{"product_id":"9781563677731","title":"Architectural Model Building Tools, Techniques \u0026 Materials","description":"\u003ch1\u003eArchitectural Model Building\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTools, Techniques \u0026amp; Materials\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRoark T. Congdon\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesign \/ Fashion \u0026amp; Accessories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Behind virtually every great building is an architectural scale model. ... Architectural models combine practicality and detailed craftmanship with an artistic flair.\"--From the Foreword by Ross King, author of \u003ci\u003eBrunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMichelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling\u003c\/i\u003e, among other works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArchitectural Model Building: Tools, Techniques and Materials \u003c\/i\u003epresents simple instructions, illustrations, exercises, and practical applications to the inexperienced or student model maker. With more than 300 photographs, the text's easy-to-follow format is designed to develop the requisite skills for crafting professional-quality models. Students are not only supplied with basic how-to information but, through the book's various features, also with ways of avoiding common mistakes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeatures:\u003cbr\u003e-Learn from the Pros icon points to passages containing instructions, shortcuts, and tips from professionals.\u003cbr\u003e-Advice from the Pros box gathers the wise counsel of professionals, reinforcing the lessons.\u003cbr\u003e-Chapter Review and Practice sections offer critical thinking questions as well as hands-on practice for the beginning to intermediate model maker.\u003cbr\u003e-Full-color insert showcases exquisitely rendered models, which complement the text's step-by-step presentation.\u003cbr\u003e-Glossary defines key terms, boldfaced in the text.\u003cbr\u003e-Appendix comprises templates of shapes frequently encountered by the model maker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRoark T. Congdon\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of studio and history courses at the International Academy of Design and Technology in Seattle and has taught model building, sculpture, drawing, history, and design at the university and high school levels in both in the US and China for over 15 years.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 April 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFairchild Books\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781563677731\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e356\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29.28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369981214860,"sku":"9781563677731","price":52.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_84429b6f-e748-43a6-b86b-ce9a5ad13c4c.jpg?v=1783881195","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781563677731","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}