MACHETELE CA ELEMENT PRIVILEGIAT ÎN EXPOZIȚIILE DE ARHITECTURĂ. DOUĂ STUDII DE CAZ
MODELS AS A PRIVILEGED ELEMENT IN ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITIONS. TWO CASE STUDIES

Summary/Abstract: Very often, architecture exhibitions feature representations of buildings and spaces. Drawings, pictures and models are exposed in order to show an absent entity: the building, the site and the users. This presents us with a paradox. The representation elements aim to present the piece of architecture and its essence, but the real, multidimensional, experience of architecture is absent. The major theme of this investigation is the use of models in architecture exhibitions. It explores the range of use and the application of models as a communication and simulation tool. Two exhibitions from the Portuguese context will be analyzed and compared. Until the Renaissance, drawings were not the central communication tool for architectural building concretion. Mostly, models were used to communicate the architectural design to the construction site. In a broad perspective, models assumed the double role of simulation and communication of architecture for construction purposes.

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