How Architecture Is Born: 7 Stunning Models and Drawings and the Buildings They Inspired

Architects, professors, clients, and critics do not typically agree on much, but if there is one aspect of design discourse they can reach consensus on, it is this: great architectural models and sketches can often be as awe-inspiring as the buildings that evolve from them. From the tiniest maquettes to the most epic dioramas, models in particular can serve to communicate the essence of a project more succinctly than almost any other medium, and no firm understands this better than Oregon-based studio Allied Works Architecture. Rendering of the “Case Work” installation. Courtesy Allied Works Architecture. The globally renowned practice created “Case Work,” a comprehensive collection of explorative models and drawings behind some of their most famous buildings. On view at the Denver Art Museum and Portland Art Museum from January 2016 until last month, the immersive exhibition was curated by Dean Sobel of the Clyfford Still Museum with support from the Graham Foundation. "Conjoined Landscapes", 2014. Black walnut, brass tubes and rods, acrylic. Inspiration for a New York museum. Courtesy Allied Works Architecture. The sculptural pieces, which Allied Works calls “unique manifestations of investigative process,” are artworks in their own right, complete ... , Paul Keskeys, read more Architizer http://ift.tt/1Pxggkt