TY - BOOK AU - Dunn,Nick TI - Architectural modelmaking T2 - Portfolio skills. Architecture SN - 9781856696708 (pbk.) AV - NA2790 .D8588 2010 U1 - 720.228 22 PY - 2010/// CY - London PB - Laurence King Pub. KW - Architectural models KW - Design and construction N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -