The Skyscraper
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The skyscraper is a complex structure because it goes straight up and it can't fall over. So to build one you have to have the right materials and math to make it right. I learned that a skyscrapers basic needs are a very sturdy base or bottom, very strong materials and something to reinforce the walls or base with. To build a skyscraper you need to have correct math on every single piece. You need to know the area so you can judge how strong you need it to be. Like if the area is pron to earthquakes and high wind then it will have to be very strong. As for the windows and all of that you would use glass that is pretty strong. Also to make it accessible all the way to the top floor then you need elevators for the people who work there or stay there. But each skyscraper is different so they have to use more or less of each thing to make it safe for everyone. The skyscraper is often used for a business of many people. They use a skyscraper because it can hold many people in a smaller more contained area. If they used lower lying buildings then they would either have a super long building or many buildings. So with the skyscraper the only travel you have to make it to it then the rest is by elevator. So the elevator is very useful for bigger businesses. Before the skyscraper the biggest buildings were one, two, or three stories. So this means that the big businesses would have to own a lot of buildings to hold all of the workers. So the skyscraper is a huge improvement from the small buildings that used to be the only thing you could have.But there can also be a negative to the skyscraper to because if one thing is off then over time the whole building might collapse which would be horrible. But the skyscraper is an improvement overall.