建筑设计近年来有很大的变化,加之现代建筑的复杂的功能要求,先进的科学技术与巧妙的艺术构思常常需要复杂的形体和空间,仅仅用图纸是难以充分表达它们的。建筑师常常在设计过程中就借助于模型来酝酿推敲和完善自己的建筑设计创作。建筑模型能以三度空间的表现力表现一项设计,旁观者能从各个不同角度看到建筑物的体形、空间及周围环境,因而它能在一定程度 Architectural design has undergone great changes in recent years. In addition to the complex functional requirements of modern architecture, advanced science and technology and ingenious artistic concepts often require complex forms and spaces. It is difficult to fully express them using only drawings. Architects often rely on models to scrutinise and refine their architectural designs during the design process. The architectural model can express a design in terms of three-dimensional expressiveness. Bystanders can see the building’s shape, space and surrounding environment from various angles, so that it can to a certain degree.