Aling, Michael ORCID: 0000-0002-9714-235X and Morris, Mark (eds.) (2021) AD (Architectural Design) Worldmodelling: architectural models in the 21st century. Arcitectural Design, 271 . Wiley, Chichester, West Sussex, UK. ISBN 978-1-119-74722-2

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Abstract

In light of current developments in modelling, and with the aim of reinvigorating debates around the potentiality of the architectural model – its philosophies, technologies and futures – this issue of AD examines how the model has developed to become an immersive worldbuilding machine. Worldbuilding is the creation of imaginary worlds through forms of cultural production. Although this discourse began with an analysis of imaginary places constructed in works of literature, it has evolved to encompass worlds from fields such as cinema, games, design, landscape, urbanism and architecture. Worldbuilding differs from the notion of worldmaking, which deals with how speculative thinking can influence the construction of the phenomenal world. As architects postulate ever-increasingly complex world models from which to draw inspiration and inform their practice, questions of scale, representation and collaboration emerge. Discussed through a range of articles from acclaimed international contributors in the fields of both architecture and media studies, this issue explores how the architectural model is situated between concepts of worldbuilding and worldmaking – in the creative space of worldmodelling.

Item Type:	Edited Book
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Architectural models, architectural modelling, world-building, modelling
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > NA Architecture
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences > School of Design (DES)
Last Modified:	12 Aug 2021 11:46
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/33292

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