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Architectural Model Building : Tools, Techniques & Materials
Overview
"Behind virtually every great building is an architectural scale model. ... Architectural models combine practicality and detailed craftmanship with an artistic flair."--From the Foreword by Ross King, author of Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture and Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling, among other works.
Architectural Model Building: Tools, Techniques and Materials presents simple instructions, illustrations, exercises, and practical applications to the inexperienced or student model maker. With more than 300 photographs, the text's easy-to-follow format is designed to develop the requisite skills for crafting professional-quality models. Students are not only supplied with basic how-to information but, through the book's various features, also with ways of avoiding common mistakes. Features:-Learn from the Pros icon points to passages containing instructions, shortcuts, and tips from professionals.
-Advice from the Pros box gathers the wise counsel of professionals, reinforcing the lessons.
-Chapter Review and Practice sections offer critical thinking questions as well as hands-on practice for the beginning to intermediate model maker.
-Full-color insert showcases exquisitely rendered models, which complement the text's step-by-step presentation.
-Glossary defines key terms, boldfaced in the text.
-Appendix comprises templates of shapes frequently encountered by the model maker.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781563677731
- ISBN-10: 1563677733
- Publisher: Fairchild Books
- Publish Date: April 2010
- Dimensions: 8.3 x 10.9 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Page Count: 356
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