Maths and Architecture

Here you 'll find a collection of maths tasks and interesting facts about buildings in Europe and other parts of the world. Right-mouse click for watching maths tasks or download
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people are walking around in front of a large mirror ball
This sperical building is called "La Géode" and is part of the scientific parc in Paris. Its diameter is 36m. More information about the construction only in French : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_G%C3%A9ode
an old stone church with two towers on each side
Task form Unna (Germany), the town where my school is. The different maths tasks are rather independent from visiting the church and other buildings in Unna have a look at the worksheet: http://www.akinom.schulnetz.hamm.de/MMM/tasks/Task7_28_9.docx
an aerial view of the roman amphit
Villages Of Cyprus – Vretsia Village - CyprusExpat.co.uk
This is a picture from above that shows the famous Curium Theater in Cyprus. A students from the team of Cyprus choosed this picture for a math task.
the building is reflecting in the water at night
This the Hemisphèric in Valencia (Spain). Tatjana made a made math Task about this interesting building from Tatjana (Spain). See http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/c/document_library/get_file?p_l_id=27962627&folderId=32159802&name=DLFE-987169.doc
a large building that is lit up at night
Riga Plaza- a modern Shopping Center in Riga (Latvia). The Latvian student Ksenija B. collectd a lot of material and measurements of this building for a math Task. See information: http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/c/document_library/get_file?p_l_id=22679881&folderId=26047564&name=DLFE-796777.docx
a drawing of a house with two doors and three windows on each side, in the middle
This is a dynamic GeoGebra construction. See the math task: http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/c/document_library/get_file?p_l_id=27962627&folderId=29860049&name=DLFE-888144.pdf
an office building in the middle of a city with trees around it and a sky background
The Bue heaven is a Hotel in Frankfort (Germany). See the Math task from Derin: http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/c/document_library/get_file?p_l_id=27962627&folderId=32159802&name=DLFE-989634.docx
a very tall brick tower with a clock on it's side and a sky background
This tower belongs to St. Jacob's cathedral in Riga (Latvia). Kalvis from Latvia drafted a nice task about different Riga churches. See the task: http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/c/document_library/get_file?p_l_id=27962627&folderId=32159802&name=DLFE-988825.pdf
a large building sitting on top of a rocky hill next to a crane and construction equipment
This Agios Arsenios, a church in Cyprus. A Student of the Team from Cyprus looked for measurements to draft a math Task about this church. See: http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/c/document_library/get_file?p_l_id=22679881&folderId=26047564&name=DLFE-796952.docx
a very tall building sitting next to a river in the middle of a park with lots of trees
It is the new Swedbank building in Riga (Latvia). The Latvian Student Anna M. looked for measurements as base for drafting a math task. http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/c/document_library/get_file?p_l_id=22679881&folderId=26047564&name=DLFE-805718.docx
two people are walking past an intricate bamboo building
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This is the front side of a Museum on Texel, an island in the Netherlands. A math task could be to construct the fromt wall by using Geogebra and a plan from the architects and calculate the wooden front side.
Gothic window of a church. Construction e.g. with GeoGebra, see students' work of grade 6 -> http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/c/document_library/get_file?p_l_id=27504662&folderId=29295099&name=DLFE-985651.pdf Gothic Windows, Math Tasks, Fun Facts, Architecture
Gothic window of a church. Construction e.g. with GeoGebra, see students' work of grade 6 -> http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/c/document_library/get_file?p_l_id=27504662&folderId=29295099&name=DLFE-985651.pdf
an architectural rendering of the exterior of a building with geometricly designed walls and floors
ABC Museum - Picture gallery 26
It is a facade of a modern building (I don't know where). A math task could be: try to model and construct a part of this facade with GeoGebra.
an image of the inside of a church window
The task has do do with the height of an inaccessible window in a church. An ancient method to measure the height is proposed: http://www.akinom.schulnetz.hamm.de/MMM/tasks/Task5d_28_9.docx
cars are parked in front of a large ball shaped building on the side of a street
This is the building of a church in Switzerland. look at the task from Fernando Rojas: http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/c/document_library/get_file?p_l_id=27504662&folderId=27659478&name=DLFE-850903.docx