Scale Buildings

Standard:

ENGRSTEM4Studentswillapplyprinciplesofscience,technology,engineering,
mathematics,interpersonalcommunication,andteamworktothesolutionoftechnological
problems.
(a)Workcooperativelyinmultidisciplinaryteams.
(b)Applyknowledgeofmathematics,science,andengineeringdesign.
(c)Demonstratestrategiesforidentifying,formulating,andsolvingtechnologicalproblems.
(d)Demonstratetechniques,skills,andknowledgenecessarytouseandmaintain
technologicalproductsandsystems.

Architectsandengineersoftenusescalemodelstorepresentstructuresthatthey
wouldliketobuild.Theydothistoshowabetterrepresentationsoftheirconcept.Inthislast
unitofstudyinMakerclassyouwillbeworkinginteamsof2or3toconstructscalemodelsof
realworldbuildings.Youaretobuildthemodelto1:500scale.Thismeansthateveryunitof
measureonyourmodelshouldrepresent500ofthoseunitsintherealworld.i.e.1foot
equals500feetor1meterequals500meters.IfyouhaveMr.Baluhforartthisquarteryou
willusethebuildingthatyouaredrawingin2pointperspectiveforhim.Ifyouarenotyouwill
chooseabuildingfromthefollowinglist.

NewYork
OneWTC1776ft
EmpireState1260ft
CitigroupCenter916ft
OneAstorPlaza730ft
Chicago
TrumpTowerChicago1362ft
Aqua819ft
OneMuseumPark734ft
330NorthWabash695ft
London
TheShard1016ft
HSBCUKHQ656ft
Paris
TourFirst738ft
CoeurDefense528ft
Boston
FederalReserveBuilding604ft
HongKong

 BankofChinaTower1209ft
MontrealTower
MontrealTower575ft
SanFrancisco
TransAmericaPyramid853ft
Beijing
CCTVHeadquarters768ft

Pyongyang
RyugyongHotel1080ft
Riyadh
KingdomCenter992ft

Iwillassignyouyourpartner.Youmayuseanymaterialthatyouwouldlike.Many
architectsusecardboardorfoamboardtomaketheirmodels.Thinkaboutthematerialsthat
wehaveonhandhereandthingsthatyoumighthaveaccesstoathome.Allmodelsmust
haveafacadeontheoutsidetorepresentwhatthestructurelookslike.Asabonus,your
buildingwillreceiveextrapointsifyouaddanelectriccomponenttoitsuchaslightingor
somethingthatmoves.ThismaybeaccomplishedwiththeLittleBitskitsavailabletous.
Thereisatimelineontheblogifyouneedtolookatit,itisasfollows.

12//1introduction
12/2buildingselection
12/3datasheetclassworkgrade
12/12writtenprogressreportclassworkgrade
12/18modeldueAssessmentgrade

Youwillletmeknowwhatbuildingyouwouldliketobuildbygoingtothefollowingform.

http://goo.gl/fDxJoH

Usethefollowingformtocompletethebuildingdatasheet.

http://goo.gl/cQUsVo

Youwillneedthefollowinginformation.

BuildingName?
City?
Country?
Constructionperiod?
Height?
Meters/Feet
#ofFloors?
SurfaceArea?
sqMeters/sqFeet
Architect?
Engineers?
Materials?
Costattimeofconstruction?

Onthe12theverypersonwillturninawrittenprogressreportonthebuildingmake.Itshould
includewhatyouhavedonetothispoint,anyroadblocksthatyouhaveencountered,what
hasgonewell,whatyoustillneedtodo,andapredictiononhowwellyourbuildingwillturn
out.

Yourfinalmodelwillbegradedonthefollowingrubric.

Scale
1:500

Noneofthe
Modelisto
scale

Lessthan50%
ofthemodelis
toscale

5099%ofthe
modelisto
scale.

100%ofthe
modelisto
scale.

Facades

01Sideshave
afacade.

2Sideshavea
facade.

3Sideshavea
facade.

AllSideshavea
facade.

Craftsmanship

Noattentionto
detail

Someattention
todetail.

Showsa
tremendous
amountofskill
and
craftsmanship.

Creativity

Copied
someoneelses
ideas.

Tooksomeone
elsesideasand
expandedon
them

Creativeuseof
materialand
ownideas.

Bonus

NoElectrical

Oneelectrical
element.