Architectural model
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An architectural model is a tangible representation of a structure (typically a scale model) built to communicate design ideas to clients, owners, committees, customers, and the general public.
Common materials used for these models include card stock, balsa wood, basswood, other woods, and plastic. A number of companies produce ready-made pieces for structural components (e.g. girders, beams), siding, furniture, figures (people), vehicles and other features which are found in the models.
Architectural models are most commonly constructed at much smaller scale than their 1:1 counterpart. Sometimes model railroad scales such as 1:160 and 1:87 are used due to ready availability of commercial figures, vehicles and trees in those scales, and models of large buildings are most often built in approximately that range of scales due to size considerations. House models may be built at a larger scale such as 1:50.
Architects often employ a professional model maker to create such models.
[edit] See also
- Architectural rendering
- Architectural visualization
- Building model for non-architectural models of buildings
- Maquette
- Scale model
Distinct from:
