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Wednesday, June 8 2016 to Saturday, August 27 2016
Built to Scale celebrates the power of scale models and the important role models play in the creative and technical development of design projects.
Scale models are communicative tools in three-dimension that give designers the power to experiment, solve problems, and help clients imagine a design. Despite advances in computer modelling software, which renders the scale model outdated for some designers, the traditional—physical—scale model remains a tested instrument in the design process.
More than loose freehand sketches, intricate technical drawings, or sleek computer renderings, the maquette or scale model serves as an excellent representation that bridges the gap between spatial idea and spatial construct. Simply stated, scale models are unique to the culture of design as small informative objects with big exciting ideas.
The exhibition features over 30 study and presentation models selected by a small jury of AIA|DC Board members. Models represent working projects, completed projects, and theoretical projects. Traditional and non-traditional materials were used to craft the models.
Models are represented by Andy Blackmore, Azalia Mothamed, Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners, Christopher Wallace, David M. Schwarz Architects, DP Conrad Architect, E/L Studio, Fentress Architects, Hannah Tsimmerman, Heba Bella, Hickok Cole Architects, Hsin-Yen (Emily) Lin, Kurt West, McInturff Architects, Michael Bollino, Michael Vann, Michael Winstanley Architects & Planners, Olivia Morgan, Peter Noonan, SmithGroupJJR, Studio Twenty Seven Architecture, Walt Geiger Studio with MG2 Corporation, Wiedemann Architects, LLC, William Arevalo, William Sullivan, and ZGF Architects.
Model selections juried by AIA|DC Board Members:
* Douglas Palladino, AIA
* William Spack, AIA
Organized by AIA|DC for the Sorg Gallery.

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. AIASC_160707_006.JPG: Robert M. Gurney, FAIA, Architect Student Monday O'Rourke-Fitch Residence, Washington DC
2. AIASC_160707_012.JPG: E/L Studio Arizona Avenue Residence, Washington DC
3. AIASC_160707_017.JPG: SmithGroupJJR 1700 New York Avenue, Washington DC
4. AIASC_160707_032.JPG: ZGF Architects Washington DC George Mason University/Lincoln Property Company, Potomac Science Center, Fairfax, VA
5. AIASC_160707_039.JPG: Walt Geiger Studio in collaboration with MG2 Corporation McLean, VA
6. AIASC_160707_042.JPG: The Grundy Teen Center Project Grundy Teen Center, Grundy, VA
7. AIASC_160707_047.JPG: Fentress Architects National OSS Museum of American Intelligence and Special Operations, Dulles, VA
8. AIASC_160707_063.JPG: Andy Blackmore Global Center for the Awareness of Human Trafficking
9. AIASC_160707_066.JPG: "A great building must begin with the unmeasurable, must go through measurable means when it is being designed, and in the end must be unmeasured." -- Louis Kahn, American, 1909-1974, Architect, Educator
10. AIASC_160707_069.JPG: Built to Scale celebrates the power of scale models and the important role models play in the creative and technical development of design projects. Scale models are communicative tools in three-dimension that give designers the power to experiment, solve problems, and help clients imagine a design. Despite advances in computer modelling software, which renders the scale model outdated for some designers, the traditional -- physical -- scale model remains a tested instrument in the design process. More than loose freehand sketches, intricate technical drawings, or sleek computer renderings, the maquette or scale model serves as an excellent representation that bridges the gap between spatial idea and spatial construct. Simply stated, scale models are unique to the culture of design as small informative objects with big exciting ideas. The exhibition features over 30 study and presentation models selected by a small jury of AIA|DC Board members. Models represent working projects, completed projects, and theoretical projects. Traditional and non-traditional materials were used to craft the models.
11. AIASC_160707_072.JPG: Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners LLP The Hepburn, Washington DC
12. AIASC_160707_082.JPG: Model Types Models are used by designers in many disciplines, among them architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, and theater set design. Though many classifications of models exist, they can generally be categorized as study models and presentation models. Each type of model is used for a different reason and employed in a different phase of the design process. Likewise, each model type communicates a different message, both to the designer and to the client. Study models, also known as ad hoc, concept, sketch, or white board models, generally exist at the beginning of a project when the design is being explored -- for the benefit of the designer. They are used to visualize massing, space, material, and structure. Often, as the design develops, so too does the model, so the designer can continue to test ideas and refine design. Using simple craft materials and crude modelling methods, study models are constructed quickly, pulled apart, and reassembled as needed when solving a problem. With or without scale, they render an impression of the design in flux rather than a finite expression with [a] fixed set of parameters. Presentation models, also known as completed, final, and finished models, almost always exist at the end of a project when the design is complete -- for the benefit of the client. They are used to visualize the intended design prior to construction or fabrication and usually to gain design approval from various agencies and stakeholders. Using clean, durable materials with precise measurements and cut lines, presentation models are constructed slowly by hand or fabricated using computer modelling programs that interpret information to create a desired three-dimensional output.
13. AIASC_160707_085.JPG: "I love working out how things are made, which is why I have so many models of towers." -- Douglas Coupland, Canadian, (1961- ), Designer, Novelist, Visual Artist
14. AIASC_160707_087.JPG: Hickok Cole Architects NPR, Washington DC
15. AIASC_160707_093.JPG: Michael Vann Silver Tower, New York City, NY
16. AIASC_160707_099.JPG: Michael Winstanley Architects & Planners Eilan Chapel, San Antonio, TX
17. AIASC_160707_112.JPG: Tools
18. AIASC_160707_115.JPG: "We shape our buildings. Thereafter, they shape us." -- Sir Winston Churchill, British, 1874-1965, Army Officer, Artist, Historian, Statesman, Writer
19. AIASC_160707_117.JPG: Heba Bella St. Thomas Boarding School of the Liberal Arts (Belonging)
20. AIASC_160707_124.JPG: Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners LLP Randall School, Washington, DC
21. AIASC_160707_132.JPG: McInturff Architects Oh House, Highland, MD
22. AIASC_160707_140.JPG: William Arevalo, Azalia Mothamed, William Sullivan, Hannah Tsimmerman Global Center for the Awareness of Human Trafficking
23. AIASC_160707_146.JPG: Kurt West Polyhut
24. AIASC_160707_151.JPG: David M. Schwarz Architects Gaillard Center, Charleston, SC
25. AIASC_160707_157.JPG: E/L Studio Jade Residence, Wildwood, NJ
26. AIASC_160707_166.JPG: Peter Noonan A New Urban Cemetery at the McMillan San Filtration Site, Washington, DC
27. AIASC_160707_172.JPG: Olivia Morgan Paint Your Townhouse
28. AIASC_160707_178.JPG: The architect's model, as first designed, of the Smithsonian Institution Building, North Front. Known affectionately as the "Castle," this ornate building, constructed of Seneca red sandstone, was designed by architect James Renwick, Jr., in the Gothic Revival style with Romanesque motifs. The building is home to the Smithsonian Visitor Center, as well as administrative offices for the Smithsonian art large.
29. AIASC_160707_185.JPG: Architect Eero Saarinen looking at the interior of a large model of the Dulles International Airport circa 1960. Photographed by Bernice Clark, the Dulles International Airport model, like many of Saarinen's other project models, was quite large. This practice of large-scale model making was thought to be very important for clients who had difficulty visualizing form and space. Due, in part, to the organic nature of his architectural designs, the importance of modelling his buildings became paramount both to experiment and to demonstrate viability to clients.
