An alphabet of architectural models / edited by Olivia Horsfall Turner, Simona Valeriani, Matthew Wells, Teresa Fankhänel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Horsfall Turner, Olivia, editor.

Valeriani, Simona, editor.

Wells, Matthew, 1988- editor.

Fankhänel, Teresa, editor.

Building Centre (London, England), host institution.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architectural models--Exhibitions.

Architectural models.

Genre:

exhibition catalogs.

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

127 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Shaping space.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Merrell Publishers, 2021.

Summary:

"For thousands of years, architects have used models to invent, experiment and communicate. A world in miniature, such models are even more varied in their purposes and materials than their full-scale counterparts. This elegant book explores the fascinating nature of the architectural model through 26 illustrated essays, one for each letter of the alphabet. Unbound by the practicalities of life-size construction, models allow architects the flexibility and freedom to think in three dimensions. Whether made for purely speculative exercises or to solve a specific problem, they are aids to the imagination. Equally, they can be used as detailed representations of particular places, either built or as yet unrealized, in order to convey information to patrons or the public. Models also have a vibrant life outside the architect's office, including as souvenirs, architectural fragments displayed in museums, and toys for children and adults alike. Written by architects, model-makers, curators, conservators and scholars, the texts in this absorbing Alphabet explore such fundamental issues as modelling materials and techniques, scale, and the role of the model in the design process. They also go beyond conventional accounts to look at models under the X-ray machine, their use in film, and edible models. The result is a wide-ranging, original account of the multiple lives of the architectural model."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A for ancient / Ulrike Fauerbach

B for building / Biba Dow and Alun Jones

C for cork / Helen Dorey

D for digital / Angel Fernando Lara Moreira

E for exhibition / Spencer de Grey

F for film / Sarine Waltenspül

G for gypsum / Mari Lending

H for hand / Oliver Elser

I for inspiration / Roz Barr

J for junk / Martin Hartung

K for kit / Vanessa Norwood

L for landscape / Isabelle Warmoes

M for making / George Rome Innes

N for narrative / Nikos Magouliotis

O for one to one / Mary S. Morgan

P for paper / Giovanni Santucci

Q for quick / Rawden Pettitt

R for representation / Ralf Liptau

S for simulation / Hermann Schlimme

T for toys / Charles Hind

U for urban / Patrick Mckeogh

V for virtual / ScanLAB Projects

W for wood / Barnabas Calder

X for x-ray / Lisa Nash

Y for yummy / Mark Morris

Z for zoom / Davide Deriu.

Notes:

"Published on the occasion of the exhibition Shaping space: architectural models revealed, The Building Centre, London ... 24 September 2021-28 January 2022"--Page 128.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-120) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781858946979

1858946972

OCLC:

1240305245

Publisher Number:

99995963763