18 ARCHITECTURE THEORY | HISTORY Ákos Moravánszky
Metamorphism Material Change in Architecture PAGES ILLS. FORMAT PRINT HC
320 280 color 24.5 × 16.5 cm EUR 49.95 / USD 59.95 / GBP 37.99 978-3-0356-1019-2 EN EBOOK EUR 49.95 / USD 59.95 / GBP 37.99 PDF 978-3-0356-0806-9 EN EPUB 978-3-0356-0817-5 EN PRINT + EBOOK EUR 79.95 / USD 96.00 / GBP 59.99 978-3-0356-0807-6 EN Available May 2017
Constructing Material
English
Materiality is a recurring and key issue in architecture. This book explains how materials are “constructed”, how they become substances of our culture. Metamorphism follows up on the relationship between natural materials and technology, science, and sensuality. Gottfried Semper (1803–1879) made the concept of metabolic processes the key element of his theory. He referred to the fact that architectural forms originally resulting from a method of processing a material are used for other substances.
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For the first time, the book investigates the subject from a historic point of view whilst reflecting current interdisciplinary findings. Examples from Aalto to Zumthor illustrate the special aspects of erstwhile and contemporary material concepts. Prof. Ákos Moravánszky ETH Zurich
Materiality as a subject of systematic architectural critique Analyses of built examples illustrate historical and contemporary approaches Explanation of Semper’s theory of metabolic processes as a theoretical model for architecture