Models of Cities - Page 4

JDRCRASH · #1 Posted **Mar 22, 2011, 3:53 AM**

I know the post i'm quoting is ANCIENT, but after looking at 2 certain cities so many times in this thread, I just can't take it anymore.....

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Originally Posted by peanut gallery

I kick myself for not checking out that Shanghai model when I was there. I heard about it on my second-to-last day but didn't make the effort to go. Stupid, stupid me.

I kick myself that LA doesn't have a city/region model, least of all displaying a future like that. I rarely bash my own city, but it really does suck fuckin' ass right now.

Cirrus · #2 Posted **Jun 12, 2009, 7:36 PM**

There's a cool model of Washington at the National Building Museum, but they don't let you take pictures of it.

rockyi · #3 Posted **Jun 27, 2009, 1:12 PM**

I've been meaning to stop by this thread for awhile now but must have gotten sidetracked every time. I'm glad I finally stopped by.
Fascinating!

Wrightguy0 · #4 Posted **Jun 27, 2009, 2:06 PM**

"We're not aware of any city model that has a footprint of this size and scale anywhere else in this country,"

Ummm, New York? (not exactly that scale, but it is quite immense in area and detail)

NYCLuver · #5 Posted **Jun 28, 2009, 5:57 AM**

I would love to own my apartment building for $250 dollars, but hell $10,000 dollars to own a signature building, that's crazy expensive.

NYguy · #6 Posted **Jul 2, 2009, 7:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by Wrightguy0

"We're not aware of any city model that has a footprint of this size and scale anywhere else in this country,"

Ummm, New York? (not exactly that scale, but it is quite immense in area and detail)

I think it's a reference to the "exact" scale, meaning building size. The Chicago model is larger in that sense, though obviously the New York model is much larger.

aspiringArchitect · #7 Posted **Jul 25, 2009, 11:44 PM**

Here are the photos I took recently of the Chicago model. Not as immense as some on here, but still pretty big, and very detailed.

Ex-Ithacan · #8 Posted **Jul 26, 2009, 12:52 AM**

^ thanks for sharing your pics. Not sure what exactly it is, but these city models fascinate me.

Clevelumbus · #9 Posted **Jul 26, 2009, 1:33 AM**

Great thread!

DiamondDog_74 · #10 Posted **Jul 29, 2009, 1:30 AM**

The wooden Moscow is my favorite so far. It's quite beautiful. Makes me want to go visit.

Here's the new larger model of Downtown Chicago on display at the Chicago Architecture Foundation. I apologize for not having more photos, but I only had a few minutes before my tour started.

I'll take more of it the next time I go on one of their tours. The whole exhibit is very cool, actually.

NYguy · #11 Posted **Jan 8, 2010, 10:37 AM**

WTC and Lower Manhattan model from Dan DC

LSyd · #12 Posted **Jul 29, 2009, 2:52 AM**

whoa, sweet.

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sentinel · #13 Posted **Jul 30, 2009, 5:11 PM**

^^ Columbian Model Makers has spent about 6-8 months designing and creating that model, which in person is pretty amazing. Since they do a lot of scale models for a lot of architecture firms in Chicago, they were able to include all building currently under construction or recently completed, such as the Aqua and Legacy @ Millenium park. even thought the model itself is only of the Chicago "Central Area" portion (it doesn't include anything along the gold coast/lincoln park/lakeview/edgewater or anthing south of the museum campus area) it's impressive because the scale is pretty large, 1/64" = 1'-0" if I remember correctly.

sentinel · #14 Posted **Jul 30, 2009, 5:12 PM**

^^Correction, it's actually at 1/32 scale.

peanut gallery · #15 Posted **Jul 30, 2009, 6:57 PM**

It's amazing. Did I spy the (unfortunately) half-built Waterview in there as well?

DiamondDog_74 · #16 Posted **Jul 31, 2009, 2:44 AM**

Here are more photos of the Chicago Model City presented by the Chicago Architecture Foundation.

For those unfamiliar with Chicago, the CAF is at the Railway Exchange Building (Santa Fe Bldg.) on South Michigan Avenue at Jackson Blvd., across from the Art Institute and Grant Park.

I took these yesterday. I apologize that I had to use the flash.

NYguy · #17 Posted **Aug 27, 2009, 6:31 PM**

^ Those are fantastic.

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tdurden5573 · #18 Posted **Aug 28, 2009, 2:11 AM**

Hannover has a cool display of 4 versions of the city: a 1600 verion of a midevil Hannover, a 1938 model with a beautyful baroque city, a 1945 model of just rubble and a 1995 model of a modern city. Pretty neat, but I didn't have a camera handy...

Ex-Ithacan · #19 Posted **Aug 28, 2009, 11:11 AM**

Whoa, I haven't checked out this thread for a while. Great additions guys, cool pics DiamondDog, and thanks for the vids NYguy. This stuff is amazing.

KevinFromTexas · #20 Posted **Aug 28, 2009, 11:43 AM**

Sometimes I fantasize about having a warehouse of my own so I can have a huge model like that. There would be leather rolly chairs and an old refrigerator stocked with cold beer. It would be good. And of course, you guys could come over any time.