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EPQ
Section 1 - How are these sky scrapers built?
what rules of geometry?
weight
Resisting wind
Why do we actually have sky scrapers? - what are there purpose?
defying gravity
Withstand different climates
construction
Resisting earthquakes
PHYSICS
section 2- architecture
structure
doors
shapes
Windows
materials
History
foundations
Inspiration
case studies (7)
The Gherkin - London :check:
Skytree - Tokyo :check:
Willis Tower - Chicago :check:
Evolution Tower- Moscow :check:
John Hancock center - Chicago :check:
The Shanghai Tower- Shanghai :check:
Burj Khalifia :check:
Section 1 - How do architects use physics?
Thermondynamics
tension
loads
compression
light/daylighting/windows
angles
vibrations, eg: tower of Pisa
Subheadings/questions
How was science/physics used to build it?
How was is built?
How does is stand up?
What materials have been used?
What are the construction methods?
What type of structural systems do each sky scraper use?
How does the climate effect chosen construction methods and the architecture
Section 3 - sustainability and the future
sustainable
energy efficient
insulation
green
re-using resources
Prefabrication
resisting earthquakes
How buildings adapt to the climate
Futuristic ideas
How have sky scrapers helped other scientist make other important inventions
SPACEFLIGHT ARCHITECTURE
Future sky scrapers
Types of technology
Elevators
https://www.indesignlive.com/ideas/skyscraper-design-construction-history-of-high-rise-buildings#:~:text=Skyscraper%20construction%20was%20made%20possible%20by%20technological%20advances,accessible%20%28and%20thus%20rentable%29%20as%20the%20lower%20floors
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INDESIGNLIVE
How have architects applied methods previously used to help them design sky scrapers?
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