Archinect - News2024-05-03T16:22:08-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150305635/anyone-can-build-a-model-but-can-you-craft-an-exhibition-quality-model-if-so-big-may-need-your-help
Anyone can build a model, but can you craft an exhibition-quality model? If so, BIG may need your help Josh Niland2022-04-06T08:27:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/87/87385f79b17ab4f51652b1e3ab08b737.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The technological complexity behind one of the most fundamental parts of the design process has evolved progressively beyond paper and other rudimentary, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/149959136/bjarke-builds-a-model-and-explicates-his-design-process" target="_blank">hand skills-based</a> ways of form-making to include 3D printing, laser-cutting, and even <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150248539/the-potential-of-augmented-reality-from-the-perspective-of-an-architect-turned-ar-vr-specialist-at-facebook-reality-labs" target="_blank">AR systems</a> as the new and constantly improving tools that go into <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150292392/archinect-s-guide-to-job-titles-model-maker" target="_blank">architectural modeling</a>.</p>
<p>As part of our recurring <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1799006/interesting-jobs" target="_blank">job highlights series</a>, we recently showcased an opportunity to work as a <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150301539/environmental-graphic-design-and-its-history-with-architecture-highlights-the-value-of-cross-disciplinary-expertise" target="_blank">Signage & Wayfinding Project Manager</a> at the iconic graphic design agency Pentagram or as an <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150304595/designing-for-the-met-how-hiring-the-right-exhibition-designers-impacts-the-changing-nature-of-museums" target="_blank">exhibition design professional</a> at the biggest and most influential art museum in the United States. This week, we're profiling an industry heavyweight as it searches for the right person to play an important part in this crucial step essential to its philosophical underpinnings and pursuit of new business.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/70/7047fc01e2491d484536fb7cbffd24aa.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/70/7047fc01e2491d484536fb7cbffd24aa.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p></figure><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/39902/big-bjarke-ingels-group" target="_blank">Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)</a> is now hiring a full-time <a href="https://archinect.com/jobs/entry/150304689/model-shop-assistant" target="_blank">Model Shop Assistant</a> to work alongside its Model Shop Manager running the day-to-day operations at the firm’s Brookly...</p>
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Editor's Picks #310 Nam Henderson2013-04-09T12:04:00-04:00>2013-04-09T12:19:37-04:00
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For the latest entry in the ShowCase series Archinect published the <a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/70536084/showcase-shrine-of-the-virgin-of-la-antigua-by-otxotorena-arquitectos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shrine of the Virgin of "La Antigua" by Otxotorena Arquitectos</a>. The project is located in Alberite, La Rioja, Spain and the architects main constraint was the need to "<em>incorporate a preexisting stone archway in the design. This archway was rescued from a previous demolition in the town and it was preserved by the locals</em>".</p>
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<a href="http://archinect.com/people/cover/1906872/donna-sink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donna Sink</a> exclaimed "<em>Wow, wow. I love it. Love the multiple arcade forms and multiple striations and similar but different textures...Would love to see a floorplan if there is one?</em>".</p>
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The <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/70471495/ucla-engineers-will-study-the-stability-of-watts-towers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LA Times reported that the Watts Towers in South Los Angeles will be the subject of a new study conducted by experts from UCLA</a> to determine the stability of the historic sculptures.</p>
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<a href="http://archinect.com/orhan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Orhan Ayyüce</a> shared these words "<em>In my opinion it is the most beautiful and meaningful public art in Los Angeles that people neglected for decades</em>" and a photo.</p>
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<a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/70533675/ksu-picks-weiss-manfredi-s-design-loft-concept-for-its-new-40-million-architecture-school-building" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Plain Dealer</a><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/70533675/ksu-picks-weiss-manfredi-s-design-loft-concept-for-its-new-40-million-architecture-school-building" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">/Cleveland.com announced th...</a></p>