Main entry:

Kottas, Dimitris.

Title & Author:

Architecture and construction in plastic / [author, Dimitris Kottas ; text, contributed by the architects, edited by Naomi Ferguson].

Publication:

Barcelona : Linksbooks, [2012]

Description:

239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 29 cm

Notes:
Simon Conder Associates / Black Rubber Beach House -- Studio Archea / Enzimi -- Kengo Kuma & Assocates / Oribe Tea House -- Cloud 9 / Pabellón de la Sed -- Henning Stummel Architects / Extension to Georgian Town House -- ai3 / Artistic Image/Artemis Creative -- Magma Architecture / Head-in/Im Kopf -- Taku Sakausi + Chika Kijima / O.F.D.A. / Suruga Kindergarten -- Future Systems / World Classrooms -- Felix Jerusalem / Straw House -- Anderson Anderson Architecture / Alluvial Sponge Comb -- NIO Architecten / Bus Station in Hoofddorp -- MMW Architects / Kiss the Frog! -- Hobby a., Wolfgang Maul & Walter Schuster / House for Eva and Fritz -- Altro Studio / Inflatable house -- Spine² / Schanzenupgrade -- Nader Tehrani / A Change of State -- B + W architecture (Ueli Brauen + Doris Wälchli) / "La Miroiterie" Retail Center -- Unfold & Tony Michiels / Jaga -- Muti Randolph / Plastic.o.rama -- NL Architects / Wos 8 -- Ronan & Edwan Bouroullec / Ideal House -- Rémy Marciano / Ruffi sport complex -- Urban A & O / Bone Wall -- ghigos / Fast Architecture -- Kalhöfer -- Korschildgen / FAhrt ins Grüne -- Zaha Hadid / Lilas -- Florian Nagler Architetekten.
Text is in English, translated from the Spanish.

Summary:

"This invaluable addition to any designer's library is a two-part volume which explores in depth the possibilities of plastics. The first section comprises a presentation of the properties of this fascinating group of materials, from technical specifications to the charateristics of thje most resent plastic-based materials. The second section presents a selection of projects that demonstrate the possibilities of these materials in contemporary architecture, constituting an inexhaustible source of ideas for the reader. The projects - by leading architectural practices around the world, each accompanied by full-color photographs and in-depth explanatory texts - push the boundaries of the constructional possibilities of plastics with designs of exceptional quality and daring. Whether you're looking for ideas or interested in learning about the technicla possibilities of contemporary plastic matererials, you will find this volume to be a source of inspiration."-- Back cover.

ISBN:

9788415123248
8415123248

Subject:

Plastics in building.
Plastics Properties.
Architecture, Modern 21st century.
Matières plastiques dans la construction.
Matières plastiques Propriétés.
Architecture 21e siècle.
Architecture, Modern

Added entries:

Ferguson, Naomi.

Architecture & construction, plastic
Plastic

Holdings:

Location: Library main 287838
Call No.: BIB 229241
Status: Available