PRINCIPLES OF ARCHITECTURE - MODEL BUILDING LESSONS
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL - GOOGLE EARTH TO SKETCHUP TO AUTOCAD PIECES
Objective(s): To begin learning how to use three dimensional CAD (computer aided design) to communicate your ideas.
Big Question(s): How do I use this software to build precise models?
Vocabulary Term(s): Model, 3D, Push, Pull, Extrude, Keyboard Shortcuts
TEKS: (20E) perform work that meets or exceeds the quality standards of the industry, (20D) use industry standards and practices to enhance appreciation for quality workmanship, (29B) recognize elements and symbols of blueprints and drawings, (29E) interpret and use drawing dimensions, (24E) use industry jargon or terminology appropriately, (14B) retrieve existing documents, (16A) manipulate data elements,
ELPS: (1E) internalize new basic and academic language by using and reusing it in meaningful ways in speaking and writing activities that build concept and language attainment
When finished following this tutorial you will need to follow this checklist in order to print to one of the lasers:
ADVANCED LEVEL - MAIN PLACE, HOUSTON, TX (ODD SHAPED BUILDING)
Note: You do NOT need to draw the faces of this building in AutoCAD or make a physical model of this building. To add this project to your portfolio just make a picture of your SketchUp model by going to File > Download > PNG and then just inserting that picture into AutoCAD, Word, etc with your name and period number at the top of the page. Print it out and put it in your portfolio to be graded.
MASTERY LEVEL - INDIVIDUAL MODEL DESIGN (x2)
After completing the above activities, you now need to build 2 models on your own employing the same process you have learned above.
- The 1st model will be a 1:720 scale model of an EXISTING FAMOUS LANDMARK.
- The 2nd model will be a 1:720 scale model of another existing famous landmark or an ORIGINAL DESIGN. If you choose to do an original design then the constraints of your building should be 180ft x 180ft x 1400ft.
Below is a list of currently famous landmarks that you could choose from. You do NOT have to do a structure on this list; you can find other structures and get your teacher's approval to do them:
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Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
Empire State Building, New York CCTV Tower, China The People's Building, China Chase Tower, Houston Wells Fargo Tower, Houston Taipei 101, Taiwan Colosseum, Rome Capitol Building, Wash. D.C. Chichen Itza Pyramid, Mexico Washington Monument, Wash. D.C. Mercury City Tower, Moscow Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy London Bridge, England First City Tower, Houston Hess Tower, Houston Gherkin Tower, London Arc De Triumph, Paris Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower, Tokyo Commerzbank Headquarters, Germany Guangzhou International Finance Center, China Absolute Towers, Mississauga Merdeka PNB118, Malaysia ADNOC Headquarters, Abu Dhabi CitiCorp Tower, New York Congress Plaza, Austin Enterprise Plaza, Houston Heritage Plaza, Houston Fulbright Tower, Houston |
Penzoil Plaza, Houston
Fountain Place, Dallas Chrystler Building, New York Willis Tower, Chicago Hollywood Sign, Los Angeles Christ The Redeemer, Brazil Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong Trump Tower, Chicago Hearst Tower, New York John Hancock Center, Chicago Lincoln Memorial, Wash. D.C. Woolworth Building, New York Great Wall of China, China 1600 Smith St, Houston BG Group Place, Houston O'Quinn Medical Building, Houston Twin Towers, New York Elephant Tower, Thailand Turning Torso, Sweden Bitexco Financial Tower, Vietnam Two International Finance Center, Hong Kong Jeddah Tower, Saudi Arabia Ping An Finance Center, China US Bank Tower, Los Angeles NTT Docomo Yoyogi Bldg, Tokyo China Pavilion, Shanghai Duke Energy Center, N. Carolina 1500 Louisiana Street, Houston BG Group Place, Houston Wilshire Grand Center, Los Angeles |
Sydney Opera House, AustraliaSpace Needle, Seattle
TransAmerica Tower, San Francisco White House, Wash. D.C. Shanghai Tower, China Petronas Towers, Malaysia Burj Khalifa, Dubai Eiffel Tower, Paris Bank of America Tower, Houston Williams Tower, Houston Freedom Tower, New York Shanghai World Financial Center, China The Shard, London 609 Main at Texas Tower, Houston CenterPoint Tower, Houston Burj Al Arab, Dubai Kingdom Center, Saudi Arabia Marina Bay Sands, Singapore Hotel & Casino Grand Lisboa, Macau Torre Agbar, Spain World Trade Center, Bahrain Wuhan Greenland Center, China Goldin Finance 117, China Aon Center, Chicago Gran Torre Tower, Chile CitiGroup Center, London 1400 Smith Street, Houston Wedge International Tower, Houston |
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL - DREAM CITY PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
Student Example (provided by Luis Sanchez 2020):
Use the picture below for your Dream City portfolio page:
