| Description |
192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm |
| Contents |
Why material design? -- The alternative approach: observation, speculation, experimentation -- Difficult synthesis -- Aggregation -- Joints and unctions -- Weaving: the tectonics of textiles -- Modulation: transformation by shaping and texturing -- Capturing the ephemeral -- Responsive materials -- Materializations of nanotechnology in architecture -- Encoding: digital & analogue taxonavigation -- The future of material design |
| Summary |
"In this book, architects, landscape architects, and other designers discuss state of the art and project emerging trends in material design. Using an alternative approach premised on observation, speculation, and experimentation, a comprehensive view of today's and tomorrow's material technologies nd design methods is developed. Leading experts in the field provide detailed insights into the strategies of material design in architectural applications such as: aggregation, joints and junctions, weaving, modulation, ephemeral phenomena, responsive materials, materializations of nanotechnology, encoding." |
| Notes |
Due December 2010 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Building materials.
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Architecture.
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Architecture, Modern -- 20th century.
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Architecture, Modern -- 21st century.
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| Author |
Schröpfer, Thomas.
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Viray, Elwin
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Carpenter, James, 1949-
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| ISBN |
9783034600354 |
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3034600356 hardback |
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