Direct and Indirect Geometry of Architectural Paper Model: Images for Imagination

We present some remarks on the different communicative features of images generated by physical models for architecture, our study is part of an interdisci-plinary research and educational project between Representation and Mathe-matics (with focus on Geometry). In particular, our work frames the problem of direct and indirect use of physical models, with attention to the constituent and readable geometry in the origami model (especially in its meaning of means to represent the architectural form). Over time, physical models have undeniably played an important role in the ed-ucational path, mainly in activities carried out in close contact with the teaching staff. However, to date it is important to reflect on the possibility of effectively communicating models’ properties and prerogatives also through their synthetic representation, namely through a critically selected set of images, in order to construct a visual narration that can highlight their meaning.