Ebook: Architectural modelmaking

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.

The physical scale model is often cited as an important tool of communication for architecture students and practitioners alike. This book focuses on the inspiring possibilities for modelling the built environment with all the different media and techniques that are now available.