Architectural scale models of cities, neighborhoods, and building projects have long been reserved for museum exhibits and high-end real estate developers to help people visualize pockets of the world ...

In the 1956 competition to design the city of Brasilia, Lucio Costa's proposal differed significantly from his competitors'. In contrast with the detailed plans and well-designed perspectives of the ...

Lagos — Decrying the current situation whereby scale models are largely ignored by the generality in the country, a group of experts have called for renewed and greater use of the tool in architecture ...

Architectural models or maquettes are visions of tiny little worlds. Sometimes, they represent the purest form of our architectural journeys. I’ve always had a strong affinity for models, from Lego ...