342 Pages
by
Routledge
342 Pages
by
Routledge
342 Pages
by
Routledge
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Composed of a series of essays, this book deals with the broad issues affecting the nature of architectural materials and provides a focused review of the state of the art materials. It also provides designers with the tools they need to evaluate and select from the thousands of different materials that are available to them. The book is organized into three sections; ‘Time’ looks at how the... Read more
Introduction; Prologue – Evolving Balance; Part One: Time; Matters of Research; Time and Materials; Part Two: Material; Material Families and Properties; Metals; Polymers; Ceramics; Composites; Natural Materials; Selecting Materials; Part Three: Systems; Assemblies; Structural Morphologies; Epilogue – Material World; Bibliography; Glossary.
Biography
Authored by Fernandez, John
“Material Architecture should be of interest to the practicing architect, the student of architecture, the material scientist, and all who are curious about the invention of material assemblies … this publication represents an important addition to the field of material studies.”
— Franca Truniano, Georgia Institute of Technology
