A Specific Theory of Models: The Posthuman Beauty of Weird Scales, Snowglobes and Supercomponents
Material type: ArticlePublication details: Wiley 2019Description: Vol 89, Issue 5, 2019 : (80-89 p.)Online resources: In: Architectural designSummary: Los Angeles‐based architect Tom Wiscombe describes some of the methods his internationally renowned practice uses to create architecture. He introduces us to his infatuation with toys and models, and his notions of ‘model ontology’ and the strange morphology of model parts, their boxes and diverse scales and jointing that inform his studio's architectural lexicon.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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E-Journal | Library, SPAB | E-Journals | v. 89(1-6) / Jan-Dec2019 | Available |
Los Angeles‐based architect Tom Wiscombe describes some of the methods his internationally renowned practice uses to create architecture. He introduces us to his infatuation with toys and models, and his notions of ‘model ontology’ and the strange morphology of model parts, their boxes and diverse scales and jointing that inform his studio's architectural lexicon.
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