Material Design: Informing Architecture by Materiality
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By Thomas Schröpfer, James Carpenter (Contribution by), Sheila Kennedy (Contribution by), Liat Margolis (Contribution by), Toshiko Mori (Contribution by), Nader Tehrani (Contribution by), Peter Yeadon (Contribution by)
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The approach of "Informing Architecture by Materiality" opens the way to an innovative use of materials in the design professions. Taking material qualities and properties such as texture, elasticity, transparency and fluidity as a point of departure, the concept described and employed here transcends the conventional definitions of building materials. Instead, the focus is on a multitude of material operations, like folding and bending, carving and cutting, weaving and knitting, mirroring ...






















