Model Making

The exercise introduces the multiple uses of  models, from communication, to being tools which  enable the design process. Basic model-making  techniques like drafting, cutting and pasting are  
introduced through a time problem during which  the students select appropriate materials to make a cube, a cuboid and a pyramid. Then, the focus  shifts to developing the ability to handle thick paper  
boards, to use material effi ciently, and to make  use of cladding techniques. The students learn to  use models as quick tools to understand 3D forms  through the making of a cube to be assembled  
from minimum 4 parts before a fi nal model is made.  
They then move on to making Archimedean solids  by interlocking surfaces in an exercise that brings in  the added dimension of team work. Finally, groups of students receive a set of drawings  which they read before turning them into a model.  The focus is on identifying appropriate materials  to build the model, and following the various steps of the process of model-making: drafting the  drawing, making a process model, selecting the  materials, sampling a section and arriving at the fi nal  presentation.