Cardboard mockup method

Using full-scale cardboard models to evaluate the feeling of architectural elements before final construction.

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Concepts (2)

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Living process
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A generative process that repeatedly applies the fundamental process to create uniqueness and belonging in the environment
Feedback
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The mechanism by which each step's effect is evaluated against the life of the whole, guiding the unfolding.

Chapters (2)

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Chapter 4: How Differently A Living Process Generates Large Public Buildings
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The working unit chapter that presents Alexander's method for generating large public buildings through living process, illustrated by six major projects.
How Living Process Generates The Process Of Construction
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Chapter 15 of Vol. 3, arguing that the living quality of buildings depends on a process of making that allows continuous feedback and adaptation.

Methods (1)

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Cardboard Mockup Evolutionary Design Method
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Design technique using rough cardboard models iteratively evaluated by wholeness criterion to evolve a design toward greater life

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Surveyor's tape mock‑up methodmethod0.780
Inexpensive tape used to create full‑scale layout mock‑ups, enabling step‑by‑step visual feedback in design.
Cardboard mockup capitals quickly identify best centerfinding0.772
At Back-of-the-Moon, testing cardboard capitals of varying thickness and height revealed one design that maximized the strength of the column center and the negative space.
Full Size Mockupmethod0.770
A technique of building full-scale physical mockups (cardboard, wood, concrete) on site to feel and refine dimensions before construction.
Butcher paper full-scale mock-upmethod0.757
Painting huge sheets of butcher's paper in gouache and hanging them in the actual space to test color combinations before painting the real surface; used in the kitchen, Great Hall, and other projects.
On-Site Physical Mock-upmethod0.754
The practical technique Alexander uses at West Dean and the California wall to test proportions and centers at full scale before committing to permanent construction.
Full-sized cardboard model testmethod0.747
Method of testing truss appearance from below by building a full-scale cardboard mockup to check visual correctness.
mockup testing for feelingmethod0.744
Creating physical mockups to compare which alternative produces the deepest feeling (used in the Great Hall colors, Eishin wall mockups, and molding).
Simple, intentionally rough paper and cardboard models that can be rapidly torn, cut, and patched provide a practical way to evolve design through feedback.claim0.743
Proposed practical method for achieving step-by-step feedback in design.