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Architectural model

Architectural model

Design & Architecture

A presentation of an architectural concept in three-dimensional form. Can also refer to digital files representing the same.

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Dymaxion Dwelling Machine, Wichita, Kansas

Dymaxion Dwelling Machine, Wichita, Kansas

R. Buckminster Fuller

1944–1946

Signal Box auf dem Wolf, Basel, Switzerland (Scale model, 1:33)

Signal Box auf dem Wolf, Basel, Switzerland (Scale model,...

Jacques Herzog

1988-95

The Museum of Modern Art, New York (Scheme 4, First Variation)

The Museum of Modern Art, New York (Scheme 4, First Varia...

George Howe

1930

Generator, project, White Oak, Florida

Generator, project, White Oak, Florida

Cedric Price

1978-80

Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Study for National Assembly Building)

Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangla...

Louis I. Kahn

1962–1983

Study for a House of Sociability, project,

Study for a House of Sociability, project,

Hermann Finsterlin

c. 1920

Manufactured Sites: A Housing Urbanism Made of Waste/Maquiladora, project (Model, 2005)

Manufactured Sites: A Housing Urbanism Made of Waste/Maqu...

Teddy Cruz

2005-2008

"In Bamboo" Cultural Exchange Center, Daoming, Sichuan Province, China

"In Bamboo" Cultural Exchange Center, Daoming, Sichuan Pr...

Archi-Union Architects

2017

STUDIO/HOME

STUDIO/HOME

Park McArthur

2018

Shanty Mega-Structures of Lagos, Nigeria

Shanty Mega-Structures of Lagos, Nigeria

Olalekan Jeyifous

2021

Golgi Structures, project

Golgi Structures, project

Fumihiko Maki

1967

Tohoku Historical Museum project, Sendai, Tohoku, Japan

Asymptote Architecture, New York

1994

Simulated Dwelling for a Family of Five Project (Scale model, 3/8" = 1')

Simulated Dwelling for a Family of Five Project (Scale mo...

David Jacob

1970

House for Venice Biennale project, Venice, Italy (Title b...

César Pelli

1976

House for Venice Biennale project, Venice, Italy (Aerial ...

César Pelli

1976

Saishunkan Seiyaku Women's Dormitory, Kumamoto City, Japan (Scale model 1:100)

Saishunkan Seiyaku Women's Dormitory, Kumamoto City, Japa...

Kazuyo Sejima & Associates

1990–1991

Town Center, Avesta, Sweden

Town Center, Avesta, Sweden

Alvar Aalto

1944

Church of the Three Crosses, Vuoksenniska, Imatra, Finland, Section model

Church of the Three Crosses, Vuoksenniska, Imatra, Finlan...

Alvar Aalto

1955-58

Town Center, Seinajoki, Finland

Town Center, Seinajoki, Finland

Alvar Aalto

1958-87

Center for Applied Computer Research project, Las Promesa...

Emilio Ambasz

1975

Casa de Retiro Espiritual (House of Spiritual Retreat), Córdoba, Spain (Scale model, 1:100)

Casa de Retiro Espiritual (House of Spiritual Retreat), C...

Emilio Ambasz

1976-79

Convention Hall Project, Chicago, IL (Structural model of preliminary scheme)

Convention Hall Project, Chicago, IL (Structural model of...

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

1953–1954

Forest Building, Henrico, Virginia

Forest Building, Henrico, Virginia

SITE

1978-80

Terrarium Showroom project, California (Scale model, 1/16" = 1')

Terrarium Showroom project, California (Scale model, 1/16...

SITE

1978-79

Joseph E. Seagram and Sons Office Building, New York, New York (Scale model, 1:250)

Joseph E. Seagram and Sons Office Building, New York, New...

Philip Johnson

1954-58

Doldertal Apartments, Zurich, Switzerland (Scale model, 1:50)

Doldertal Apartments, Zurich, Switzerland (Scale model, 1...

Marcel Breuer

1936

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansi...

Jacques Herzog

1997

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansion 1997, New York (Manhattan), New York, First Phase

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansi...

Toyo Ito

1997

Generator Project, White Oak, Florida (Five Enclosures, Model and Baseboard)

Generator Project, White Oak, Florida (Five Enclosures, M...

Cedric Price

1978-80

American Memorial Library project, Berlin, Germany (Scale model, 1:300)

American Memorial Library project, Berlin, Germany (Scale...

