Material Design: Materialität in der Architektur

Thomas Schröpfer

Published by Birkhäuser 2011

Material Design

Materialität in der Architektur

Thomas Schröpfer
With contributions by: James Carpenter , Sheila Kennedy , Liat Margolis , Toshiko Mori , Nader Tehrani and Peter Yeadon
Preface by: Erwin Viray

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783034611817

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About this book

An approach at the world of materials

The 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 renowned 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.

An innovative design approach to materials: a major subject in architecture today
With contributions by James Carpenter, Sheila Kennedy, Liat Margolis, Toshiko Mori, Nader Tehrani, Peter Yeadon, and a foreword by Erwin Viray

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Thomas Schröpfer, Singapore University of Technology and Design SUTD.

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Warum Material Design? Vorwort Erwin Viray Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
Der alternative Ansatz: Beobachten, Spekulieren, Experimentieren Thomas Schröpfer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	10
Eine schwierige Synthese Nader Tehrani Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	34
Zusammenfügung Nader Tehrani and Justin Fowler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
Verbindungen und Anschlüsse Thomas Schröpfer and Elizabeth Lovett Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	62
Weben: Die Tektonik von Textilien Toshiko Mori Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	76
Modulation: Transformation durch Formgebung und Strukturierung Thomas Schröpfer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	88
Das Einfangen des Ephemeren James Carpenter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	106
Reaktive Materialien Sheila Kennedy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	118
Materialisierungen der Nanotechnologie in der Architektur Peter Yeadon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	132
Kodierung Digitale und analoge Taxonavigation Liat Margolis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	148
Die Zukunft von Material Design Thomas Schröpfer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	164
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Language: German
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Audience: Professional/practitioner
Pages
- Main content: 192
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 50
- Coloured Illustrations: 250
Keywords: Architektur; Entwurf; Material

eBook

Published: December 13, 2012
ISBN: 9783034611817