| Description |
176 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. The model defined -- Ch. 2. A common thread -- Ch. 3. A question of scale -- Ch. 4. Vision -- Ch. 5. Communication : idea and identity -- Ch. 6. Makers -- Ch. 7. Material matters -- Ch. 8. A process of change |
| Summary |
"Modeling Messages: The Architect and the Model is a study of the contemporary model and its myriad uses in architectural practice, focusing on the object itself - its makers, materials, and methods of fabrication - and on its roles within the design profession and for the public." |
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"Author Karen Moon identifies two principal types of models: those made for the relatively private functions of design and exchange of ideas and those prepared for the typically more public purposes of communication and presentation. Grounded in a discussion of historic models - Michelangelo's massive wooden models of Renaissance churches, Sir John Soane's beautifully crafted replicas of the Bank of England, Kasimir Malevich's Suprematist Architektons of the early twentieth century - the author's text draws as well on her extensive interviews with architects and modelmakers. Illustrations include rare archival images along with spectacular and creative models from noted international architects."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Architectural models.
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Architectural models -- History -- 20th century.
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Architecture -- Designs and plans.
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| LC no. |
2004025130 |
| ISBN |
1580931286 alkaline paper |
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