Steven Holl

1988

Bridge of Houses Project, Melbourne, Australia (Scale model 1/16" = 1'0")

Bridge of Houses Project, Melbourne, Australia (Scale mod...

Steven Holl

1979–1982

Trés Grande Bibliotheque, National Library of France, project, Paris, France (Scale model, 1:100)

Trés Grande Bibliotheque, National Library of France, pro...

Rem Koolhaas

1989

Dr. Phillip M. Lovell House, Los Angeles, California (Scale model,  3/8"=1')

Dr. Phillip M. Lovell House, Los Angeles, California (Sca...

Richard Neutra

1927–1929 (model 1979)

Banca del Gottardo, Lugano, Switzerland (Scale model, 1:200)

Mario Botta

1982–1988

Autonomous Artisans' House project, Staten Island, New York

Steven Holl

1980–1984

Residence for Herbert Green, Cherry Ridge, Pennsylvania (Scale model, 1/4" = 1')

Residence for Herbert Green, Cherry Ridge, Pennsylvania (...

Paul Rudolph

1968-72

Lemoine House (Maison à Bordeaux), Floirac, Bordeaux, France (Scale model, 1:50)

Lemoine House (Maison à Bordeaux), Floirac, Bordeaux, Fra...

Rem Koolhaas

1994-98

A Dutch House, Holten, The Netherlands (Scale model, 1:50)

A Dutch House, Holten, The Netherlands (Scale model, 1:50)

Rem Koolhaas

1993

Slow House Project, North Haven, New York (Scale model, 1/4"=1')

Slow House Project, North Haven, New York (Scale model, 1...

Elizabeth Diller

1988-90

Offices for Willis Faber & Dumas Ltd., Ipswich, England (Scale model, 1:200)

Offices for Willis Faber & Dumas Ltd., Ipswich, England (...

Foster Associates

1970-75

Offices for Willis Faber & Dumas Ltd., Ipswich, England

Foster Associates

1970-75

Governor's Palace (Raj Bhaven) project, Chandigarh, India

Pierre Jeanneret

1951–1976

Beach House Project (Scale model, 1/4" = 1')

Beach House Project (Scale model, 1/4" = 1')

Robert Venturi

c. 1959

Vanna Venturi House, Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, Scheme III A (Scale model, 1/4" = 1')

Vanna Venturi House, Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, Scheme ...

Robert Venturi

1959–1964

Vanna Venturi House, Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, Scheme III B (Scale model, 1/4" = 1')

Vanna Venturi House, Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, Scheme ...

Robert Venturi

1959-64

Vanna Venturi House, Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, Scheme IV A (Scale model, 1/4" = 1')

Vanna Venturi House, Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, Scheme ...

Robert Venturi

1959-64

Vanna Venturi House, Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, Scheme IV B (Scale model, 1/4" = 1')

Vanna Venturi House, Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, Scheme ...

Robert Venturi

1959-64

Vanna Venturi House, Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, Scheme V (Scale model, 1/4" = 1')

Vanna Venturi House, Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, Scheme ...

Robert Venturi

1959-64

Vanna Venturi House, Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, Scheme VI (final) (Scale model, 1/4" = 1')

Vanna Venturi House, Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, Scheme ...

Robert Venturi

1959-64

Eames House, Los Angeles, California (Scale model, 3/8" = 1')

Eames House, Los Angeles, California (Scale model, 3/8" =...

Charles Eames

1949

Church on the Water, Hokkaido, Japan

Church on the Water, Hokkaido, Japan

Tadao Ando

1985-89

Chikatsa-Asuka Historical Museum, Osaka, Japan

Chikatsa-Asuka Historical Museum, Osaka, Japan

Tadao Ando

1989-91

Fazenda Vargem Grande, Clemente Gomes Estate, Areira, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Model 1:200 (Scale model, 1:200)

Fazenda Vargem Grande, Clemente Gomes Estate, Areira, Sao...

Roberto Burle Marx

1979-80

T-House, Wilton, New York (Scale model)

T-House, Wilton, New York (Scale model)

Simon Ungers

1988–1995

San Marcos-in-the-Desert Resort, Chandler, Arizona (Scale...

Frank Lloyd Wright

1928–1929

House, Breganoza, Switzerland (Scale model, 1:36)

House, Breganoza, Switzerland (Scale model, 1:36)

Mario Botta

1984

Cité de Refuge, Paris, France (Scale model, 1:100)

Pierre Jeanneret

1929-1933, model 1987

Swiss Pavilion, Cité Universitaire, Paris, France (Scale model, 1:50)

Swiss Pavilion, Cité Universitaire, Paris, France (Scale ...

