Surface architecture

By Mohsen Mostafavi, David Leatherbarrow

Subjects: Art, Architecture & Applied Arts, Architecture (discipline), Matériaux, Bauornament, Baustoff, Materials, Architecture and technology, Gebäudehülle, Urban & Land Use Planning, Structuur, Apparence, Architecture, Gevels, ARCHITECTURE, Appearance, Architecture et technologie

Description: Visually, many contemporary buildings either reflect their systems of production or recollect earlier styles and motifs. This text explores ways that design can take advantage of production methods so that architecture is neither independent of nor dominated by technology.