Product Description
by Square Root of Squid Publishing (Author)
How IS a skyscraper built? Learn all about the construction methods of constructing a steel and glass building while ACTUALLY BUILDING A BUILDING (with paper). This easy to follow, step by step book/model kit will teach aspiring Architects, Engineers, Artists, and Builders the basic ins and outs of constructing a building, using a hands on approach from the concrete foundation to the glass curtain wall. PLUS!...AUDIO NARRATION online link to listen along to as you build.
INCLUDED
- Individual cut-out model pieces for a three story building
- Guided folding and cutting instructions
- Step by step construction process instructions
- Reference drawings
- Construction facts
- Audio narration online link
WHAT WILL BE LEARNED
- Construction and building methods
- Foundation footings & piles
- What is a steel I beam, girder & column
- Steel framing and girder/column connections
- Corrugated steel deck and concrete floor
- Curtain wall construction
Number of Pages: 128
Dimensions: 0.27 x 11 x 8.5 IN
Publication Date: April 01, 2021
