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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809450703321

Titolo

Innovation in architecture / / edited by Alan J. Brookes and Dominique Poole

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Spon Press, 2004

ISBN

1-138-46071-0

1-280-05260-0

0-203-40242-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 pages)

Classificazione

21.60

Altri autori (Persone)

BrookesAlan <1939->

PooleDominique

Disciplina

721/.09/04

Soggetti

Architecture and technology

Architecture - Technological innovations

Building materials

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction / Alan J. Brookes and Dominique Poole -- Exploring, rehearsing, delivering / Mike Davies -- Concept before calculation / Tony Hunt -- A process-oriented architecture / David Kirkland -- Material innovation and the development of form / Mark Lovell -- More than architecture : David Marks and Julia Barfield / Dominique Poole -- An engineer's perspective / Mike Cook -- Touch the earth lightly : Richard Horden / Dominique Poole -- Production processes, sources, and uses of materials : Eva Jiricna / Alan J. Brookes -- Constructing the ephemeral : innovation in the use of glass / Luke Lowings and James Carpenter -- The tradition of the primitive with modern materials : an Australian perspective / Chris Clarke -- A passion for building : Volkwin Marg / Alan J. Brookes -- The incredible lightness of being / Chris Wilkinson.

Sommario/riassunto

In this highly original book, through a series of essays, key architects and engineers in Europe, Australia, and the USA describe the ideas and development behind the innovative technology in their chosen projects, with the emphasis being on the means of production and the links between design and the manufacturing process.