Sustainable construction materials 2012: proceedings of the Second International Conferenc…
by Wu, Shaopeng, Huang, Baoshan, Mo, Liantong, Bowers, Benjamin F., Wuhan-Ligong-Daxue, International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials - Design, Performance, and Application, Wuhan
In recent years architectural discourse has witnessed a renewed interest in materiality under the guise of such familiar tropes as 'material honesty, ' 'form finding, ' or 'digital materiality.' Motivated in part by the development of new materials and an increasing integration …
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.
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.