How Do You Make Buildings From Cardboard Boxes?
You can quickly create a cityscape with a handful of household materials. Whether these buildings are for a class project, stage scenery, a model railroad or for fun, there is almost no limit to the sizes and styles of buildings you can make. Design your building on a sheet of paper. Decide on a scale (such as 1 inch represents 10 feet), the height of the building and how you will cut your cardboard. Use real-life inspiration, or find pictures of skyscrapers and other buildings. Measure and mark the building on cardboard. Use the yardstick to draw straight lines. For small buildings, mark the cardboard to be folded instead of cutting on lines for each panel. If two sides will be glued together, be sure to leave a tab on one edge. Cut the building panels out of the cardboard with a utility knife. Use the yardstick to keep your cuts straight. Score the cardboard by pushing the yardstick into the upper layers of cardboard that will be folded. This will make folding easier. Assemble the bu
