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    The Art of Skyscrapers

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    The first skyscraper was built in Chicago in 1885 after the Great Chicago Fire destroyed the city. Many skyscrapers were later built in New York, including famous examples like the Chrysler Building and Empire State Building in the early 1930s. The Empire State Building held the title of the world's tallest building until the construction of the Twin Towers in New York in the 1970s. The new Freedom Tower has since replaced the Twin Towers, which were destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Modern skyscraper construction has adopted green technology to reduce energy consumption, such as with the Freedom Tower, and green roofs are being used more frequently, as they provide environmental benefits like insulating buildings and creating new wildlife habitats in urban areas

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    The first skyscraper was built in Chicago in 1885 after the Great Chicago Fire destroyed the city. Many skyscrapers were later built in New York, including famous examples like the Chrysler Building and Empire State Building in the early 1930s. The Empire State Building held the title of the world's tallest building until the construction of the Twin Towers in New York in the 1970s. The new Freedom Tower has since replaced the Twin Towers, which were destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Modern skyscraper construction has adopted green technology to reduce energy consumption, such as with the Freedom Tower, and green roofs are being used more frequently, as they provide environmental benefits like insulating buildings and creating new wildlife habitats in urban areas

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    The first skyscraper was built in Chicago in 1885 after the Great Chicago Fire destroyed the city. Many skyscrapers were later built in New York, including famous examples like the Chrysler Building and Empire State Building in the early 1930s. The Empire State Building held the title of the world's tallest building until the construction of the Twin Towers in New York in the 1970s. The new Freedom Tower has since replaced the Twin Towers, which were destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Modern skyscraper construction has adopted green technology to reduce energy consumption, such as with the Freedom Tower, and green roofs are being used more frequently, as they provide environmental benefits like insulating buildings and creating new wildlife habitats in urban areas

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    The Art of Skyscrapers

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    The first skyscraper was built in Chicago in 1885 after the Great Chicago Fire destroyed the city. Many skyscrapers were later built in New York, including famous examples like the Chrysler Building and Empire State Building in the early 1930s. The Empire State Building held the title of the world's tallest building until the construction of the Twin Towers in New York in the 1970s. The new Freedom Tower has since replaced the Twin Towers, which were destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Modern skyscraper construction has adopted green technology to reduce energy consumption, such as with the Freedom Tower, and green roofs are being used more frequently, as they provide environmental benefits like insulating buildings and creating new wildlife habitats in urban areas

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    Reading comprehension

    Dopo la prima lettura può esserti The art of skyscrapers


    utile dare un titolo ai paragrafi,
    per aiutarti a orientarti nel testo. A We commonly associate the idea of very tall
    Abbina questi titoli ai paragrafi: buildings with New York, but the first skyscrapers
    1 The birth of skyscrapers were built in Chicago. In 1871 the Great Chicago
    A B C Fire destroyed the city, and when reconstruction
    began, the city grew vertically: the first skyscraper, an
    2 Green innovations
    office building with ten floors, was built there in 1885.
    A B C
    The use of steel and the invention of the elevator
    3 Development of skyscrapers contributed to the success of skyscrapers.
    A B C

    B The Chrysler Building and the Empire State


    Building, two wonderful examples of Art
    Deco, were built in the early 1930s in New
    York. With its 102 floors the Empire State
    Building was the world’s tallest building until
    1972, when the Twin Towers were built. They
    were part of the World Trade Center and
    they were destroyed on September 11th 2001
    by a terrorist attack. Today the Freedom
    Tower has replaced the Twin Towers. It is the
    tallest building in the western hemisphere.

    C In the construction of the Freedom Tower


    engineers adopted green technology,
    so this huge building consumes less
    energy than many smaller structures.
    There are many ways to make buildings
    environmentally friendly, such as the use
    of solar panels, natural light and natural
    ventilation, and green roofs. New York
    and Chicago were among the first cities
    to adopt green roofs, by planting many
    different types of plants on the flat roofs
    of their city buildings. These roofs help insulate buildings, reduce the heat
    of urban areas, limit air pollution and provide wildlife with a new habitat.
    Green roofs, as well as walls and balconies, can also be used to grow
    vegetables. In a world where there is less and less arable land and most
    Glossary people live in urban areas, these vertical farms may represent an important
    contribution to sustainable development.
    heat calore
    huge enorme
    to provide fornire
    steel acciaio
    sustainable sostenibile

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    1 Choose the right answer.
    1 Skyscrapers in New York
    a were the first skyscrapers in the world. c include the Chrysler Building.
    b are not very common. d were built after a great fire.
    2 The tallest building in New York is
    a the Empire State Building. c the World Trade Center.
    b the Chrysler Building. d the Freedom Tower.
    3 Green roofs
    a consume a lot of energy. c always have more than 100 plants.
    b usually have solar panels. d help the environment.
    4 Today the majority of people in the world live
    a in rural areas. c in green cities.
    b in towns and cities. d in green buildings.

    2 Are the following sentences True (T) or False (F)? Correct the false ones.

    1 Chicago was built again after the Great Fire. T F


    2 The World Trade Center included the Twin Towers. T F
    3 A terrible event took place in New York on September 2001. T F
    4 The Freedom Tower is the highest building in the world. T F
    5 Solar panels consume a lot of energy. T F
    6 You can grow vegetables only on roofs. T F

    3 Answer the questions.


    1 What was built in Chicago in 1885?
    2 Which inventions helped the development of skyscrapers?
    3 Which style characterises the Chrysler Building?
    4 How many floors are there in the Empire State Building?
    5 Why is green technology now used in the construction of tall buildings?
    6 Where were some of the first green roofs planted?
    7 Are there many green areas where you live?
    8 What do people do to fight pollution where you live?

    Nella descrizione di monumenti o luoghi di città spesso si usa la forma passiva. Se scegli di
    scrivere frasi passive, attenzione a non dimenticare il verbo essere e il participio passato.
    Summary
    Write a summary of the passage including the following points:
    • where and when the first skyscraper was built • new technology adopted in the construction of tall
    • where many skyscrapers were built buildings
    • examples of famous skyscrapers • the benefits of green roofs.

    Tecnologia: l’architettura “verde”; il bosco


    Cross-curricular links verticale di Milano

    Scienze: l’inquinamento delle aree urbane


    Arte: i grattacieli e l’arte americana e lo sviluppo sostenibile

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