1. Scale Drawings of Buildings

2. Empire State Building
Burj Al-arab
Starter
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: m

3. Scale Drawings of Buildings
Empire State Building
Burj Al-arab
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)

4. Scale Drawings of Buildings
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 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

5. Plenary Hanging Village ‘The Gherkin’ Burj Khalifa - Dubai
Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel - Mecca
The Willis ‘Sears’ Tower - Chicago
Taipei Taipei
Shanghai World Financial Centre - Shanghai
International Commerce Centre – Hong Kong
John Hancock Centre - Chicago
Petronas Towers – Kuala Lumpur
Nanjing Financial Complex - Nanjing
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6. Summary We have looked at using scale drawings
Hanging Village
‘The Gherkin’
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!