Material matters : architecture and material practice / edited by Katie Lloyd Thomas.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lloyd Thomas, Katie

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Building materials.

Architecture.

Physical Description:

262 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

Summary:

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. own approach to making buildings.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

041536325X

9780415363259

0415363268

9780415363266

020301362X

9780203013625

OCLC:

65341027

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