178 Pages
by
Routledge
180 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book offers an explanation of why scale models are important to the design process. Albert Smith takes the reader through the history and significance of models in architecture from the magic of the Egyptian scale model to the present day. Through this description of the relationship between architecture and the scale model, Smith demonstrates the most effective process between concept and... Read more
Preface; Summary; Chapter 1.Define/Divine/Design; Chapter 2. The Changing Mechanism of the Scale Model; Chapter 3. Scale Model as Machine; Chapter 4. Machine as Scale Model Machine; Chapter 5. Pandora and the Modern Scale Model Machine; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Albert C. Smith
'An extremely well-written and researched piece and, from my perspective, a deeply absorbing work.'
Tom Porter, author of Architectural Supermodels
