City of Possibility is an exhibit showcasing architectural models of Portland buildings from the 1940s to today. It features key structures and an impressive 18-feet by 20-feet model of Portland's urban core used in the 1970s to shape the Downtown Plan. The exhibit emphasizes the importance of models in architectural design, allowing for contextual evaluation of new constructions and facilitating early design ideation. The exhibit celebrates Portland's architectural history and the role of models in thoughtful urban planning.
"This model was used to think about downtown contextually. If you were going to make a new building, it was a requirement to bring your building model and put it in the larger city model."
"In some cases they're used early on to test ideas about massing and form. They can also show up later as a distillation of the design."
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