Surface Architecture
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: August 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9780262134071
Subjects: Architectural structure & design; Theory of architecture; Modern Architecture; Philosophy Of Architecture; Architecture; Design & Drafting; Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation; Architecture / History; General; Planning; Appearance; Architecture and technology; Materials
Description: Visually, many contemporary buildings either reflect their systems of production or recollect earlier styles and motifs. This text explores ways that design can take advantage of production methods so that architecture is neither independent of nor dominated by technology.