For students and adults aged 18 and over, all abilities.
Join model maker and papercut artist, Ellie Sampson, for an introduction into the intricacies of architectural sketch modelling. Make your own scaled down solutions for a tricky terrain inspired by the ‘Difficult Sites: Architecture Against the Odds’ exhibition.
Learn some of the basic skills needed to make neat and carefully crafted models and folded paper forms. We will create quick response models to test techniques. Moving on to examine a site to create a few test models responding to the terrain of the site and then a final idea for your new model building.
About the workshop leader
Ellie Sampson is a model maker and lecturer. After completing her RIBA Parts I and II at the Bartlett School of architecture, she became the full-time model maker and workshop manager at Haworth Tompkins Architects in 2019.
Currently she is freelance and teaching first year MSci architecture at The Bartlett. Ellie works with clients across a wide range of creative disciplines including architecture, games development, film, jewellery, and exhibition design.
Venue accessibility
This workshop is being held at 66 Portland Place in London, find out more about the accessibility features currently in place at this building.
- Nearest London Underground stations are Oxford Circus, Regents Park and Great Portland Street
- Buses that stop nearby include: C2, 18, 27, 30, 88, 205 and 453
- Bicycle racks are located outside 66 Portland Place and cycle hire docking stations can be found along Portland Place
- On-street parking is available on Portland Place (A4021) and its vicinity. Please note 66 Portland Place is inside the northern boundary of the Congestion Charging zone
