Lorraine Farrelly

Basics Architecture 02: Construction & Materiality (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Basics Architecture 02: Construction & Materiality is an in-depth exploration of the key materials used in modern architecture. The book covers materials including stone and brick, concrete, timber, glass, steel and composites. It examines their history, development and practical application in contemporary architecture.

Discussion is supported by a variety of case studies and examples of work taken from the best of contemporary architecture, as well as practical student exercises and resources.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350034792
• Artikelnr.: 54882679

Autorenporträt

Lorraine Farrelly co-ordinates architecture and interior design courses at the University of Portsmouth. She has lectured and taught at universities around the world, and presented her research on architecture and the European city at conferences internationally. She has written several books and articles about contemporary architecture and interior design.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. How to get the most out of this book. Brick and stone: Timeline: brick and stone
Origins and chronology
Cultural and material context
Application
Grand master: Antonio Gaudi
Woolf Architects: Brick Leaf House
Eric Parry Architects: 30 Finsbury Square. Concrete: Timeline: Concrete
Origins and chronology
Cultural and material context
Application
Grand master: Tadao Ando
Zaha Hadid: The Central Building
Axel Schultes and Charlotte Frank: Baumschulenweg Crematorium. Timber: Timeline: Timber
Origins and chronology
Cultural and material context
Application
Grand master: Edward Cullinan
Sean Godsell: The Carter/Tucker House
Glenn Howells Architects: The Savill Building. Glass and steel: Timeline: Glass and steel
Origins and chronology
Cultural and material context
Application
Grand master: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Foster + Partners: The McLaren Technology Centre
Grimshaw Architects: Fundacion Caixa Galicia. Composite materials: Timeline: Composite materials
Origins and chronology
Cultural and material context
Application
Grand master: Charles Eames
Stanton Williams Architects: House of Fraser, Bristol
dRMM: The Kingsdale School. Innovation, sustainability and the future: Directions
Innovation
Sustainability
The future. Conclusion. Samples panel. Glossary and picture credits. Acknowledgements.