How To Build A Building: Paper Model Kit For Kids To Learn Construction Methods and Building Techniques - Paperback

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