Material Precedent: The Typology of Modern Tectonics

by G.P. Borden

A comprehensive, richly illustrated catalog focusing on materials used in great twentieth-century architecture

Viewed primarily in technical terms pertaining to construction, material has often been overlooked in the discourse on architectural design. Yet, it is material that breathes life into architecture by realizing concepts into meaningful physical forms. Whether it is wood, glass, steel, plastic, or concrete, material can be employed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470477296
• ISBN13: 9780470477298
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 4.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.2" x 10.0"