Materiality and Architecture

pt. 1. Presentation -- pt. 2. Agency -- pt. 3. Ecology -- pt. 4. Concepts. Once regarded a secondary consideration, in recent years, materiality has emerged as a powerful concept in architectural discourse and practice. Prompted in part by developments in digital fabrication and digital science, the impact of materiality on design and practice is being widely reassessed and reimagined. Materiality and Architecture extends architectural thinking beyond the confines of current design literatures to explore conceptions of materiality across the field of architecture. Fourteen international contributors use elucidate the problems and possibilities of materiality-based approaches in architecture from interdisciplinary perspectives. The book includes contributions from the professions of architecture, art, architectural history, theory and philosophy, including essays from Gernot Böhme, Jonathan Hill and Philip Ursprung. Important 'immaterial' aspects such as presentation, agency, ecology and concept are examined, deepening our understanding of materiality's role in architectural processes, the production of cultural identities, the pursuit of political agendas, and the staging of everyday environments and atmospheres. In-depth illustrated case studies examine works by Herzog & de Meuron, Zaha Hadid, and Lacaton & Vassal, interspersed with visual essays and interviews with architects such as MVRDV providing a direct connection to practice. Materiality and Architecture is an important read for researchers and students with an interest in architectural theory and related fields such as art, art history, or visual and cultural studies. Once regarded a secondary consideration, in recent years, materiality has emerged as a powerful concept in architectural discourse and practice. Prompted in part by developments in digital fabrication and digital science, the impact of materiality on design and practice is being widely re-assessed and reimagined. Materiality and Architecture extends architectural thinking beyond the confines of current design literatures to explore conceptions of materiality across the field of architecture. Fourteen international contributors use elucidate the problems and possibilities of materiality-based approaches in architecture from interdisciplinary perspectives. The book includes contributions from the professions of architecture, art, architectural history, theory and philosophy, including essays from Gernot Bohme, Jonathan Hill and Philip Ursprung. Important 'immaterial' aspects such as presentation, agency, ecology and concept are examined, deepening our understanding of materiality's role in architectural processes, the production of cultural identities, the pursuit of political agendas, and the staging of everyday environments and atmospheres Presentation. Exposures / Philip Ursprung -- Display Material / Sandra Karina Löschke -- Material Splendour / Gernot Böhme -- Materiality Matters / Gevork Hartoonian -- Agency. Material Antagonism / André Bélanger And Anne Bordeleau -- Historical Materialism / Dijana Alic -- Material Economy And Aesthetic Resistance / Matthias Ludwig -- Ecology. The Immaterial And The Material / Jonathan Hill -- Playing With Fragments Of Modernity : An Interview With Artist Melanie Smith -- Self-organisation And Theoretical Reflection / Sophia Psarra -- Baubotanik / Ferdinand Ludwig -- Concepts. Bauspiel As Material Investigation / Matthew Mindrup -- Recuperative Architectonics / Michael Tawa -- Mvrdv : An Interview With Jacob Van Rijs Of Mvrdv And Moritz Mungenast. Edited By Sandra Karina Löschke. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.