On Weathering: The Life of Buildings in Time

by Mohsen Mostafavi and David Leatherbarrow

Book Overview

On Weathering illustrates the complex nature of the architectural project by taking into account its temporality, linking technical problems of maintenance and decay with a focused consideration of their philosophical and ethical implications.In a clear and direct account supplemented by many photographs commissioned for this book, Mostafavi and Leatherbarrow examine buildings and other projects from Alberti to Le Corbusier to show that the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026263144X
• ISBN13: 9780262631440
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher