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Take On Technology

Cubby Houses
Season 1  |  Episode 11  |  ABC ME  |  August 3, 2015

Design and technologies

Critical thinking
1-2
Classification: General Classification: General
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The same basic rule applies to building a cubby as building a house - measure it three times, build it once. This program explores the use of measurement when designing something, and touches briefly on the concept of building to a scale. We visit an architect's office and see the role of computers in modern building design.

The same basic rule applies to building a cubby as building a house - measure it three times, build it once. This program explores the use of measurement when designing something, and touches briefly on the concept of building to a scale. We visit an architect's office and see the role of computers in modern building design.

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