Main entry:

Material Beyond Materials: a Composite Tectonics Conference (2011 : Los Angeles, Calif.)

Title & Author:

Material beyond materials : composite tectonics / edited by Marcelo Spina & Marcelyn Gow.

Publication:

Los Angeles : SCI-Arc Publications, 2012.
©2012

Description:

154 pages : illustrations, some color ; 23 cm

Notes:
"Synopsis: There are a multitude of different approaches regarding the application and significance of composites in contemporary design, many of which are represented by the speakers who participated in the SCI-Arc-hosted conference, Material Beyond Materials-Composite Tectonics. The event More ... centered on investigating the relationships that currently exist between technological advances in materials, innovations in the building industry, and contemporary design discourse and pedagogy. This book documents one of the largest events SCI-Arc has ever organized and probably the first one with a direct emphasis on advanced materials and their use in the architecture field."--Abebooks.com.
Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780976007968
0976007967

Subject:

Composite materials Congresses.
Architecture, Modern 21st century Congresses.
Composites Congrès.
Architecture 21e siècle Congrès.
Architecture, Modern.
Composite materials.

Form/genre:

Conference publications.
Conference papers and proceedings.

Added entries:

Spina, Marcelo, editor.
Gow, Marcelyn, editor.
Spina, Marcelo editor.
Gow, Marcelyn. editor.
Southern California Institute of Architecture, host institution.
Southern California Institute of Architecture host institution.

Composite tectonics

Holdings:

Location: Library main 295608
Call No.: BIB 241919
Status: Available