Understanding the Architectural Model: Research Applications for 3D Imaging
Investigating how 3D imaging technologies can be used to digitize architectural models
Project Details
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- Years 2017 – ongoing
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About
Goal
Though architectural models are undeniably central to design and production, they have largely remained an untapped resource for architectural historians. By developing strategies for digitizing architectural models using 3D imaging technologies, this project seeks to establish best practices for the application of these technologies in art historical research in order to make these models more widely accessible.
Outcomes
- A workshop that gathered professionals from the fields of architectural history, technical imaging, and information science to address the challenges of providing access to architectural models
- An exhibition of Frank Gehry's architectural models from the Research Institute's collection at the Walt Disney Concert Hall to celebrate the building's twentieth anniversary (Oct 2023)
- An interactive website featuring models, sketches, archival photographs, and interviews documenting the development of the Walt Disney Concert Hall to celebrate the building’s twentieth anniversary (Oct 2023)
- A proposal to digitize more of the Research Institute’s collection of architectural models (forthcoming)
Background
Full Project Team & Collaborators
Archives
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Ian Webb
Project Manager
Gary Riichirō Fox
Curatorial Assistant
Resources
News
- 2023
Press Release
Immerse Yourself in Renowned Architect Frank Gehry’s Work
- 2017
Article
The Art of Photographing Architecture with Chris Edwards
- 2017
Article
Hitting the High Notes
- 2017
Article
Four Questions for Acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota
- 2017
Article
Frank Gehry and the Walt Disney Concert Hall of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
- 2017
Article
The Eccentric, Democratic Architecture of Hans Scharoun
- 2017
Podcast
Frank Gehry’s Los Angeles – Part 4
- 2016
Podcast
Frank Gehry’s Los Angeles – Part 3
- 2016
Podcast
Frank Gehry’s Los Angeles – Part 2
- 2016
Podcast
Frank Gehry’s Los Angeles – Part 1
- 2013
Article
Conserving Architectural Models
Related
Berlin/Los Angeles: Space for Music
Exhibition
Exhibition exploring Hans Scharoun's Berlin Philharmonic and Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall using architectural models
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3D Model of Berlin Philharmonie
Announcement
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Resonating Spaces: 3D Imaging of the Berlin Philharmonie
Report
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Frank Gehry – Hans Scharoun: Strong Resonances
Exhibition
The Model, Objet à Réaction Poétique
Article