Birkhauser

Birkhauser

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  • Autor: Hugues Wilquin
  • Autor: Schropfer Thomas
Material Design: Informing Architecture by Materiality
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Material Design: Informing...

236,25 zł Cena

The approach of Informing Architecture by Materiality opens the way to an innovative use of materials in the design professions. Taking material qualities and properties such as texture, elasticity, transparency and fluidity as a point of departure, the concept described and employed here transcends the conventional definitions of building materials. Instead, the focus is on a multitude of material operations, like folding and bending, carving and cutting, weaving and knitting, mirroring and screening. The featured design strategies and methods address established and "new"; materials alike. They are applied both to the scale of the detail and the entire building.

Aluminium Architecture Construction and Details
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Aluminium Architecture...

87,15 zł Cena

Dostępność: na zamówienie Aluminium is an extremely versatile material, its light weight and its resistance to corrosion make it a particularly suitable material for some specific building requirements. Even in the post-war years, aluminium was already playing an innovative role as can be seen in the work of the French engineer, Jean Prouve. For today's sophisticated architecture, aluminium is highly rated with its clear aesthetical qualities and great strength.