At first glance, the wooden assemblage, about 2 feet long, could be a work of art—an early experiment by Noguchi, perhaps. But something else is going on; the piece is actually a sequence. The first ...

Many of these icons of the constructivist movement--which influenced Zaha Hadid and Rem Koolhaas--used to only exist in sketches or photographs. Exhibition Explores How Models Made People Gaga For ...

The Panorama of the City of New York / Queens Museum of Art. Image © Mr.TinMD via Flickr under CC BY-ND 2.0 These urban models transcend their role as mere planning ...