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001			ASIN3034600356
003			OSt
005			20180116192422.0
008			140509s2010 xxu eng d
020			_a3034600356 (hardcover) _c$74.00
020			_a9783034600354 (hardcover)
040			_csada
082			_a720.28 _bSCH 2010
100	1		_aSchr�pfer, Thomas. _97545
245	1	0	_aMaterial design / _cThomas Schr�pfer.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_a[S.l.] : _bBirkh�user Architecture, _c2010.
300			_a192 p. ; _c31 cm.
520			_aThe 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. The examples comprise prototype structures as well as large building projects. Eight chapters deal with surfaces and layers, joints and juctions, weaving and texturing, nanoscale transformations, responsiveness, the integration of ephemeral factors like wind and light as well as material collections providing professional resources. Written by reknowned experts in this field, the book features many examples from international contemporary architecture. The introductory part provides the conceptual background, while a final chapter describes consequences for pressing issues of today, like sustainability or life cycle assessment.
650			_aBuilding materials _97546
856	4	0	_3Amazon.com _uhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/3034600356/chopaconline-20
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