Model Making For Architecture Short Course

Students on the Model Making For Architecture Short Course learn the core techniques for building architectural models using hand tools. 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. During the Model Making For Architecture Short Course, students gain an insight into the different types of models and discover how models can be used to analyse a site. The course covers several topics including analytical and conceptual architectural models, materials, scale and size, level of abstraction and time planning. By the end of the course, students should have built their own architectural model(s). Photographs of the model may contribute towards a portfolio to apply to schools of architecture. Students will have learnt various key methods of building architectural models and had the opportunity to practise using various hand tools to build models.