Main entry:

Gelpi, Nick, 1979- author.

Title & Author:

The architecture of full-scale mock-ups : from representation to reality / Nick Gelpi.

Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
©2020

Description:

xix, 230 pages ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. An alchemy of bricks : The Teletón Children's Rehabilitation Center and Quincho Tia Coral, Asuncion, Paraguay, Solano Benitez and Gabinete de Arquitectura -- 2. Drawing without paper and building without buildings: Large representations in the field : Copper House II, the house with White net and Saat Rasta, Mumbai, India, Bijoy Jain/Studio Mumbai -- 3. The impossibly real: In pursuit of new translations : The physical motivations of Round Room and La Voûte de LeFevre, Matter Design/Brandon Clifford and Wes McGee 4. Unpredictable petrifications: The unnatural forms and transformations of a concrete museum : The Pérez Art Museum Miami, Miami, FL, USA, Herzog & deMeuron, Basel, Switzerland -- 5. Massive impressions: The materials of representation : The Cité de l'Océan et du Surf Museum, Biaritz, France, Steven Holl Architects -- 6. Acclimated transformations: The surprising materialities of the Harvard Art Museums and its surroundings, Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Genoa, Italy, Harvard Art Museums Renovation and Expansion, Cambridge, MA, USA -- 7. Mocked-illuminations: The transformed environments refracted in the complex surfaces of 7 World Trade Center : 7 World Trade Center, New York City, USA, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and James Carpenter Design Associates.

Summary:

"The Architecture of Full-Scale Mock-Ups looks at the theory and contemporary practice of creating full-scale architectural mock-ups. This book serves as an introduction to the various forms of full-scale mock-ups which occur today. To broaden the definition of mock-ups, the Nick Gelpi dives deep into the use of mock-ups in seven high-profile and global contemporary case studies. Instead of the presentation drawings and final building photos, the documentation of case studies relies on process photos, interviews and moments of tension in the execution of each building. With never before published content, case studies include buildings from all over the world, including The Quincho tia Coral and Teleton Building, The Copper House II, The Pérez Art Museum Miami, The Cité de l'Océan et du Surf Museum, and more. Investigating unique case studies to answer how and when full-scale mock-ups occur today, this book is ideal for students of architecture studying structures, materials, design-build, and professional practice"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781138891043 hardcover
1138891045 hardcover
9781138891050 paperback
1138891053 paperback
electronic book
9781315709888

Subject:

Architectural models.
Ratio and proportion.
Modèles architecturaux.
Rapport et proportion.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 309201
Call No.: BIB 254471
Status: Available