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Miniaturisation is the creation of small objects that resemble larger ones, usually, but not always, for purposes different to those of the larger original object. Worlds in Miniature brings together researchers working across various regions, time periods and disciplines to explore the subject of miniaturisation as a material culture technique. It offers original contribution to the field of miniaturisation through its broad geographical scope, interdisciplinary approach, and deep understanding of miniatures and their diverse contexts.Beginning with an introduction by the editors, which offers one possible guide to studying and comparing miniatures, the following chapters include studies of miniature Neolithic stone circles on Exmoor, Ancient Egyptian miniature assemblages, miniaturisation under colonialism as practiced by the Makah People of Washington State, miniature surf boats from India, miniaturised contemporary tourist art of the Warao people of Venezuela, and dioramas on display in the Science Museum.Interspersing the chapters are interviews with miniature-makers, including two miniature boat-builders at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall and a freelance architectural model-maker. Professor Susanne Küchler concludes the volume with a theoretical study summarising the current state of miniaturisation as a research discipline. The interdisciplinary nature of the volume makes it suitable reading for anthropologists, archaeologists, historians and artists, and for researchers in related fields across the social sciences.

Material culture. --- Miniature objects. --- Miniature craft. --- Miniatures --- Handicraft --- Miniature objects --- Models and modelmaking --- Objects, Miniature --- Tiny objects --- Art objects --- Miniature craft --- Toys --- Culture --- Folklore --- Technology --- Archaeology --- Material culture --- Anthropology --- anthropology --- archaeology --- miniatures

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This book offers an explanation of why scale models are important to the design process. Albert Smith takes the reader through the history and significance of models in architecture from the magic of the Egyptian scale model to the present day.Through this description of the relationship between architecture and the scale model, Smith demonstrates the most effective process between concept and 'machine', between the idea and the final building. The great value of this book is to reveal the nature of the scale model and to unlock the tremendous po

Architectural models. --- Architectural design. --- Design --- Structural design --- Buildings --- Models, Architectural --- Architectural casts --- Artists' preparatory studies --- Communication in architectural design --- Miniature objects --- Models and modelmaking --- Models

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Architectural models are used at various stages of a project. As working models they support the design process: they are made up from time to time using simple materials, such as cardboard, without any attempt at accuracy, and continue to be adjusted and added to as the ideas and the design progress. The point here is to swiftly check a design idea, to allow it to be continued or dismissed. Presentational models are more involved; at this stage the design has been completed and the purpose of the model is to convey the ideas to the potential user in a clear and easy-to-understand way. The book Architecture and Model Building includes outstanding examples explaining the possibilities of this medium and, at the same time, provides comprehensive information on materials and techniques.

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Architectural practice, International. --- Architectural models. --- Lafranchi, Guy, --- Themes, motives. --- Buildings --- Models, Architectural --- Architectural casts --- Artists' preparatory studies --- Communication in architectural design --- Miniature objects --- Models and modelmaking --- International architectural practice --- Models

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Modelscapes are clusters of miniature architectural models that represent entire environments. They're frequently found in museums as representations of heritage, architecture, and collective identity. This book offers a critical analysis of modelscapes, using case studies from Israel, to show how miniature representations of contested physical space participate in the construction of a sense of national identity and appropriation of the land and its history. What, Yael Padan asks, is the meaning of such models, and what role do they play within the context of an ongoing violent conflict over territory and history?

Architectural models. --- Architectural models --- Buildings --- Models, Architectural --- Architectural casts --- Artists' preparatory studies --- Communication in architectural design --- Miniature objects --- Models and modelmaking --- Models --- architectural models, representation, collective identity, heritage, collective memory.