Mass to membrane /
Goldsmith, Nicholas,author.
FTL/Happold.
If we look at the historical evolution of architecture - from the massive pyramids of Egypt to the framed structures of Greek and Roman construction, to the lighter Gothic vaulting and eventually modern architecture of the twentieth century - we see a continuous, almost linear progression from solid mass construction to diaphanous skins of glass and steel.
Place of publication from publisher website.
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword / Robert Kronenburg -- Mass to membrane -- Shape making or form finding -- Skin: an architectural vocabulary of lightness -- Climate -- Volumetric light -- Sound and music -- Motion: on the road again -- Interior permanent and ephemeral -- The next steps -- Afterword / Thomas Fisher.
If we look at the historical evolution of architecture - from the massive pyramids of Egypt to the framed structures of Greek and Roman construction, to the lighter Gothic vaulting and eventually modern architecture of the twentieth century - we see a continuous, almost linear progression from solid mass construction to diaphanous skins of glass and steel.
Lightweight construction.
Building materials.
Architectural design
Lightweight materials.
Membranes (Technology)
Lightweight construction.
Architecture, Modern.