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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | As architecture programs throughout the country break out of the classroom and adopt the holistic methods of design/build programs, the need for a textbook that bridges the gap between construction materials and design sensibility is sorely needed. Materials for Design is that book. Students must be taught how a choice of material affects the form and look of a structure; they must also learn how inspired design can inject any material with true personality and zeal. Broken into five sectionsglass, wood, metals, plastics, and concreteMaterials for Design makes a thorough study of each material's properties, followed by a series of 1012 case studies of that material put to imaginative use by today's brightest architects from around the world. There is no other textbook on the market that tackles material details so thoroughly while presenting lush, inspired color photographs, plan drawings, and detailed architectural diagrams. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Victoria Ballard Bell | | Paperback: | 272 pages | | Publisher: | Princeton Architectural Press | | Publication Date: | July 30, 2006 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1568985584 | | Product Length: | 10.84 inches | | Product Width: | 8.5 inches | | Product Height: | 0.91 inches | | Product Weight: | 2.59 pounds | | Package Length: | 10.6 inches | | Package Width: | 8.5 inches | | Package Height: | 1.0 inches | | Package Weight: | 2.7 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 10 reviews |
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19 of 19 found the following review helpful:
Design magicians reveal their material tricks May 17, 2006
By RabidReader
"RabidReader"
If you've seen beautiful design and wanted to know how it was actually made, this is the book to show you. The case studies are the best of recent work and each has clear concepts, many color shots and ALSO clear construction drawings and details which are impossible to find. Some books only tease with images but not explanations, and technical manuals miss the beauty of design altogether. This book brings the two together. I don't know why this approach was not taken before, but it's what I've been looking for.
11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Materials Control Design Aug 19, 2006
By John Matlock
"Gunny"
Architecture is an interesting mix of enginnering and art. All too often one of these is emphasized too much at the expense of the other. If too much art is emphasized, it is easy to design structures that cannot be built with the materials being specified.
This book is an attempt to bring the two together. It is broken down into five sections: Glass, concrete, wood, metals, and Plastics. In each category there is some description of the material itself, its history, and some generalized design characteristics. Then there is a set of descriptions of buildings built using that material. Each building is deacribed in some detail, photographed from several views and in most cases contain some line drawings of particular points of construction being used.
Obviously this is an idea book that can be used in the early phase of design when the broad concepts are being discussed. The designs in the book stretche the normal thoughts in design with the particualr materials. It is far more interesting than most as it also stretches shat can be done with these materials.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
book worth buying Sep 22, 2007
By Matt
I highly recommend this book. I am an architecture student, and I have found this book to be interesting, useful, and full of great projects. The book does a nice job of talking about the history, uses, strengths, and weaknesses of building materials. The book is organized by material with building projects that utilize those particular materials in an innovating and interesting way. The photos are great and the detail drawings are very nice to see as well.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
A great resource for technical info AND design inspiration Aug 27, 2007
By Susie-Q
I absolutely agree with the two previous reviews-- it is a seamless combination of technical info and aesthetics. The book was recommended in my Masters of Architecture program by the Construction-I professor and since then it has been circulating widely in the design studios. It is a great resource for material detailing AND design inspiration. Wa-hoo-wa, Victoria Bell, great job.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Best overall Sep 23, 2008
By Ian Reves
This is one of the best materials books I've been able to find. It provides thorough descriptions of the history, development and manufacturing of numerous materials (traditional and non traditional) in addition to useful applications and proper techniques all in one very well crafted book. An essential for student and practicing architects as well as anyone involved in interiors, environmental design, industrial design, graphic design...
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