The Architecture of Full-Scale Mock-Ups looks at the theory and contemporary practice of creating full-scale architectural mock-ups.
This book serves as an introduction to the various forms of full-scale mock-ups which occur today. To broaden the definition of mock-ups, Nick Gelpi dives deep into the use of mock-ups in seven high-profile and global contemporary case studies. Instead of the presentation drawings and final building photos, the documentation of case studies relies on process photos, interviews, and moments of tension in the execution of each building. With never-before-published content, case studies include buildings from all over the world, including the Quincho Tia Coral and Teleton Building, Copper House II, the Pérez Art Museum Miami, the Cité de l’Océan et du Surf Museum, and more.
Investigating unique case studies to answer how and when full-scale mock-ups occur today, this book is ideal for professionals and students of architecture studying materials and representation, design-build, and professional practice.
By:
Nick Gelpi
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 178mm,
Weight: 920g
ISBN: 9781138891043
ISBN 10: 1138891045
Pages: 230
Publication Date: 12 March 2020
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
FOREWORD THE INDISPENSIBLE FAILUREby Nader Tehrani INTRODUCTION THE ARCHITECTURE OF FULL-SCALE MOCKUPS / FROM REPRESENTATION TO REALITY CHAPTER 1 AN ALCHEMY OF BRICKS The Teleton Childrens’ Rehabilitation Center + Quincho Tia Coral Solano Benitez and Gabinete de Arquitectura Asuncion, Paraguay CHAPTER 2 DRAWING WITHOUT PAPER + BUILDING WITHOUT BUILDINGS / LARGE REPRESENTATIONS IN THE FIELDCOPPER HOUSE II, THE HOUSE WITH WHITE NET+ SAAT RASTA BIJOY JAIN/STUDIO MUMBAI, MUMBAI INDIA CHAPTER 3 THE IMPOSSIBLY REAL / IN PURSUIT OF NEW TRANSLATIONS THE PHYSICAL MOTIVATIONS OF ROUND ROOM + LA VOUTE DE LEFEVREMATTER DESIGN / BRANDON CLIFFORD + WES MCGEE CHAPTER 4 UNPREDICTABLE PETRIFICATIONS / THE UNNATURAL FORMS AND TRANSFORMATIONS OF A CONCRETE MUSEUMTHE PÉREZ ART MUSEUM MIAMI, Miami Florida, USA Herzog & de Meuron, Basel Switzerland CHAPTER 5 MASSIVE IMPRESSIONS / THE MATERIALS OF REPRESENTATIONTHE CITE DE L’OCEAN ET DU SURF MUSEUM, Biarritz, France STEVEN HOLL ARCHITECTS CHAPTER 6 ACCLIMATED TRANSFORMATIONS THE SURPRISING MATERIALITIES OF THE HARVARD ART MUSEUMS AND ITS SURROUNDINGSRenzo Piano Building Workshop, Genoa Italy Harvard Art Museums Renovation and Expansion, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA CHAPTER 7 MOCKED-ILLUMINATIONS / THE TRANSFORMED ENVIRONMENTS REFRACTED IN THE COMPLEX SURFACES OF 7 WORLD TRADE CENTERSEVEN WORLD TRADE CENTER, NEW YORK CITY, USA, 2009 SKIDMORE OWINGS & MERRILL + JAMES CARPENTER DESIGN ASSOCIATES
Nick Gelpi is a licensed architect in the state of Florida, and a Professor of Architecture who has lectured and published widely on the tensions between materials, construction, and representation in architecture. Currently Gelpi is an Associate Professor of Architecture at Florida International University in Miami, Florida.
