Why do we make models? From sketch maquettes and detail tests to diagrammatic and presentation models, the discipline of physically crafting ideas to scale is fundamental to the architect's design ...

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KINGSTON — Michael DelPriore lives and works in his own little world, a world of posh country estates, skyscrapered vistas and restored architectural gems. DelPriore's world is tiny as Lilliput, and ...

Tiny Architectural Models a Big Business in London Thanks to a real-estate boom in London, architectural model makers are in demand these days, producing tiny replicas of high-end properties. Photo: ...

In many ways, architectural models are strange objects. On one hand, like drawings, models are a representation of something else—a building—that might exist already but in most cases is so far only ...

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Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Martin Chadwick has a job any 10-year-old boy would love.