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Author Knoll, Wolfgang.

Title Architectural models : construction techniques / Wolfgang Knoll and Martin Hechinger ; with 208 photographs by Hans-Joachim Heyer ; translated from the German by R.M.E. Diamant
Published New York : McGraw-Hill, 1992

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Description 130 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Types of Model. 2.1. Topographic models. 2.1.1. Site models. 2.1.2. Landscape models. 2.1.3. Garden models. 2.2. Building models. 2.2.1. Urban models. 2.2.2. Building models. 2.2.3. Structural models. 2.2.4. Internal room models. 2.2.5. Models of detailed items. 2.3. Special models -- 3. Materials and Tools. 3.1. Materials. 3.1.1. Paper, carton, cardboard. 3.1.2. Foamed plastics. 3.1.3. Modelling materials. 3.1.4. Wood. 3.1.5. Glass. 3.1.6. Methacrylate sheeting, polystyrene. 3.1.7. Metal. 3.1.8. Paint. 3.1.9. Natural and manufactured bits and pieces. 3.1.10. Very small components. 3.1.11. Adhesives. 3.2. Tools. 3.3. Machinery -- 4. The Working Area. 4.1. The initial working area. 4.2. The extended workshop -- 5. Preparation of Work. 5.1. Check-list -- 6. Fabrication of Components. 6.1. The base plate. 6.1.1. Model section. 6.1.2. Subframe and base. 6.1.3. Lettering. 6.1.4. Taking model apart, protective cover. 6.1.5. Materials used for base plate
6.2. The site area. 6.2.1. Final form or modifiable? 6.2.2. Natural or abstract? 6.2.3. Blending or contrasting? 6.2.4. Scale and materials. 6.2.5. Water surfaces, green areas and traffic areas. 6.2.6. Building up the site using contoured layers. 6.2.7. Building with inclined planes. 6.2.8. Free modelling of site. 6.3. Working with gypsum (Plaster of Paris) models. 6.4. The building. 6.4.1. Rods and profiles. 6.4.2. Surface areas. 6.4.3. Solid structures. 6.4.4. Soldered structures -- 7. Worked Examples -- 8. Materials Used to Indicate Scale. 8.1. Trees and bushes. 8.2. Human figures. 8.3. Vehicles. 8.4. Small details -- 9. Using a Model to Develop the Overall Concept
Notes Includes index
Translation of: Architektur-Modelle. 1990
SUBJECT Architectuurmodellen http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84728553 -- Technique. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002007892
Subject Architectural models -- Technique.
Author Hechinger, Martin.
LC no. 92027801
ISBN 0070715432
Other Titles Architektur-Modelle. English