KLEIN DESIGN CLASS
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    • Year 1 - Principles of Animation >
      • Unit 1 - Sound Editing
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      • Unit 1 - 2D Animation
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"In Klein ISD, every student enters with a promise and exits with a purpose."

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
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When finished following this tutorial you will need to follow this checklist in order to print to one of the lasers:
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ADVANCED LEVEL - MAIN PLACE, HOUSTON, TX (ODD SHAPED BUILDING)

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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.​
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​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:
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, Australia​Space 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
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INTERMEDIATE LEVEL - DREAM CITY PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

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Student Example (provided by Luis Sanchez 2020):
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Use the picture below for your Dream City portfolio page:
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