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Metamorphism: Material Change in Architecture
Ákos Moravánszky
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 280 colour illustrations, 280 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AMA; AMC; AMX; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 165. .
Materiality is a recurring and central issue in architecture. This book explains how materials are constructed , how they become cultural substances. Metamorphism investigates the complex relationship between natural materials and technology, science and sensuality. Gottfried Semper (1803-1879) made the notion of Stoffwechsel the key element of his theory. With this concept he intended to explain how a structural form originally bound to a method of processing is transferred from one material to another, liberated from its original function. For the first time, the book investigates the subject from ... Read more
Materiality is a recurring and central issue in architecture. This book explains how materials are constructed , how they become cultural substances. Metamorphism investigates the complex relationship between natural materials and technology, science and sensuality. Gottfried Semper (1803-1879) made the notion of Stoffwechsel the key element of his theory. With this concept he intended to explain how a structural form originally bound to a method of processing is transferred from one material to another, liberated from its original function. For the first time, the book investigates the subject from ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Basel, Switzerland
ISBN
9783035610192
SKU
V9783035610192
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About Ákos Moravánszky
Prof. em. Akos Moravanszky, ETH Zurich
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