Dubrovnik probably has the most intimate relationship with their city model. Throughout the gates, one finds sculptures of their bishop holding the model of the city – a reference to the complete reconstruction of the city after a 1667 earthquake.
Similarly, Berlin houses an enormous model of the present day city, as well as a replica of the Soviet plans that were only partially built.
I believe the largest of the these city models is of Shanghai.
Koolhaas talks about the 1845 model of New York as an act of self-idolatry – both possessive and communicative. Unlike the icon, the model is aspirational.
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