Architectural Model Building

Architecture Briefs

by Megan Werner

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.

Genres: Architecture

160 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2011

Reviews

[Scott Andrews · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book for introductory understanding of architectural models, materials and practices.
It truly does the job of providing a comprehensive intro to the subject. If you know all of this info, it may seem simplistic. Then you just move on- after buying this for your student or child or new hire.

[Khanh · Rating 3 out of 5]

being a design student is so insane bro i'm in the mines rn