Historians have overlooked the ways in which architects perceived and used models during the nineteenth century. Drawing on a wide range of documentary sources, as well as drawings, prints and a ...

The design for Northwesterly House in rural Napa County emerged from a series of models that set up a rhythm of monoliths. (Courtesy Sidell Pakravan) Given the rising cost of construction, the need to ...

Advancements in computer technologies have enabled architects to model their designs with precision and detail. Augmented reality technologies have helped the industry leap ahead, giving practitioners ...

PLAYING MODELS aims to address the fundamental conceptual and technological shifts that AI and computational storytelling instruments have introduced to design and engineering disciplines and how they ...

Before ground is broken or bricks are laid on any building, architects get to work on a smaller scale, creating models of what buildings and sometimes whole landscapes could look like. City of ...