Álvaro Siza on the Role of Models in Architectural Design

Siza’s mastery in freehand drawing is well known, as is his ability to use the sketch to ideate new spaces. Perhaps what is less known is that for him neither drawing nor modelling, nor any other single design tool, including digital ones, is enough, as his methodology depends on the combination and...

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Published inNexus network journal Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 817 - 831
Main Authors Xavier, João Pedro, Duvernoy, Sylvie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 01.12.2021
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Architecture
History
History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
Mathematics
Mathematics and Statistics
Popular Science
Sketches
Design process
Sketch
Models
Design tools
Freehand drawing
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Summary:Siza’s mastery in freehand drawing is well known, as is his ability to use the sketch to ideate new spaces. Perhaps what is less known is that for him neither drawing nor modelling, nor any other single design tool, including digital ones, is enough, as his methodology depends on the combination and integration of all of them. To watch a creative mind in action is fascinating, and it is not easy to disclose which is the precise role of each tool at a precise moment, but we know, as Siza says, that all these means are mutually supportive, and that architecture emerges from their interaction. To the observer they seem randomly used although they are not. As a matter of fact, it’s a complex process, where the main objective is the production of a qualified space for living, that is, architecture with a capital A. Models are only a piece of this mysterious puzzle. Indispensable, though.
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ISSN:1590-5896
1522-4600
DOI:10.1007/s00004-021-00574-9