Main entry:

Werner, Megan.

Title & Author:

Model making / Megan Werner.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

New York : Princeton Architectural Press, ©2011.

Description:

159 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm.

Series:

The architecture brief series

Notes:
"Model making includes an extensive selection of model blocks, handy and in-depth appendices on materials, tools, construction tips and techniques, as well as a glossary of design concepts, providing students and practitioners with the foundation they need to master the art of model making."--P. [4] of cover.
Includes a foreword by Emily Abruzzo.
Includes bibliographical references (page 157).
Concept blocks -- Materials -- Tools -- Applied technologies -- Tips and techniques -- Architectural concepts -- Models.

Summary:

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, models represent ideas, as opposed to images. The sensory impact of a physical model, its materiality, is an important step in the design process. Once an idea is materialized, it exists in the real world, and the real world reacts--with limitations or opportunities, which become clear through the process of making. Amodel not only allows the designer to explore freely while testing out specific ideas but also to advance and communicate his or her ideas effectively to others.

ISBN:

9781568988702 (alk. paper)
1568988702 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Architectural models.
Modèles architecturaux.
Arkitekturmodeller design och konstruktion.

Added entries:

Abruzzo, Emily
Architecture briefs.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 274547
Call No.: NA2790 .W47 2011
Status: Available