Materials for Design
Offers a well-illustrated compendium of the experimental leading  edge... it should provide inspiration for anyone interested in contemporary  building. --Azure, Oct. 2006The authors impart a thorough knowledge of glass, wood, concrete, metal, and plastic. A weighty tome, the book is a reference tool, complete with histories, production techniques, and each material's properties, along with case studies of new work. In short, this is the textbook that many of us wish we had in architecture school. --Architectural Record, August 2007"Required reading." --Architect Magazine, September 2006"This comprehensive guide contains 60 case studies of inventive materials. . . . Luscious photography is accompanied by detail drawings that are informative enough to make this a textbook."   --The Architect's Newspaper, December 11, 2006