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Sight Specific, project (Scale model, 1/4" = 1')

Marc Tsurumaki
American, born 1965
Jonathan Crary
American, born 1951
Joel Sanders
American, born 1956
1994
A 1/4" = 1' scale architectural study model by Joel Sanders, made of basswood, steel, paper, and resin, intended to test how a proposed form, material palette, and siting control sightlines and visual experience.
It demonstrates the architect’s tactile way of thinking — using a handcrafted model to make visible the effects of light, material, and perspective and to bridge concept and construction in site-specific contemporary design.
Medium
Bass wood, steel, paper, and resin
Dimensions
12 1/2 x 59 1/4 x 20" (31.8 x 150.5 x 50.8 cm)
Classification
Credit
Gift of the architect in honor of Philip Johnson
Accession
421.1996
Art Terms
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