Metamorphism : material change in architecture / Ákos Moravánszky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moravánszky, Ákos.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Semper, Gottfried, 1803-1879.

Semper, Gottfried.

Architecture--Philosophy.

Architecture.

Building materials--History.

Building materials.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

319 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Basel : Birkhäuser, [2018]

Summary:

"Materiality is a recurring and key issue in architecture. This book explains how materials are 'constructed', how they become substances of our culture. 'Metamorphism' follows up on the relationship between natural materials and technology, science, and sensuality. Gottfried Semper (1803-1879) made the concept of metabolic processes the key element of his theory. He referred to the fact that architectural forms originally resulting from a method of processing a material are used for other substances. For the first time, the book investigates the subject from a historic point of view whilst reflecting current interdisciplinary findings. Examples from Aalto to Zumthor illustrate the special aspects of erstwhile and contemporary material concepts"--Back cover.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Knitting-on 15

2 Paths to Matter 29

3 The Matter of Nature 61

4 The Four Elements of Architecture 93

5 The Nature of Matter 133

6 The Life of Matter 163

7 The Theory and Practice of Metamorphism 187

8 The Principle of Dressing 217

9 The Apes of Materials 265

10 Immateriality and Formlessness 289.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783035610192

3035610193

OCLC:

1017081487

Publisher Number:

9783035610192