Introduction: Immaterial/Material 1: House and Home 2: Hunting the Shadow Conclusion: Immaterial-Material Index of Immaterial Architectures: Introduction. Acrylic. Yarn. Air. Air Conditioning. Aluminium. Bamboo. Cloud. Compost. Condensation. Dust. Fabric. Fireworks. Fluorescent Light. Frosted Light. Lightning. Lily. Mesh. Milky-White Glass. Mirror. Mirror Glass. Night Light. Nordic Light. Oak Tree. Oil. Paper. Plaster. Rust. Sgraffito. Silence. Sound. Steel. Television. Weather.
Biography
Jonathan Hill is Professor of Architecture and Visual Theory and Director of the MPhil/PhD by Architectural Design programme at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London. He is the author of The Illegal Architect (1998) and Actions of Architecture (2003) and editor of Occupying Architecture (1998) and Architecture—the Subject is Matter (2001) among others. Galleries where he has had solo exhibitions include the Haus der Architektur, Graz, and Architektur-Galerie am Weissenhof, Stuttgart.
'This culturally well-rounded book is organised around two main chapters and an illustrated dictionary ... Far more encouraging of creativity than many a "beginner's guide", and more immediately applicable to studio practice than the raw ingredients found in anthologies of architectural theory. As such it deserves a place at the table of students and practitioners alike.' – Tim Martin, Architecture Journal
'Jonathan Hill's work is absolutely definitive.' – Building Design
