Choose an adjective discuss which building is “the most…”/ “the … est” with your partner.
Do the same for the most radical/ revolutionary, influential and/ or innovative buildings.
What inventions have most changed architecture, do you think? What are the histories of those inventions?
Compare your ideas with the list below. Ask your teacher about any vocabulary you don’t understand.
3D modelling
Air conditioning
Arch/ Pointed arch
Automatic doors
Bricks
CAD CAM
Central heating
Chimney
Chisel
Column
Crane
Digital camera
Dome
Double glazing
Electric lights
Elevator
Escalator
Fireplace
Flushing toilet
Glass window
Hard hat
Hinge
Insulation
Iron
Iron bridge
Laser plotter
Lightening rod
Mortar
Mouse
Moving walkway
Nail gun
Nails
PC
Pen tablet
Plaster
Plastic
Pocket calculator
Reinforced concrete
Revolving doors
Rivets
Roof tiles
Skyscraper
Smoke detectors
Spiral stairs
Steel
Steel framed building
Suspension bridge
Tape measure
Use of marble
Wattle and daub
Window cleaning cradle
Work together to decide on a top ten list, then compare with another group.
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