pre::tectonic constructs

models for architecture by the städelschule architecture class

Architectural models – or better: architectural modeling is in the widest sense "the mother of invention" in architecture. Through architectural modeling, be it digital or physical, architects imagine, construct and project; they organise a space that is to come. Modeling requires thought about construction, spatial imagination and a comprehension of themes or problems specific to architecture as a discursive field and autonomous discipline. Architectural models simulate aspects of possible future realities. This book documents some of the efforts of the Städelschule Architecture Class in exploring the pre-tectonic realm.