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Surveyor's tape mock‑up method

Inexpensive tape used to create full‑scale layout mock‑ups, enabling step‑by‑step visual feedback in design.

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  • Using full-scale cardboard models to evaluate the feeling of architectural elements before final construction.
  • 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.
  • Creating physical mockups to compare which alternative produces the deepest feeling (used in the Great Hall colors, Eishin wall mockups, and molding).
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  • 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.
  • Design technique using rough cardboard models iteratively evaluated by wholeness criterion to evolve a design toward greater life
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