The exhibition “Architecture Prototypes and Experiments” at the Aram Gallery looks at the process of architectural design through the model. Models are displayed together with colour tests, material palettes, full-scale mock ups and prototypes, in order to explain the role that such artefacts play in the making of a design.

Such three-dimensional exercises serve different purposes: from the investigation of spatial relationships to explorations of options and atmospheres, from planning to communicating a project. The exhibition aims to unveil and comment how the use of models is framed in each of the architectural practices involved.

Participants include: 31/44, Adjaye Associates, alma-nac, dRMM, David Kohn Architects, East, estudio b, Feilden Fowles, HASA, IF_DO, Mary Duggan Architects, Neri & Hu, Office S&M, Piercy & Company, PUP Architects, Roz Barr Architects, Rural Office for Architecture, Studio Weave, Tonkin Liu, and vPPR.