Architecture and Everyday Materiality.
Essays on Building Materials, Humans, and their interaction.
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 15. April 2070
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-3-0356-2809-8 (ISBN)
Description
This anthology of essays explores the myths and meanings of everyday building materials such as brick, concrete, plaster and plastic, decoding the symbols and signs deeply embedded in material culture and unmasking hidden ideologies. This work creates a bridge between architectural theory and practice, cultural studies and philosophy. It changes the way we see our built world.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Basel/Berlin/Boston
Switzerland
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Product notice
Klappenbroschur
Illustrations
10 farbige Abbildungen, 30 s/w Abbildungen
30 Illustrations, black and white; 10 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 140 mm
Width: 210 mm
ISBN-13
978-3-0356-2809-8 (9783035628098)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Gordon Shrigley, architect and architectural theorist