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Theory of Architecture - Why do we use 'models'? (Part 1)

Talk Architecture

English - October 15, 2021 07:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MB
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What are the pre-occupations that the architect has with the model? Is it always to do with depicting exactly what one needs to build? That depends on the context the model is being made for. And models are not always about architecture, as we have models of atoms and molecules in chemistry and mathematical models. The first 3 page reading of the book entitled: The Model and Its Architecture by Patrick Healy, where he examines the architectural model, but in the beginning, the author explained about other models. 
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Photo (artwork): The book cover of The Model and Its Architecture by Patrick Healy

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