30. AIASC_160707_191.JPG: Studio Twenty Seven Architecture Gallaudet University Space Silhouette, Washington, DC
31. AIASC_160707_196.JPG: SmithGroupJJR Normandy American Cemetery Visitor Center, Colleville-Sur-Mer, Normandy, France
32. AIASC_160707_209.JPG: Studio Twenty Seven Architecture Gallaudet Residence Hall Renovations, Tactile Floor Plans, Washington, DC
33. AIASC_160707_224.JPG: Studio Twenty Seven Architecture Regenerative Rowhouse, Washington, DC
34. AIASC_160707_229.JPG: Maquettes of the Statue of Freedom for the dome of the US Capitol Sculptor Thomas Crawford, already commissioned to work on other sculptures for the building by Construction Superintendent Captain Montgomery C. Meigs, undertook design of the monumental Statue of Freedom, also known as Armed Freedom or Freedom, a bronze statue standing over 19 feet tall and weighing approximately 15,000 pounds. On the left, the sculptor's second design and on the right, the approved design. A full-scale plaster model is on exhibit in Emancipation Hall at the Capitol Visitor Center.
35. AIASC_160707_235.JPG: OPConrad Architect Attic Stair, Takoma, MD
36. AIASC_160707_240.JPG: Captured by photographer Theodor Horyzdczak in the earth 20th century, two gentlemen identified as Mr. Lynn and Mr. Rouser survey a plaster model of the U.S. Capitol. The model, reported by the United States House of Representatives, was crafted to illustrate the building with an extension on the East Front, originally proposed by architect Thomas U. Walter, which was left unfulfilled for decades. Today, this model resides in the basement of the Cannon House Office building near the Capitol.
37. AIASC_160707_248.JPG: Michael Vann Athens Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece
38. AIASC_160707_254.JPG: McInturff Architects Armstrong Residence, Potomac, MD
39. AIASC_160707_262.JPG: Olivia Morgan FBI Beautiful
40. AIASC_160707_268.JPG: William Partridge, consulting architect of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, looks at a large model of the McMillan Plan. The McMillan Plan, also known as the McMillan Commission so named after its chairman, Senator James McMillan of Michigan, was a plan to improve the monumental core and park system of Washington, DC. The plan was implemented over several decades during the early 20th century.
41. AIASC_160707_274.JPG: David M. Schwarz Architects Gaillard Center, Charleston, SC
42. AIASC_160707_284.JPG: "I make a model of the site. There are some obvious things: where the entrance should be, where the cars have to go in. You start to get the scale of it. You understand the client's needs, and what the client is hoping for and yearning for." -- Frank Gehry, Canadian-American, (1929 - ), Architect
43. AIASC_160707_286.JPG: Materials
44. AIASC_160707_289.JPG: Architect Chloethiel Woodard Smith presents a model of her Capitol Park project for southwest Washington, DC circa 1960. Collaborating with landscape architect Dan Kiley, this urban renewal project redeveloped a 552-acre area of land near the Southwest Expressway in need of improvements. The design included townhouses and 12-story apartment buildings with pathways, pergolas, a pavilion, and a pool in a park-like setting. Capital Park is listed on the DC Inventory of Historic Sites.
45. AIASC_160707_294.JPG: Michael Bollino Ellicott City Residence
46. AIASC_160707_298.JPG: Michael Vann Dubai Lighthouse Tower, Dubai, UAE
47. AIASC_160707_306.JPG: Hsin-Yen "Emily" Lin The Vanishing Art of Chinese Calligraphy and Flying Lanterns
48. AIASC_160707_317.JPG: "There is a rumour that I can't draw and never could. This is probably because I work so much with models. Models are one of the most beautiful design tools, but I still do the finest drawings you can imagine." -- Jorn Utzon, Danish, (1918-2008), Architect
49. AIASC_160707_319.JPG: "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." -- R. Buckminster Fuller, American, (1895-1983), Architect, Author, Designer, Inventor, Theorist
50. AIASC_160707_321.JPG: Studio Twenty Seven Architecture La Casa Permanent Supportive Housing, Washington, DC
51. AIASC_160707_334.JPG: Wiedemann Architects, LLC Eastern Shore Barn, Talbot County, MD
52. AIASC_160707_343.JPG: Built to Scale June 8 - August 27, 2016 An exhibition featuring scale models of various shape, size, and purpose. Pop in to the the Sorg Gallery to explore these small informative objects with big exciting ideas.
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