building

Burj Al-arab

Scale Drawings of BuildingsToday you will be looking at using scale to estimate the height of some of the world’s largest buildings

Learning ObjectivesAll 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)

Empire State

Building

Burj Al-arab

Scale Drawings of BuildingsToday 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 1076ft 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 – 590ft

Hanging Village

‘The Gherkin

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Plenary

Burj Khalifa - Dubai

Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel - Mecca

Shanghai World Financial Centre

- Shanghai

Taipei 101 - Taipei

The Willis ‘Sears’ Tower

- Chicago

International Commerce Centre –

Hong Kong

John Hancock Centre - Chicago

Petronas Towers – Kuala Lumpur

Nanjing Financial Complex - NanjingEstimated

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Hanging Village

‘The Gherkin

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Summary• 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!

Hanging Village

‘The Gherkin

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