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Materiality and Architecture
Sandra Loschke
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Description for Materiality and Architecture
Paperback. Editor(s): Loschke, Sandra Karina. Num Pages: 278 pages, 79 black & white illustrations, 79 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AMA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Once regarded a secondary consideration, in recent years, materiality has emerged as a powerful concept in architectural discourse and practice. Prompted in part by developments in digital fabrication and digital science, the impact of materiality on design and practice is being widely reassessed and reimagined. Materiality and Architecture extends architectural thinking beyond the confines of current design literatures to explore conceptions of materiality across the field of architecture. Fourteen international contributors use elucidate the problems and possibilities of materiality-based approaches in architecture from interdisciplinary perspectives. The book includes contributions from the professions of architecture, art, ... Read more
Once regarded a secondary consideration, in recent years, materiality has emerged as a powerful concept in architectural discourse and practice. Prompted in part by developments in digital fabrication and digital science, the impact of materiality on design and practice is being widely reassessed and reimagined. Materiality and Architecture extends architectural thinking beyond the confines of current design literatures to explore conceptions of materiality across the field of architecture. Fourteen international contributors use elucidate the problems and possibilities of materiality-based approaches in architecture from interdisciplinary perspectives. The book includes contributions from the professions of architecture, art, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
472 g
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138840652
SKU
V9781138840652
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Ref
99-1
About Sandra Loschke
Sandra Karina Loeschke is an architect and Director of Architecture Design and Technology at the University of Sydney, Australia. Her research investigates links between material aesthetics and technology in architecture and unfolds across architectural history and theory, and design research. Her architectural work has been exhibited internationally at the Venice Architecture Biennale and exhibitions in Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and ... Read more
Reviews for Materiality and Architecture
`In this timely collection, a distinction emerges between materials and materiality as that which the substance of building produces in intersection with its environment, users and representations. Exploring diverse conceptual possibilities - from Plato's matter, to Bourriaud's relational aesthetics and Boehme's atmospheres - and through beautifully-considered studies of architectures and artworks, from 18th century country houses ... Read more