Schröpfer, Thomas. <br/><br/>
Material design  informing architecture by materiality 
Thomas Schropfer ; with a foreword by Erwin Viray ; and contributions by James Carpenter ... [et al.]. 
 - Basel  Birkhäuser  c2011. 
 - 192 p.  ill. (some col.), plans (some col.)  31 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Why material design? -- The alternative approach: observation, speculation, experimentation -- Difficult synthesis -- Aggregation -- Joints and unctions -- Weaving: the tectonics of textiles -- Modulation: transformation by shaping and texturing -- Capturing the ephemeral -- Responsive materials -- Materializations of nanotechnology in architecture -- Encoding: digital & analogue taxonavigation -- The future of material design. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783034600354 (hbk.) 3034600356 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB031613  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015495271  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Building materials.<br/>Architecture, Modern--21st century<br/>Architecture, Modern--20th century.<br/>Architecture--Designs and plans.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TA403.6  / .S37 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>720.28