Bernd Grimm (born 1962) is a German product designer, architectural model builder and artist.
Ten of his models belong to the collection of the architectural icons of the architect Oswald Mathias Ungers.
Together with his fellow student Jan Christophe Kraege, he carried out scientific research on historical buildings such as the Temple of Clitumnus near Spoleto (1985) and produced a model of it.
[2] During his studies, the German Archaeological Institute commissioned him to create a model of the Temple of Mars Ultor at the Forum of Augustus in Rome (1987).
[4] Over the years, ten architectural icons of the Ungers Collection were created, which Grimm produced after intensive research from Alabaster gypsum.
[5] From 2007 until Grimm was the artistic director of Oswald Mathias Ungers Archive for Architectural Research.
(in German: Meine Modelle abstrahieren: sie zeigen keine Bauten, sondern die reine Idee.
Only after this extensive preparatory work can he make decisions about how the respective model should be designed: "First of all, I'm developing a mindset.
[10] Grimm designed the pedestal historically correct as a circular surface and made it so high that the underside of the building, mediated by the steps of the temple, became visible.
Grimm manufactures all his architectural models in pure-white Alabaster gypsum., as this material has a neutral effect and is well suited for the presentation of fine details due to its properties.
Thanks to a scholarship from the Rolf Linnenkamp-Stiftung[15][16] he was able to produce a three-dimensional model of the staircase in stainless steel and birch multiplex in 1:20 scale.
The construction and structure of the staircase were made evident by the fact that the columns were only reproduced as outlines in stainless steel.