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Model

Sculpture & Objects

A detailed three-dimensional representation, usually built to scale, of another, often larger, object. See also, Architectural Model); 2. A person who poses for an artist

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Study for the Naked Balzac

Study for the Naked Balzac

Auguste Rodin

c. 1893 (cast 1971)

May, June, July, August '57/'09 #8

May, June, July, August '57/'09 #8

Lorna Simpson

2009

Vanilla Nightmares #12

Vanilla Nightmares #12

Adrian Piper

1986

Model #105M - R59C, Keystone Shower Door, 57.4 × 59", Chrome/Raindrop, SKU #109149, #96235. 970 - 084 - 000, (Meiko), Vancouver, B.C., April 6, 2005 (No. 1)

Model #105M - R59C, Keystone Shower Door, 57.4 × 59", Chr...

Christopher Williams

2005

A Portfolio of Models

A Portfolio of Models

Martha Wilson

1974

Untitled (Photo shoot at a school for one of the many modeling groups who had begun to embrace natural hairstyles in the 1960s)

Untitled (Photo shoot at a school for one of the many mod...

Kwame Brathwaite

1964-68

Woman with a Veil

Woman with a Veil

Medardo Rosso

1895

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

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

Jacques Herzog

1988-95

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

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, Perspective of study model

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

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

Gwathmey Residence, Amagansett, New York

Gwathmey Residence, Amagansett, New York

Charles Gwathmey

1965–1967

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

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

Michael Graves

1967–1968

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

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

Ben van Berkel

1992

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

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

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

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

Nicholas Grimshaw

1990–1993

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

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

Skidmore Owings & Merrill

1977–1983

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

Tohoku Historical Museum project, Sendai, Tohoku, Japan

Asymptote Architecture, New York

1994

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

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

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

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

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

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

1922 (model 1985)

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

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

Philip Johnson

1947-1949

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

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

Foster Associates

1970-75

Parabolic Spotlight with Base (model 33267)

Roger Tallon

1972

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

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

Paul Rudolph

1968-72

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

Winton Guest House, Wayzata, Minnesota

Winton Guest House, Wayzata, Minnesota

Frank O. Gehry

1983–1987

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

Town Center, Avesta, Sweden

Town Center, Avesta, Sweden

Alvar Aalto

1944

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

Jacques Herzog

1997

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

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

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)

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

Church on the Water, Hokkaido, Japan

Church on the Water, Hokkaido, Japan

Tadao Ando

1985-89

Town Center, Seinajoki, Finland

Town Center, Seinajoki, Finland

Alvar Aalto

1958-87

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

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

Marcel Breuer

1936