Miraculous Models 2: Andrew Southwood-Jones, Paul Donnelly

Models ignite the imagination, reveal knowledges and spawn curiosity. They are used in mathematics and the sciences, art and architecture, to explore complex ideas and to make them tangible. They can be experimental or explanatory, tactile or object-based.

Models have been a valued part of the education process since the late-19th century. Their role has evolved with technological developments, and today they take on new forms, materials, processes and operate across the digital and the physical realm.

In this series of conversations we discuss models from the historic to contemporary, exploring their application from research to practice, and discuss their creative potential and aesthetic appeal. All talks are moderated by Kate Goodwin.

About the moderator

Kate Goodwin is a curator, writer and educator working across the arts and spatial practice. She is an Adjunct Professor (Architecture) at the University of Sydney, member of the Tin Sheds Gallery advisory board and co-founder of the event platform ‘Architecture Amplified’. She was Head of Architecture at the Royal Academy of Arts in London (2003-2021) where she curated ground-breaking exhibitions, including Sensing Spaces: Architecture Reimagined and Renzo Piano. She was awarded a Royal Institute of British Architects Honorary Fellowship in 2016.