Main entry:

Forrest, Aaron, author.

Title & Author:

Heterogeneous constructions : studies in mixed material architecture / Aaron Forrest, Brett Schneider, Yasmin Vobis.

Publication:

Basel : Birkhäuser, [2024]
©2024

Description:

224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 30 cm

Notes:
Includes glossary.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword : making do / Jesús Vassallo -- Introduction / Aaron Forrest ; Brett Schneider ; Yasmin Vobis -- Glossary -- Provocations. Category errors / Aaron Forrest ; The difficult imperfect whole / Jeannette Kuo ; Mixed media / Yasmin Vobis ; Grid, machine, mud, work, air / Ajay Manthripragada ; How to build heterogeneously / Brett Schneider.

Summary:

Most modern buildings are built from diverse materials, but few confront their manifold composition as a question of both design and performance. This book takes a close look at a series of global building traditions and contemporary practices to uncover the possibilities and challenges of working with mixed materials. Visually stunning, colour-coded drawings reveal the materials and construction for every project. Through case studies, design experiments and writings, the authors examine the opportunities of heterogeneous construction for contemporary, sustainable, circular, and culturally situated architecture.

ISBN:

9783035627626 (paperback)
3035627622 (paperback)

Subject:

Architecture, Modern 21st century Philosophy.
Building materials.
Architecture 21e siècle Philosophie.
Construction Matériaux.
building materials.

Added entries:

Schneider, Brett, author.
Vobis, Yasmin, author.

Studies in mixed material architecture

Holdings:

Location: Library main 320972
Call No.: 320972
Copy: 1
Status: Available