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Physical models have been an essential design tool for architecture, building design and urban projects, aiding design development from conception to realisation. Despite digitalisation, physical modelling remains a vital design tool.

In Physical Modelling for Architecture and Building Design, Olga Popovic Larsen explores the role of physical models in current design practice and how these roles have been affected by modern day digital tools. The book also presents different contexts in which physical models are relevant and explores how they are used in the design process by different professions through detailed case studies.

The book covers a range of topics including, how physical models are used as a tool for:

  • exploring and developing concepts
  • representation and communication of designs
  • structural testing and verification
  • guiding assembly and construction processes
  • creating a link between physical and digital envir

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      Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 21/10/2019
      ISBN13: 9780727763839, 978-0727763839
      ISBN10: 0727763830

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Physical models have been an essential design tool for architecture, building design and urban projects, aiding design development from conception to realisation. Despite digitalisation, physical modelling remains a vital design tool.

      In Physical Modelling for Architecture and Building Design, Olga Popovic Larsen explores the role of physical models in current design practice and how these roles have been affected by modern day digital tools. The book also presents different contexts in which physical models are relevant and explores how they are used in the design process by different professions through detailed case studies.

      The book covers a range of topics including, how physical models are used as a tool for:

      • exploring and developing concepts
      • representation and communication of designs
      • structural testing and verification
      • guiding assembly and construction processes
      • creating a link between physical and digital envir

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