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Skyscrapers. Scraping the Sky. Introduction (Sky Tower) Share personal experiences of visiting the tall buildings What is the meaning of ‘Skyscraper’? Materials for constructing a building Skyscrapers around the world Make your own skyscraper!. Sky Tower in New Zealand. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Scraping the Sky
• Introduction (Sky Tower)• Share personal experiences of visiting
the tall buildings• What is the meaning of ‘Skyscraper’?• Materials for constructing a building• Skyscrapers around the world • Make your own skyscraper!
Sky Tower in New Zealand
• Sky Tower is the tallest man-made structure in New Zealand
• Sky Jump and Sky Walk
• 328 meters tall Tower for sightseeing
The story behind
• This song refers to the original London Bridge built from 1176 to 1209.
• 20 arches were very narrow and close together
• dangerous for anyone passing underneath and damaged the bridge
• Parts of it collapsed in 1281 and 1482 until it was finally demolished in 1832.
Definition of ‘Skyscraper’
• a tall, continuously habitable building.
Summary of PMI tablePositive Minus Interesting
pointMany people can live in the skyscraper
Dangerous when there is a fire
Fire can destroy the whole building
Iron and Steel makes the building stronger and safe
No garden at home
Can have a breathtaking and spectacular view from the top of the skyscraper.
Construction Materials
What kind of material is suitable for building a structure?
(a) Sticks and Stones
(b) Wooden Clay
(c) Iron and Steel
Sorry, please try again !
Congratulations! You are right.
Skyscrapers around the
World
Burj Khalifa in the United Arab Emirates
The Tallest Building in the WorldCurrent Name:
Burj Khalifa
Location: Dubai
Year: opened on January 4, 2010
Height: 828 meters (=361 Yao Ming!!!)
Floors: 162…
Sears Tower (Willis Tower) in Chicago, USA.
Historically Name: Sears Tower
Current Name: Willis Tower
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Year: 1974
Height: 442 meters
Floors: 110
The Tallest Building in the U.S.
The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Year: 1998
Petronas Tower 1 Height: 452 meters
Petronas Tower 1 Stories: 88
Petronas Tower 2 Height: 452 meters
Petronas Tower 2 Stories: 88
Interesting Point: Each floor of the 88-story towers is shaped like an 8-pointed star
The tallest twin buildings
Skyscrapers in HK
International Commerce Centre(ICC) (484m, 118 floors)
International Finance Centre Tower II (2IFC) (415m, 88 floors).
Towers
• CN Tower in Toronto, Canada
• the world's tallest tower (553m)
Oriental Pearl TV Tower in Shanghai, China
Taipei 101 Tower in Taipei, Taiwan.
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Year: 2004
Height: 509 meters
Floors: 101
Interesting points: Both the building's interior and exterior incorporate the Chinese pagoda form and the shape of bamboo flowers.
Extract from http://www.skyscraper.org/TALLEST_TOWERS/tallest.htm