Material Imagination in Architecture draws on history and the visual arts; and contemporary architecture to explore this popular theme in architectural practice and education.In the context of a discipline increasingly driven by digital production; this text explores architecture and making and the diverse influences on the material reality of architectural form: it argues that the crafts; fabrication and assemblage of its making remain vital elements of contemporary architectural language.This broad-ranging text bridges the gap between a technical or otherwise fragmentary knowledge of materials of the specialist; and the tacit or instinctive understanding of materials that the artist; sculptor or architect may have. It identifies key material themes pertinent to contemporary architectural debate and develops a discourse about future practice that is framed by environmental imperatives and grounded in a historical understanding of the meaning and use of materials.Material iconology in architecture is a well-established tradition and this book draws on that background to investigate the possibilities; and limits; of using materials in contemporary design to communicate the themes and contexts of an architectural project; a material’s relationship to context; and to the history of practices that belong to the traditions of making buildings. Each theme is explored in case studies from twelve countries around the world; including the UK; USA; Spain; Italy; Germany; Australia and China.
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