Back in my high school shop class they had us build scale models of entire houses, and it helped me so much. I’ve been building models of my projects ever since, to make sure I get the design ...

His preferred scale is HO scale, commonly used in model railways. Each part of the original Wentworth house, then, was 87 times bigger than its model counterpart.

Aiming to provide an up-close look at the building’s design and lifestyle benefits, and to get feedback from the campus community, UC Santa Barbara is offering scheduled tours of a mock-up of one ...