Pierre Jeanneret

1930-32

Glass Skyscraper, project, no intended site known (Scale ...

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

1922 (model 1985)

Friedrichstrasse Skyscraper Project, Berlin-Mitte, Germany (Scale model, 1:200)

Friedrichstrasse Skyscraper Project, Berlin-Mitte, German...

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

1921 (model 1985)

Farnsworth House, Plano, Illinois (Scale model, 3/8" = 1'
)

Farnsworth House, Plano, Illinois (Scale model, 3/8" = 1' )

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

1945–1951

Church of the Three Crosses, Vuoksenniska, Imatra, Finland (Scale model, 1:100)

Church of the Three Crosses, Vuoksenniska, Imatra, Finlan...

Alvar Aalto

1955-58

Viipuri City Library, Viipuri, Finland (now Vyborg, Russia) (Scale model, 1:50)

Viipuri City Library, Viipuri, Finland (now Vyborg, Russi...

Alvar Aalto

1927-35

German Pavilion, International Exposition, Barcelona, Spain (Scale model, 1:33)

German Pavilion, International Exposition, Barcelona, Spa...

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

1928-29

The Atheneum, New Harmony, Indiana (Scale model, 1/8" = 1')

The Atheneum, New Harmony, Indiana (Scale model, 1/8" = 1')

Richard Meier & Associates, Architects

1975-79

Gwathmey Residence, Amagansett, New York

Gwathmey Residence, Amagansett, New York

Charles Gwathmey

1965–1967

Kunsthalle project, Dresden, Germany

Kunsthalle project, Dresden, Germany

Frank Stella

1992

Familian House Project, Santa Monica, California (Scale model, 1/4" = 1')

Familian House Project, Santa Monica, California (Scale m...

Frank O. Gehry

1977-78

Hanselmann House, Fort Wayne, Indiana (Scale model, 1/8" = 1')

Hanselmann House, Fort Wayne, Indiana (Scale model, 1/8" ...

Michael Graves

1967–1968

Landfair Apartments, Westwood, Los Angeles, CA

Landfair Apartments, Westwood, Los Angeles, CA

Richard Neutra

1937

Municipal Gymnasium, Simancas, Spain (Façade study)

Juan Herreros

1990–1991

Church of the Light, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan (Scale model, 1:50)

Church of the Light, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan (Scale model, ...

Tadao Ando

1984-89

Company Centre Nijkerk Project, Nijkerk, The Netherlands (Scale model, 1:200)

Company Centre Nijkerk Project, Nijkerk, The Netherlands ...

Ben van Berkel

1992

Alamillo Bridge and Cartuga Viaduct, Seville, Spain

Alamillo Bridge and Cartuga Viaduct, Seville, Spain

Santiago Calatrava

1987-92

Lyons Airport Railroad Station, Lyons-Satolas, France

Lyons Airport Railroad Station, Lyons-Satolas, France

Santiago Calatrava

1989-94

Rooftop Remodeling, Vienna, Austria (Scale model, 1:25)

Wolf D. Prix

1984

Glass House, New Canaan, Connecticut (Scale model, 3/8" = 1')

Glass House, New Canaan, Connecticut (Scale model, 3/8" =...

Philip Johnson

1947-1949

Alteka Office Building Project, Tokyo, Japan

Alteka Office Building Project, Tokyo, Japan

Peter Eisenman

1991

Addition to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, New York, (Scale model, 1/16" = 1')

Addition to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, N...

Charles Gwathmey

1984-92

Vulcania, St. Ours-les-Roches, Auvergne, France (Scale model, 1:1000)

Vulcania, St. Ours-les-Roches, Auvergne, France (Scale mo...

Hans Hollein

1994-2002

Mediatheque, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan (Scale model 1:150)

Mediatheque, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan (Scale mode...

Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects

1995–2001

Palm Bay Seafront Hotel and Convention Center Project, Agadir, Morocco (Scale model, 1:200)

Palm Bay Seafront Hotel and Convention Center Project, Ag...

Rem Koolhaas

1990

Berlin Museum with the Jewish Museum (Scale model, 1:100)

Berlin Museum with the Jewish Museum (Scale model, 1:100)

Daniel Libeskind

1989-2001

Federal Building and United States Courthouse, Islip, New York (Study of entry rotunda, scale model 1/8" = 1'0")

Federal Building and United States Courthouse, Islip, New...

