Model Making For Architecture Short Course
Course description
Course overview
Models are used as a means of communication between architects and their clients and as a method for testing and expressing architectural ideas and concepts. While drawings can only portray information on a two dimensional plane, models can express spatial proposals and concepts in 3D.
In this course, you will learn the core techniques for building architectural models using hand tools. Different types of models will be introduced, and we will explore how models can be used to analyse a site.
Who this course is for
This course is suitable for any students interested in learning how to build architectural models, including those who wish to strengthen their portfolio in order to apply for further studies in architectural and spatial design.
This is a Summer School only short course running only once a year. We encourage early bookings to secure your place.
Key information
Topics covered
- Analytical and conceptual architectural models
- Working model, section model and presentation models
- How to determine scale and size
- Choice of appropriate materials
- Level of abstraction and time planning
Learning outcomes
- Have learnt key methods of building architectural models
- Practised using various hand tools to build models
- Be introduced to different types of models and their use
- By the end of the course you should have built your own architectural model(s) and photographs of the models can contribute towards a portfolio to apply to schools of architecture
- Digital badge and certificate of attendance
Materials
- Pen, pencil and eraser
- Ruler and calculator
- Set square
- Wood glue (PVA)
- Notebook or sketch book
- Paintbrushes in different sizes
- Cardboard knife with spare blades
Additional material will be purchased during the course, if necessary.
If you have different kinds of paper, card, cardboard, rubber, sheet metal etc. at home, please bring them as examples of material.
Bring a camera to document the work in progress and the result
Should you plan to make a model of your own architecture project, please bring in plans and sections.
Tutor
Eiffel Wong
Eiffel Wong developed the curriculum for the inaugural architectural short courses at Central Saint Martins in 2002–03, following his appointment as an Associate Lecturer for the MA Industrial Design programme in 2002. He has been a regular tutor ever since. A graduate of the Architectural Association during the 1990s, Eiffel is currently based in Berlin and continues to work internationally.
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