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Titre:
An alphabet of architectural models

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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.

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Préliminaires : Études et maquettes

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Depuis 1993, le Centre national des arts plastiques a constitué un fonds d'esquisses, de maquettes et de travaux préparatoires liés aux commandes publiques d'oeuvres d'art. Riche de près de 4 600 objets réalisés par des plasticiens, architectes, designers, vidéastes ou photographes, il retrace quatre décennies de dialogue entre créateurs, pouvoirs publics et citoyens. Avec une sélection de projets représentatifs de la diversité de cet ensemble, parfois restés au stade de l'étude, cet ouvrage propose de plonger au coeur du processus créatif et d'observer, en suivant l'histoire de cette collection singulière, l'art en train de se faire.