Monday, April 21, 2014

Reading Response 006: Models, Prototypes & Archetypes

Manufacture methodology had extended from reduction of timber and stone to accretion of concrete and steel. It is not only an extension of traditional practice taking advantage of new technologies, but also a challenge of reconsidering our representational paradigms including the model. The new present of manufacturing will expand the realm of industry and imagination.
Before manufacture becoming a handy task for architects, design exploration, resolution, development and representation are very straightforward and tied to people with specific specialty. Now the boundary between design and practice becomes blurred, transforming the role of model, prototype and archetype and the role of architects.
The definition of model is a representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something. The prototype, in contrast, is the original or model on which something is based or formed. New manufacture present the physical as the presentation of an idea and a prototype. Simply, the model is a progressive prototype, leading to the eventual presentation of an idea. The simplification of process eases the responsibilities of the designer. We have a blurring of definition of the model and the prototype, and with it, a lack of clarity into the role of the archetype.


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