In this course we will examine how to setup architectural models in Rhino. We will be examining the NeuNationalgalerie by architect Mies van der Rohe, a modernist icon from the mid-20th century, and learning how we might model it in Rhino from 2D plans and sections of the building. 

Mies famously coined the term ‘less is more’, and the gallery was his last project and is considered the culmination of his architectural approach, focusing on simplicity and open space. The gallery is an icon of 20th century architecture, and is essentially just a glass & steel box sitting above a podium. The gallery features a large open exhibition space free of interior columns bound by glass walls and a floating roof, blurring the boundaries between interior and exterior space. In 2021, it reopened after a significant renovation by David Chipperfield architects.