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Architectural modelmaking /

Dunn, Nick, 1974-

Architectural modelmaking / Nick Dunn. - 192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm. - Portfolio skills. Architecture. . - Portfolio skills. Architecture. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : Why we make models ; A brief history ; Modelmaking now ; Getting started ; Machines --
Media : Introduction : Abstraction ; Size and scale --
The selection and composition of media --
Paper and cardboard : Developing a design using paper models --
Wood : Naturally grown woods ; Wood-based sheets ; Woodworking --
Styrofoam and plastics : Using plastics and styrofoam ; Making an acrylic model --
Resin, clay, and cast materials : Casting a plaster model ; Using plasticine to develop form ; Casting a concrete model --
Steel and other metalwork : Modeling a geodesic dome --
CAD/CAM : Developing a model using CAD/CAM --
Photography and film : Creating a realistic photomontage ; Digital and camera technology --
Types : Concept models --
Site/city models --
Block/massing models --
Design-development models : Making a wax model ; Case study: Process models --
Spatial models --
Structural models --
Interior architecture models : Case study: Exploring light and shadow --
Lighting models : Investigating light effects on an interior --
Presentation/exhibition models : Making a presentation model ; Case study: Models for an exhibition --
Full-sized prototypes : Case study: Prototypes models ; Making a cladding model --
Application : Descriptive models --
Predictive models : Case study: Detail models --
Evaluative models : Case study: Evaluating a space ; Evaluating the effects of a façade --
Explorative models : Exploring materials through models ; Case study: Evolving scars, Bernard Khoury --
Modeling the future.


El modelo físico a escala se cita a menudo como una herramienta importante de comunicación para los estudiantes de arquitectura y profesionales por igual. Este libro se centra en las posibilidades de inspiración para modelar el entorno construido con todos los diferentes medios y técnicas que están ahora disponibles.

9781856696708 (pbk.) 1856696707 (pbk.)


Architectural models.
Architectural models--Design and construction.

NA2790 / .D8588 2010

720.228 / D.N.A