Description
New architecture in London presents a richly facetted range of contemporary urban designs. Social and political forces require more than just cosmetic packaging for new buildings. The façade as a public face plays a complex role here.While facades used to perform a static, representative guide, the requirements today focus on communication and interactivity. “Scratching the Surface” surveys the current state of affairs and documents today’s technical possibilities. The book – which can be used as a guide due to its handy format – shows state-of-the-art façade construction. Its detailed technical renderings are meant to appeal to architects, planners and architecture students as well as civil engineers interested in architecture.
CONTENTS
Introduction
- Project locations in london
- Andrew Watts: An Overview
Essays
- Scott Cahill: Material Complexity in Facade Design
- Scott Cahill: Variability in Component Systems
- Andrew Watts: New Facade Systems
- Jeg Dudley: Redefining the Physical: The Architectural Implications of Computer-Aided Manufacture
- Jeg Dudley: Further Implications of Cam and Cad in Contemporary Architecture
- Roly Hudson: Parametric Design: An Historical Perspective
Interviews
- Alison Brooks Architects
- Ash Sakula Architects
- dRMM
- dsdha
- Mangera Yvars Architects
- niall McLaughlin Architects
- Youmeheshe
Projects
- Alison Brooks Architects
- Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
- Ash Sakula Architects
- Cottrell & Vermeulen
- dRMM
- Dsdha
- Fat
- Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects
- Gianni Botsford Architects
- Hawkinsbrown
- Lynch Architects
- Maccreanorlavington Architects
- Make
- Mangera Yvars Architects
- Meadowcroft Griffin Architects
- Moxon Architects
- Muf Architecture/Art
- Niall McLaughlin Architects
- Penoyre & Prasad
- Piercy Conner
- Sarah Wigglesworth Architects
- Aergison Bates Architects
- Stephen Taylor Architects
- Youmeheshe
303 pages, color ills / 15 x 15 cm / English
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