Title & Author:

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

Publication:

London ; New York : Merrell Publishers, 2021.
©2021

Description:

127 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

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.
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.

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.

ISBN:

9781858946979 paperback
1858946972 paperback

Subject:

Architectural models Exhibitions.
Modèles architecturaux Expositions.
Architectural models

Form/genre:

exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Horsfall Turner, Olivia, editor.
Valeriani, Simona, editor.
Wells, Matthew, 1988- editor.
Fankhänel, Teresa, editor.
Building Centre (London, England), host institution.
Shaping space.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 316861
Call No.: 316861
Status: Available