Isle of models : architecture and scale / edited by Nadja Maillard and Cyril Veillon.

Title & Author:

Isle of models : architecture and scale / edited by Nadja Maillard and Cyril Veillon.

Publication:

[Switzerland] : Triest, [2020]
©2020

Description:

148 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
4 contributions French, 1 contribution English, 1 contribution Italian, 1 contribution German; includes English translations.

Summary:

"In this digital age, why are physical models needed, time and again, in the conception and execution of architectural projects? This book proposes some answers, by examining the central role of modeling in EPFL's architecture studios"--Back cover.
Why do we still need physical models to design and carry out architectural projects in the digital age, despite the possibilities of rendering and simulating buildings and connected spaces? 'Isle of Models' searching for answers to this question based on the central role of model making in the architectural studios at EPFL Lausanne. The history of the model and its use in past architectural production is also discussed in this framework. The accompanying series of images illustrates the different forms and possibilities which the model can offer as part of the design process.

ISBN:

3038630535
9783038630531
97830386305301

Subject:

Architectural models.
Modèles architecturaux.

Added entries:

Maillard, Nadja, editor.
Veillon, Cyril, editor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 315108
Call No.: 315108
Copy: 1
Status: Available

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