Material strategies : innovative applications in architecture / Blaine Brownell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brownell, Blaine, 1970-

Contributor:

Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

Series:

Architecture briefs

Architecture brief series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Building materials--Technological innovations.

Building materials.

Architecture--Technological innovations--Case studies.

Architecture.

Architecture--Technological innovations.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

159 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 2012.

Summary:

This colorful volume on materials in modern architecture examines the properties of specific building materials and explores the ways in which they are used today as well as historical progressions of material choices. Divided into sections covering minerals, concrete, wood, metal, glass, and plastic, each chapter provides an overview of the history and use of the material, examples of its use in modern architecture, and a relevant case studies demonstrating key principles in design and construction related to the specific material. The volume includes full-color photographs throughout and a detailed project index with information on locations and architects is provided. Brownell is an architect teaching at the University of Minnesota. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction

Mineral

Concrete

Wood

Metal

Glass

Plastic.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

ISBN:

1568989865

9781568989860

OCLC:

719428890

Publisher Number:

99947773728