Editing Prototype (section)

== Architecture ==
In [[architecture]], prototyping refers to either [[Architectural model|architectural model making]] (as form of [[scale model]]ling) or as part of aesthetic or material [[experiment]]ation, such as the ''Forty Wall House'' open source material prototyping centre in Australia.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2021|title=Open source architecture lab launched in Tasmania|journal=Architecture News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Lev|first=Jiri|title=Forty Wall House – 40walls.org|url=https://40walls.org/forty-wall-house/|access-date=2021-09-29|language=en-AU}}</ref>

Architects prototype to test ideas structurally, aesthetically and technically. Whether the prototype works or not is not the primary focus: architectural prototyping is the revelatory process through which the architect gains insight.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Burry|first=Mark|title=Prototyping for Architects|year=2017|isbn=9780500292495<!-- omit location without publisher |location=GB -->}}</ref>