Unit 8 - Tout est possible

The Paris subway, the CN Tower in Toronto, the Great Wall of China, the Sydney Opera House, Turkey's Cappadocia region (houses sculpted out of rock) - where did the inspiration for these great works of architecture come from? Students discover fascinating buildings and structures from around the world. They discuss what elements of nature inspire architects. Finally, they create a construction project and present it to the class.

• For more information on the pyramids at Tucume: http://www.crystalinks.com/pyramidperu.html


• For more information on the Great Wall of China: http://www.discovery.com/stories/history/greatwall/greatwall.html


• For more information on Cappadocia: http://www.cappadoce.com/f/uchisar.html


• For more information on the Georges Pompidou Centre: http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Centre_Pompidou.html


• For more information on the CN Tower: http://www.cntower.ca


• For more information on the Akashi Bridge: http://www.hsba.go.jp/bridge/akoutlin.htm


• For more information on the Sydney Opera House: http://www.acn.net.au/articles/1998/10/soh.htm


• For more information on the Petronas twin towers: http://www-eleves.int-evry.fr/~durand_f/ar02f.htm


• For more information on the Hoover Dam: http://www.infrastructures.com/0899/hoover.htm


• For more information on the Capilano suspension bridge: http://www.capbridge.com/


• For more information on the great buildings and structures of the world: http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings.html


• For more information on the most spectacular structures of the 20th century: http://www.cadre.qc.ca/cemis/Projets/histoire1/Projetsgrandioses.htm


• For more information on Expo '67: http://www.netrover.com/~berta/mtl67.html

Models of the Final Task

• Level 1
• Level 2
• Level 3
• Level 4