Architectural Modelmaking

“The representation of creative ideas is of primary importance within any design-based discipline, and is particularly relevant in architecture where we often do not get to see the finished results, i.e. the building, until the very end of the design process. Initial concepts are developed through a process that enables the designer to investigate, revise, and further refine ideas in increasing detail until such a point that the projects design is sufficiently consolidate to be constructed. Models can be extraordinary versatile objects within this process, enabling designers to express thoughts creatively. (…).”
Context
Introduction
Why we make models
A brief history
Modelmaking now
About this book
Getting Started
Machines
Media
Introduction
The selection and composition of media
Paper and cardboard
Wood
Styrofoam and plastics
Resin, clay, and cast materials
Steel and other metalwork
CAD/ CAM
Photography and film
Types
Introduction
Concept models
Site/city models
Block/massing models
Design-development models
Spatial models
Interior architecture models
Lighting models
Presentation/exhibition models
Full-sized prototypes
Application
Introduction
Descriptive models
Predictive models
Evaluative models
Explorative models
Modeling the future
Endmatter
Glossary
A note on scales
Further reading
Index
Picture credits
Acknowledgments
Author: Nick Dunn
Design by John Round Design
Published in 2010
ISBN: 978 185669 670 8



































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