Prototyping for Architects

Burry, Jane,Burry, Mark

ISBN 10: 0500292493 / ISBN 13: 9780500292495

Published by Thames & Hudson, 2019

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Synopsis:

Prototyping is an essential part of the designer’s repertoire. Designers prototype their projects to test them, structurally, aesthetically, technically. Whether the prototype works or not is not the point: prototyping is the revelatory process through which the designer gains insight. There are three reasons why contemporary prototyping techniques are transforming the way architects design and build: 1) at a miniature scale, prototyping aids the architect in the presentation to clients of complex spatial ideas; 2) prototyping empowers the architect-designer to test and prove a building’s feasibility, leading to more open-minded construction solutions; 3) whether additive (3D printing) or subtractive (robotic milling), prototyping can lead to unexpected and exciting new possibilities within design as a whole, across design disciplines, thus blurring the boundaries between them in highly creative ways.

The book has four sections: an introduction that charts the rise of prototyping in design history, more specifically in architecture; an overview of techniques; a survey section featuring 30 projects, each presented through texts drawn from first-hand interviews, on-site photographs and drawings; and a reference section, which includes a glossary of technical terms.

About the Authors: Mark Burry is a professor and director at RMIT's Spatial Information Architecture Laboratory in Melbourne, Australia.

Jane Burry is a research fellow at RMIT’s Spatial Information Information Architecture Laboratory in Melbourne, Australia.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Prototyping for Architects
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publication Date: 2019
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fine