Material design informing architecture by materiality /

Schrp̲fer, Thomas.

Material design informing architecture by materiality / [Book] : Thomas Schropfer ; with a foreword by Erwin Viray ; and contributions by James Carpenter ... [et al.]. - Basel : Birkhuser, c2011. - 192 p. : ill. (some col.), plans (some col.) ; 31 cm.

The approach of Material Design opens the way to an innovative use of materials in the design professions. Taking material qualities and properties such as texture, elasticity and transparency as a point of departure, the book describes a multitude of material operations, like folding and bending, carving and cutting, weaving and knitting, mirroring and screening. .

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9783034600354 (hbk.) 3034600356 (hbk.)

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Building materials.
Architecture--Designs and plans.
Architecture, Modern--20th century.
Architecture, Modern--21st century.
Architecture.

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