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Skin: surface substance and design

Skin: surface substance and design
Ellen Lupton Princeton Architectural Press ISBN: 9781568987118 amazon.com link This was published alongside an exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design museum in New York in 2002. Ellen Lupton contributes to the following blogs, Design Your Life and DIY Kids. This book is mainly about surface...
November 9th, 2009 | Books | Read More

Transmaterial 2: A Catalog of Materials That Redefine our Physical Environment

Transmaterial 2: A Catalog of Materials That Redefine our Physical Environment
Blaine Brownell Princeton Architectural Press ISBN 9781568987224 amazon.com link As the speed of technological progress continues to accelerate, innovation threatens to outpace architects’ and designers’ working knowledge of materials, thereby limiting their applicability. In order to stay...
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Transmaterial: A Catalog of Materials That Redefine our Physical Environment

Transmaterial: A Catalog of Materials That Redefine our Physical Environment
Blaine Brownell Princeton Architectural Press ISBN: 978-1568985633 amazon.com link While you may not find transmaterial in your dictionary, the word conjures images of moving across great expanses of material or transcending common ideologies about materials. True to his transcendent theme, Brownell...
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Material World 2, Innovative materials for architecture and design

Material World 2, Innovative materials for architecture and design
Materio/Thomas Buxo Frame Publishers ISBN: 3764372796 amazon.com link Following the overwhelming success of Material World, European material experts, Materio have compiled and described innovative materials for architecture and design in the sequel: Material World 2. Once again architects, interior...
November 9th, 2009 | Books | Read More