Shaping Space - Architectural Models Revealed: Who are models made for?
Shaping Space – Architectural Models Revealed was an exhibition and public programme at the Building Centre, in collaboration with the V&A, from 24 September 2021 until 5 March 2022.
The exhibition celebrated the role of architectural models in shaping the spaces we live in. A collaboration between the V&A and the Building Centre, Shaping Space – Architectural Models Revealed presented the world in miniature through a collection of historical and contemporary models revealing the evolution of architecture from the first maquette made as a tool for thinking, to a presentation model.
This short film is part of a series examining the three questions that informed the curation of the show:
Why are models made?
How are models made?
Who are models made for?
Co-curator Harriet Jennings of the Building Centre explores who models are made for, featuring works by:
Foster + Partners
Jørn Utzon
Studio MUTT
Carmody Groarke
Leopold Buildings model
James Gowan, modelled by Paul Shepheard
So & So Studio
BDP, modelled by Amalgam
Automated Architecture (AUAR)
Louis Kahn
Department of Education & Science
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
Anchor Building Blocks
Arckit
Arch Model Studio
Karen Britcliffe
Ellie Sampson
Bompas & Parr