Materials for Design, 2

Rand Patrick Victoria Ballard Bell

ISBN 10: 1616891904 / ISBN 13: 9781616891909

Published by Princeton Architectural Press, 2014

About this Item

pp. 272 400 Illus. (Col.).

Seller Inventory # 56743102

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Materials for Design, 2
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1616891904
• ISBN 13: 9781616891909
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Used

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Synopsis

As architecture and design programs throughout the world break out of the classroom and adopt the holistic methods of design/build programs, the need for a textbook that bridges the gap between construction materials and design sensibility is sorely needed. In Materials for Design 2, authors Victoria Ballard Bell and Patrick Rand revisit the format of their award-winning first volume and present sixty new case studies of materials put to imaginative use by today's brightest architects. Bell and Rand introduce each material type—glass, concrete, wood, metal, plastic, and stone—with new text describing its history and significance. Accessible case studies highlight recent advances in design and construction around the world—from a wooden church in Finland and huts in Thailand to a bank encased in a glass cube in Denmark. In a materials landscape that constantly changes to meet the demands of contemporary designers, Materials for Design 2 is an up-to-date guide to the best and most exciting materials at their disposal.

About the Author

Victoria Ballard Bell is an architect who lives and works in Raleigh, NC.

Patrick Rand is a professor in the School of Architecture at North Carolina State University College of Design.