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Encyclopedia > Architectural model

An architectural model is a tangible representation - whether accurate or conceptual - of an architectural idea usually built to communicate design ideas to clients, owners, committees, customers, and the general public.


Architectural models are most commonly constructed at much smaller Scale than their 1:1 counterpart. Such models are distinct from a computer generated 3D model. The concept of scale is applicable if a system is represented proportionally by another system. ... The rewrite of this article is being devised at Talk:3D computer graphics/Temp. ...


Architects often employ a professional Model Maker to create such models. An architect is a person licensed in the art of planning, designing and overseeing the construction of buildings, or more generally, the designer of a scheme or plan. ...


See also

Architectural rendering, or architectural illustration, is the art of creating two-dimensional images showing the attributes of a proposed architectural design. ... Architectural Visualization refers to the rendering techniques employed to convey the design of architects. ... A scale model is a representation or copy of an object that is larger or smaller than the actual size of the object being represented. ...

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