Image: Massing model example Forward to: Definition Models are essential tools to study & present architecture.  This site is designed to assist the entry level architecture students in making a simple massing model.  The chosen project is a simple one room building utilized in ARC 121, Architecture Drafting I class. Project #2 for Architecture Drafting I class, ARC 121 Roof Chimeny Overhang North -south walls East - west walls Model base Orthographic drawings required Basic gluing method Basic cutting skills Materials and equipment recommended Definition of a massing model Process and choices in making a simple massing model Image: Massing model of project #2 for ARC 121, east view Image: Massing model of project #2 for ARC 121, eest view Image: Student making a model mailto:nsaidi@nvcc.edu ARC 121 course outline for N. Saidi ARC 121  projects, N. Saidi, NVCC Dogwood Project Division of Mathematics, Science and Engineering Annandale Campus Northern Virginia Community College Architecture Technology Program at NVCC NVCC home page for Nazanin Saidi This site was designed by Nazanin Saidi, Assistant Professor at Northern Virginia Community College, Architecture Technology,