Buildings
Questions
1. What building are you in now?
2. How was your school building?
3. What kind of building do you live in?
4. Please describe an interesting building in your city.
5. What is your favorite building in the world?
6. What kind of building do you work in?
7. What is the most famous building in your country?
8. Which building would you most like to visit?
Videos
Would a mile-high skyscraper ever be possible? Explore the physics behind some of the tallest buildings and megastructures in the world.
In 1956, architect Frank Lloyd Wright proposed a mile-high skyscraper, a building five times as high as the Eiffel Tower. While this massive tower was never built, today bigger and bigger buildings are going up around the world. How did these impossible ideas turn into architectural opportunities? Stefan Al explains how these megastructures became fixtures of our city skylines.
Lesson by Stefan Al, directed by TED-Ed.
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In 1956, architect Frank Lloyd Wright proposed a mile-high skyscraper, a building five times as high as the Eiffel Tower. While this massive tower was never built, today bigger and bigger buildings are going up around the world. How did these impossible ideas turn into architectural opportunities? Stefan Al explains how these megastructures became fixtures of our city skylines.
Lesson by Stefan Al, directed by TED-Ed.
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