Prototyping is an essential part of the designer's repertoire. Designers prototype their projects to test them? structurally? aesthetically? technically. Whether the prototype works or not is not the point: prototyping is the revelatory process through which the designer gains insight. There are three reasons why contemporary prototyping techniques are transforming the way architects design and build: at a miniature scale? prototyping aids the architect in the presentation to clients of complex spatial ideas; prototyping empowers the architect-designer to test and prove a building's feasibility? leading to more open-minded construction solutions; and whether additive (3D printing) or subtractive (robotic milling)? prototyping can lead to unexpected and exciting new possibilities within design as a whole? across design disciplines? thus blurring the boundaries between them in highly creative ways. The book has four sections: an introduction that charts the rise of prototyping in design history? more specifically in architecture; an overview of techniques; a survey section featuring 30 projects? each presented through texts drawn from first-hand interviews? on-site photographs and drawings; and a reference section? which includes a glossary of technical terms.Hardback | 272 pages217 x 235 x 30.48mm | 1?230g42598Thames & Hudson LtdLondon? United KingdomEnglish