Paperback
480 illustrations
240 pages
250 x 250 mm
ISBN 978 1 85669 555 8
$0.00
Published February 2008
Contents
Introduction
1. Materials for Building
2. Materials and Form
3. In The Nature of Materials
4. Place
5. Time
6. Use
7. Junctions
8. Surfaces
9. Meaning
10. Materiality and Translucency
Conclusion
Index Notes
Acknowledgements
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After a century dominated largely by discussions of space and form there is now renewed interest in the material aspects of architecture. Backlashing against the digital and virtual wave, there is a fresh emphasis on the material qualities of buildings while, ironically, it is the information technologies that allow the architect direct control over what happens on the building site once more. The early chapters of the book survey the field historically and explore the theory of materials and form. These are followed by seven thematic chapters and a well-illustrated discussion of the future of materials, with examples chosen from contemporary architecture. The book aims to encourage students and architects to take more interest in this often neglected aspect of architecture. It counters the tendency to think of materials as a technical issue by addressing the subject historically and critically, linking cultural ideas to technical means.
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Richard Weston is Professorial Research Fellow at the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University. A noted expert on Nordic Architecture, his previous books include a Sir Banister Fletcher Prize-winning study of Alvar Aalto.
Anything by Richard Weston starts with the advantage that he is a pro who writes like a dream. ... materials will continue to be at the forefront of discussion about contemporary architecture.
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This book is a delight..the illustrations themselves are excellent. How splendid to have the buildings we know well illustrated by pictures we have not seen before..
Architectural Review
What a delight: a book about materials that isn’t a catalogue of building materials. No lists of the properties of stone, wood, concrete, glass and steel; instead, an invitation to think about what materials are, and about what it means to call architecture an art of materials. .... this is a wonderfully perceptive and readable book that architecture students will love.
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