Material Matters: Architecture and Material Practice Contributor(s): Lloyd Thomas, Katie (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415363268 ISBN-13: 9780415363266 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $66.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Methods & Materials - Architecture | Professional Practice |
Dewey: 720.28 |
LCCN: 2006010010 |
Physical Information: 272 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Bringing together texts and work by theorists and practitioners who are making material central to their work, this book reflects the diverse areas of inquiry which are expanding current material discourse. Focusing on the cultural, political, economic, technological and intellectual forces which shape material practices in architecture, the contributors draw on disciplines ranging from philosophy, history and pedagogy to art practice and digital and low-tech fabrication. By paying critical attention to material, a wide range of issues emerge which are otherwise excluded from architectural discourse, issues that shape and determine the buildings we make, the processes we use and the ways we understand them. Beautifully illustrated and designed, this book is a unique collection which will be of great interest to architectural practitioners and theorists who want to consider the wider implications of material practice, and to students who are developing their own approach to making buildings. |