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.)
GBB031613 bnb
015495271 Uk
Building materials. Architecture--Designs and plans. Architecture, Modern--20th century. Architecture, Modern--21st century. Architecture.