Richard Meier & Partners, Architects

1993-2000

House for Venice Biennale project, Venice, Italy (Scale model, 1/4" = 1'0")

House for Venice Biennale project, Venice, Italy (Scale m...

César Pelli

1976

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

Marc Tsurumaki

1994

Villa in the Forest, Chino, Nagano, Japan (Scale model, 1:200)

Villa in the Forest, Chino, Nagano, Japan (Scale model, 1...

Kazuyo Sejima & Associates

1992-94

Feature Animation Building, Walt Disney Company, Burbank,...

Robert A. M. Stern

1991–1994

Oxnard House project, Oxnard, California (Scale model, 1/2" = 1')

Oxnard House project, Oxnard, California (Scale model, 1/...

Mehrdad Yazdani

1992

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine

Edward Larrabee Barnes

1958–1961

Fin d'Ou T Hou S, project (Fourth and final stage)

Fin d'Ou T Hou S, project (Fourth and final stage)

Peter Eisenman

1983

Parc de la Villette, Paris, France (Four Follies intersecting North-South Gallery, scale model 1:100)

Parc de la Villette, Paris, France (Four Follies intersec...

Bernard Tschumi

1982-98

Winton Guest House, Wayzata, Minnesota

Winton Guest House, Wayzata, Minnesota

Frank O. Gehry

1983–1987

Detail of Roof Top for Waterloo International Terminal, L...

Nicholas Grimshaw

1990–1993

Leisure Studio, Puolarmaari, Espoo, Finland (Scale model, 1:20)

Leisure Studio, Puolarmaari, Espoo, Finland (Scale model,...

The Group

1990-92

Embassy of Finland, Washington D.C. (Scale model, 1:120)

Embassy of Finland, Washington D.C. (Scale model, 1:120)

Mikko Heikkinen

1990-94

Ricola Europe Factory and Storage Building, Mulhouse-Brunnstatt, France (Scale model, 1:50)

Ricola Europe Factory and Storage Building, Mulhouse-Brun...

Jacques Herzog

1992-93

Chapel of St. Ignatius, Seattle University, Washington (S...

Steven Holl Architects

1994–1997

Knut Hamsun Museum, Hamaroy, Norway (Scale model, 1:100)

Knut Hamsun Museum, Hamaroy, Norway (Scale model, 1:100)

Steven Holl Architects

1996

Shimosuwa Municipal Museum, Shimosuwa-machi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan (Scale model 1:150)

Shimosuwa Municipal Museum, Shimosuwa-machi, Nagano Prefe...

Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects

1990–1993

Kansai International Airport, Passenger Terminal Main Building, Osaka, Japan (Study model of main structural truss)

Kansai International Airport, Passenger Terminal Main Bui...

Noriaki Okabe

1988-94

Kyle Residence Project, Houston, Texas (Scale model, 3/16" = 1'0")

Kyle Residence Project, Houston, Texas (Scale model, 3/16...

Marc Tsurumaki

1991-92

Untitled

Untitled

Mehrdad Yazdani

1996

Generator Project, White Oak, Florida, Computer Chip Containing Complete Generator Program

Generator Project, White Oak, Florida, Computer Chip Cont...

Cedric Price

1978-80

Generator Project, White Oak, Florida, Perspective of study model

Generator Project, White Oak, Florida, Perspective of stu...

Cedric Price

1978-80

Midway Gardens, Chicago, IL (Scale model, 1/8" = 1')

Midway Gardens, Chicago, IL (Scale model, 1/8" = 1')

Frank Lloyd Wright

1913-14

Nike Tower project, Linz, Austria (Scale model, 1:66
)

Nike Tower project, Linz, Austria (Scale model, 1:66 )

Laurids Ortner

1991

Fallingwater, Edgar J. Kaufmann House, Mill Run, Pennsylvania (Scale model, 3/8" = 1')

Fallingwater, Edgar J. Kaufmann House, Mill Run, Pennsylv...

Frank Lloyd Wright

1934-37

National Commercial Bank, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Scale mod...

Skidmore Owings & Merrill

1977–1983

Schröder House, Utrecht, The Netherlands (Scale model, 1:20)

Schröder House, Utrecht, The Netherlands (Scale model, 1:20)

Gerrit Rietveld

1924 (model 1965)

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansi...

Taniguchi & Associates

1997

House for Venice Biennale project, Venice, Italy (View of...

César Pelli

1976

Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art, Paris, France (Scale model, 1:100)

Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art, Paris, France (S...

Jean Nouvel

1992-93