Material Imagination in Architecture

Informationen zum Autor David Dernie is an Architect and Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment at the University of Westminster, UK. He is author of Victor Horta (1995), The Villa d’Este (1996) New Stone Architecture (2003), Exhibition Design (2007), and Architectural Drawings (2010). Jacopo Gaspari is a Researcher at the University of Bologna, Italy, where he teaches Materials and Construction Systems as well as Technologies for Energy Efficiency. His research fields include Climate Resilient Environment, Adaptation and Sustainable Renovation. He holds a PhD in Technology for Architecture. Klappentext Material Imagination in Architecture draws on history and the visual arts, and contemporary architecture to explore this popular theme in architectural practice and education. Zusammenfassung Material Imagination in Architecture draws on history and the visual arts, and contemporary architecture to explore this popular theme in architectural practice and education. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. 1. Constructional Thinking 2. Material Dreams 3. Crystal Utopias 4. Making Surfaces 5. The Matter of Climate Change: Materials and Adaptive Innovation 6. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index

Product details

• Authors: David Dernie, David (University of Westminster Dernie, Dernie David, Jacopo Gaspari, Gaspari Jacopo
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.06.2016
• EAN: 9780415810890
• ISBN: 978-0-415-81089-0
• No. of pages: 294
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Architecture, Architectural structure & design, ARCHITECTURE / Methods & Materials, ARCHITECTURE / General, ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design, ARCHITECTURE / Professional Practice, Architectural structure and design, Architecture: professional practice, Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design