The ancient craft of architectural model making may seem unnecessary in today's age of digital renderings and virtual tours, but physical models remain a uniquely revealing and compelling tool for the architect. More forcefully than any other way of visualizing a building, model…
Architectural models are used at various stages of a project. As working models they support the design process: they are made up from time to time using simple materials, such as cardboard, without any attempt at accuracy, and continue to be adjusted and added to as the ideas a…
Architectural models are used at various stages of a project. As working models they support the design process: they are made up from time to time using simple materials, such as cardboard, without any attempt at accuracy, and continue to be adjusted and added to as the ideas a…
Architectural models are used at various stages of a project. As working models they support the design process: they are made up from time to time using simple materials, such as cardboard, without any attempt at accuracy, and continue to be adjusted and added to as the ideas a…
Architectural models are used at various stages of a project. As working models they support the design process: they are made up from time to time using simple materials, such as cardboard, without any attempt at accuracy, and continue to be adjusted and added to as the ideas a…
The physical scale model is often cited as an important tool of communication for architecture students and practitioners alike. This book focuses on the inspiring possibilities for modelling the built environment with all the different media and techniques that are now availabl…
Introduction : Why we make models ; A brief history ; Modelmaking now ; Getting started ; Machines -- Media : Introduction : Abstraction ; Size and scale -- The selection and composition of media -- Paper and cardboard : Developing a design using paper models -- Wood : Naturally…