{"product_id":"architectures-model-environments-paperback","title":"Architecture's Model Environments - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLisa Moffitt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exploration of the architectural model as a tool for design speculation in history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Making innovative use of the distilling lens of the architectural model, \u003ci\u003eArchitecture's Model Environments\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel and far-reaching exploration of the many dialogues buildings have with their environmental surroundings. Expanding on histories of building technology, the book sheds new light on how physical models, conventionally understood as engineering experimentation devices, enable architectural design speculation. The book begins with a catalog of ten original model prototypes--of wind tunnels, water tables, and filling boxes--and is the first of its kind to establish an architectural approach to fabricating such environmental models. Subsequent chapters feature three precedent models that have been largely overlooked within the wider oeuvres of their authors: French polymath Étienne-Jules Marey's wind tunnels, Hungarian-American architects Victor and Aladár Olgyay's thermoheliodon, and Scottish chemist and building ventilation expert David Boswell \"The Ventilator\" Reid's test tube convection experiments. Moving between historic moments and the present day, between case studies and original prototypes, the book reveals the potent ability of models, as both physical artifacts and mental ideals, to reflect prevailing cultural views about the world and to even reshape those views. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa Moffitt\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of architecture at Carleton University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 246\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 27, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52490692952357,"sku":"9781800084094","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0977\/5104\/0293\/files\/SjdRdmdqbTlJWTdKNk8rN2tqU2hDZz09.webp?v=1780081234","url":"https:\/\/world-safari-shops.myshopify.com\/products\/architectures-model-environments-paperback","provider":"World Safari Shops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}