Metamorphism : : Material Change in Architecture / / Ákos Moravánszky.
Materiality is a recurring and central issue in architecture. This book explains how materials are "constructed", how they become cultural substances. Metamorphism investigates the complex relationship between natural materials and technology, science and sensuality. Gottfried Semper (1803...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2018 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Basel : : Birkhäuser, , [2017] ©2018 |
Year of Publication: | 2017 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD: ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL
- 1. INTRODUCTION: KNITTING-ON
- 2. PATHS TO MATTER
- 3. THE MATTER OF NATURE
- 4. THE FOUR ELEMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE
- 5. THE NATURE OF MATTER
- 6. THE LIFE OF MATTER
- 7. THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF METAMORPHISM
- 8. THE PRINCIPLE OF DRESSING
- 9. THE APES OF MATERIALS
- 10. IMMATERIALITY AND FORMLESSNESS
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
- ILLUSTRATION CREDITS