Shing - Origami Architecture: Papercraft Models of the Worlds Most Famous Buildings: Origami Book with 16 Projects & Instructional DVD

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1. Origami. 2. Architectural models. 3. 4. Paper art. I. I.

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Table of Contents Paris, France Pisa, Italy The Forbidden City, Beijing, China Washington D.C., USA Beijing, China Sydney, Australia Paris, France Osaka, Japan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia London, England London, England Washington D.C., USA New York City, USA Athens, Greece Washington D.C., USA London, England How to Download the Bonus Material of this Book.
1. You must have an internet connection. 2. Click the link below or copy paste the URL to your web browser. INTRODUCTION This book is filled with paper sculpture designs that will let you create paper replicas of some of the worlds most beautiful and most famous buildings. INTRODUCTION This book is filled with paper sculpture designs that will let you create paper replicas of some of the worlds most beautiful and most famous buildings.

The facade designs Ive recreated are based on the real architecture of these buildings. Eight of sixteen buildings in this book use a uniquely designed interlocking system in which no glue is needed (except to glue the structure onto the baseboards). The other eight buildings are made with different folding mechanisms that need some glue to assemble them. I recommend using acid-free heavy paper for these projects, if you do, your building will last for many years and will resist turning brittle and yellow or fade with age. If you follow the provided instructions and cut each piece and assemble as directed, youll see that making these sculptures is not really that difficult. Im particularly proud of the way these sculptures can be folded flat and opened again.

This in itself is a fascinating part of the construct; if you tried to draw a diagram or analyze it, you would see the complexity that goes into this mechanism. When the buildings are erected they are an amazing sight. I prefer to use white paper because the play of light and shade over a plain surface looks gorgeous, and more clearly reflects the structure of the piece. By contrast, a colored surface may be confusing because your eyes will focus on the two dimensional part of the structure and less on the three dimensional part of it. So leaving it plain and not coloring or decorating it is the best way to display your art work. Although each of these structures is designed to fold, frequent opening and folding is not recommended due to the complexity and fragility of these paper structures.

Keep it in an open position as much as you can and it will retain its beauty for years to come.
MY DESIGN PROCEDURE
After studying pictures of a building, I sketch a basic outline. Then I use my computer to redraw the sketch. Next, I design a feasible mechanism that makes the structure capable to stand and be folded. I then select the artistic details of the structure that can be cut out of paper and add those. Then I add other details to the drawings unless it might reduce the strength of the structure. I go on to design a logical assembly procedure to make assembling easier.

Finally, I create a prototype. If it needs any adjustment, I go back and modify the drawings. Ill repeat this step again and again if necessary.
SUITABLE MATERIALS: I use acid-free card stock, which can last for many years and will not turn brittle and yellow or fade with age. Card stock size is 8.5 x 11 (21.59 x 27.94 cm). Paperweight is between 60 lb to 220 lb (130 gsm to 480 gsm). For the baseboards I recommend stiff cardboard of 220 lb (480 gsm) or more.
TOOLS:
A sharp hobby knife: the sharper the better.

Either learn to sharpen the blades, or change blades whenever it begins to drag and catch. A burnishing tool: This is handy for creasing a neat fold line. If you dont have a burnishing tool, an inkless ballpoint pen can work as well. A ruler: It can be either a metal or plastic ruler. You can use it with a burnishing tool to crease a neat fold line. Cutting mat: get the self-healing mats available in office and art supply stores.

It is effective for protecting your table and your knife, more importantly, it makes cutting easier. Toothpicks: For spreading glue. Tweezers: For handling small parts. White glue: This is perfect for gluing parts of the building because when it dries its invisible and it holds paper very well. Be careful though, because once its dried you wont be able to change anything without tearing the paper. Ultimately, your head and hands are your most important toolslet them do as much of the work as possible.
GUIDELINES AND HINTS:
Please read through all the instructions for a building before you attempt to build it.

You must understand completely what you are trying to do before you do it. Follow the step-by-step instructions as closely as you can. Do not skip any steps, they are all important. Always work on a flat, firm, and clean surface. Crease with a burnishing tool and a ruler to make a neat fold line. Be careful when you glue one piece to another.

Once it dries theres no going back. _____________ Black solid lines on the templates represent cutting lines. ------------------ Black dashed lines or _____________ blue lines represents folding lines or gluing lines. The folding direction or gluing position is called out in the caption for the images. Eight of sixteen buildings use an interlocking system, so no glue is applied (except gluing the building to the baseboards). If you dont want the building to stick out from the baseboard when it is folded, you can increase the size of the baseboards.

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