Go over the vocabulary list. Consult a dictionary if you need.

Developer(s) joint venture step down

Walk-up(s) affiliate u-shaped pattern

Predecessor partner townhouses

Crowd-pleaser neighborhood of impact ring

Large-scale events plaza tenement

Range outdoor sculpture classically derived

Demolish skirt(v) spandrels

Block drive set back(v)

Access drop off point shaft

Share pedestrian

 

1. Note the pronunciation of the construction companies, personal and geographic names in the article and try to present them in your native language:

 

Manhattan Kumagai Gumi

Madison Square Garden David Childs

Broadway Skidmor, Owings & Merrill(SOM)

Zeckendorf World Wide Plaza

Arthur G. Cohen Rockefeller Centre

Communication Centre Associates Childs

Frank Williams Dominic Fonti

HRH Construction Corporation Richard F. Row

Robert P. Sanna Robert Halvorson

Garry R. Steficek Mosher Steel Co.

Ontario Isyumov

Peter Chorman Werner Dahnz

Michael Sardina

 

1. Note the abbreviations, symbols in the article and memorize them:

 

Co. - company lin ft - linear foot

Co. Ltd - company limited sq ft - square foot

Corp. - corporation lb per ft (libra) pounds per foot

ft. - foot (feet) - 30.5 cm

in. - inch - 2.5 cm 200x800 - two hundred by eight hundred

 

1. Read the title/subtitle of the article and answer:

a What is the difference between a horizon and skyline?

b Whether you can live in a commercial-residential complex?

c Whether this is a multiuse building?

d Where do you think you would see such a complex?

suburb / city centre / downtown / in the country side

e Where should you walk-up?

 

1. Turn to the title and try to explain the contents of the text. Find an adequate translation of the title.

1. Skim the article and answer how many parts it is divided into.

 

1. Read parts 1 and 2 and answer the questions after them.