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New Essentialism

New Essentialism

Material Architecture

By (author) Gail Peter Borden

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  • Illustrates the basis of the argument for a New Essentialism, through an examination of how architecture engages materials to effect
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New Essentialism: Material Architecture examines how architecture engages material to create effect. It approaches this complex topic through five critical historical thresholds, represented by analytical precedents and coupled with projective experimental design projects. Unpacking the fundamental methodologies of their geometric, material, spatial, and effectual sensibilities, each threshold builds an examination that reveals the essential methods and processes of design. In turn, this illustrates the basis of the argument for a New Essentialism: its characteristics, methods and the sensibilities that mark its definition.

About the Author

Gail Peter Borden, FAIA is principal of Borden Partnership and Professor and Director of Graduate Programs at the University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design. His work focuses on the role of materiality in architecture.

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Specifications
Publisher
ORO Editions
ISBN
9781939621801
Published
7th Feb 2018
Binding
Paperback / softback
Territory
World excluding USA, Canada, Australasia & Asia (except Japan; China non-exclusive)
Size
254 mm x 203 mm
Pages
452 Pages
Illustrations
400 color
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