Model Making: A Basic Guide [Paperback]

Martha Sutherland (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1999 | Series: Norton Professional Books for Architects & Designers

A primer for everyone interested in building models.

Model Making is an introduction to the craft for students of architecture; landscape architecture; urban, interior, and theatrical design; or anyone who has the need or desire to make the large small. In concise instructions and nearly 200 charming, easy-to-follow drawings the book details the construction of both study and presentation models in common materials such as paper, chipboard, illustration board, foamcore, and balsa. It also covers topics such as choosing the right materials for the job, rendering contoured sites, and fashioning entourage. 200 illustrations

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About the Author

Martha Sutherland, associate professor emerita at the University of Arkansas, is the author of the classic Lettering for Architects and Designers. She lives in Fayetteville.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 1st edition (September 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393730425
• ISBN-13: 978-0393730425
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 8.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #625,418 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good guide for my course, April 25, 2001

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Senih Cavusoglu (Eastern Mediterranean University Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Model Making: A Basic Guide (Paperback)

A have open an elective course as "Model Making"in EMU at the Faculty of Architecture.This book helps me very much while I was preparing my program and guides me about the course content and outline.I can say that it is a perfect book for both architecture and interior architecture or for any design field.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational More Than How To, July 28, 2005

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This review is from: Model Making: A Basic Guide (Paperback)

This is an elegant little book of line illustrations dealing with the art of architectural model building. It is not really a "how to" book. This book is ideal for people who already posses plenty of artistic talent. They will see basic concepts and be able to go from there.

If like me, you want to make models to help out with your kid's school projects, this book is not for you. For anybody looking for a step by step guide to making models, I would recommend a book by Games Workshop called, "How to Make Wargames Terrain", a beautifully illustrated guide book aimed towards teenagers

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy Reading, May 1, 2005

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Drgnqun (Folcroft, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Model Making: A Basic Guide (Paperback)

I am an Architecture student and used this book as a guide for tips & tricks of model making. It's a great tool, easy reading, straight forward. Highly recommended if you are a beginning model maker.