20 Imagined Landscapes: Material Models for Innovation and Discovery makes the case for the physical model as a way of thinking, not just a way of presenting.
About This Book
Each essay centres on a single model. Designers from established and emerging practices across landscape architecture, architecture and art—among them OLIN, OMA, Studio Gang and MVRDV—describe working with wood, clay, metal and new fabrication tools to generate ideas, test spatial relationships and communicate intent.
Edited by Trevor Lee, the book presents model-making as an embodied, iterative practice led by touch, observation and experiment, offering a counterweight to digitally dominated design.
Key Features
- 20 essays, each built around one physical model
- Contributors include OLIN, OMA, Studio Gang and MVRDV
- Spans landscape architecture, architecture and art
- Generously illustrated in colour
What You'll Discover
- How physical models generate ideas, not just represent them
- Working methods in wood, clay, metal and digital fabrication
- How touch and experiment shape design decisions
- Why hands-on making still matters in a digital studio
About the Author
Trevor Lee brings together 20 designers from established and emerging practices in landscape architecture, architecture and art, each reflecting on a model from their own work.
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Dimensions: 170 × 240 mm
- Pages: 208
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9783035630060
- Publisher: Birkhäuser
Perfect For: Landscape architects, architects, students and educators interested in model-making and design process.