Norman Foster is a British architect, known for his modernist designs, which merge engineering and architecture to create functional yet aesthetically pleasing buildings. Some of Norman Foster’s most iconic building designs are the Reichstag Dome in Berlin and 30 St Mary Axe, aka The Gherkin, in London.
PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
Can we visualise a 4-dimensional cube?
Key questions
Can we identify 3-dimensional shapes?
What is the net of a 3-dimensional shape?
How do we find the surface area of a solid?
How do represent 3D in 2D?
Can we construct and interpret plans and elevations?
Can we problem solve with plans and elevations?
2 lessons
Specification detail
Literacy
stories that set a frame or background
stories that accompany or intertwine
stories that introduce
stories that explain
stories that ask a question
stories that entertain
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Norman Foster
Introduce...
nets of a cube - 1,2
which net - 1,2
plans - 1,4,5
visualising - 2,4,5
faces and elevations - 1,4
Develop...
3 dimensional drawing - 4, 5, 6
v,e,f solids - 1,4,6
plans and elevations - 4,5
nets - 2,4
gnome homes - 3, 4, 6