Metamorphism
Material Change in Architecture
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Word Count
80,000 words, Guess
Page Count
320 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139783035610192
- ISBN-103035610193
- OCLC Control Number1017081487
- Better World Books9783035610192
- Open LibraryOL34540241M
Classifications
- LCCNA2500 .M67 2018
Description
"Materiality is a recurring and key issue in architecture. This book explains how materials are 'constructed', how they become substances of our culture. 'Metamorphism' follows up on the relationship between natural materials and technology, science, and sensuality. Gottfried Semper (1803-1879) made the concept of metabolic processes the key element of his theory. He referred to the fact that architectural forms originally resulting from a method of processing a material are used for other substances. For the first time, the book investigates the subject from a historic point of view whilst reflecting current interdisciplinary findings. Examples from Aalto to Zumthor illustrate the special aspects of erstwhile and contemporary material concepts"--Back cover.
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