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Architecture and model building : concepts, methods, materials / Alexander Schilling ; translation from German into English by Raymond Peat.

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Architecture and model building : concepts, methods, materials / Alexander Schilling ; translation from German into English by Raymond Peat.
Author
Schilling, Alexander, 1976-
Publication
  • Basel, Switzerland : Birkhäuser, [2018]
  • ©2018

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Peat, Raymond (Translator)
Description
207 pages : illustrations (some color); 25 cm
Summary
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 and the design progress. The point here is to swiftly check a design idea, to allow it to be continued or dismissed. Presentational models are more involved; at this stage the design has been completed and the purpose of the model is to convey the ideas to the potential user in a clear and easy-to-understand way. The book 'Architecture and Model Building' includes outstanding examples explaining the possibilities of this medium and, at the same time, provides comprehensive information on materials and techniques.
Alternative Title
Architecture and modelbuilding
Subject
  • Architectural models
  • Architektur
  • Architekturmodell
  • Modellbau
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Historical context : The emergence of the architectural profession ; The wooden model as an expression of the architecture ; Model making craftsmanship and materials ; New materials and new construction -- The representation of architecture : The role of the architectural model ; Models and other media for representation ; Analog drawings ; Digital medium: Building Information Modeling -- Typology : Scale ; Abstraction ; Model types -- Function : The function of the architectural model during design ; Presentation models in architecture courses ; Presentation models in practice: final construction models ; Model and reality -- Model construction site ; From concept to model ; Materials and modeling resources ; Making the model ; Staffage ; Tools ; Machines ; Digital model making -- Presentation and views : Architectural models in the eye of the beholder ; Model photography -- Outlook -- Conclusion.
ISBN
  • 3035614792
  • 9783035614794
  • 9783035614787 (ePub ebook) (canceled/invalid)
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries