{"product_id":"architectural-model-building-roark-t-congdon-9781563677731","title":"Architectural Model Building: Tools, Techniques \u0026 Materials","description":"\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roark T. Congdon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1563677733\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781563677731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fairchild Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 10.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Roark T. Congdon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48995938533631,"sku":"9781563677731","price":57.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/architectural-model-building-roark-t-congdon-9781563677731","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}