Material Architecture
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This paper examines the importance of considering the behavioural properties of construction materials in the process of developing architecture projects in academia and it interrogates the pedagogic effectiveness of design-build projects... more
Ceramic material is certainly a key element in the cultural heritage, particularly in historical buildings. This material involves specific problems when addressing preservation, as well as conservation and restoration interventions. This... more
RAZVOJ FRUŠKE GORE I OTVORENA PITANJA ODRŽIVOSTI Milica Bajić Brković JAPANSKA KULTURA KAO PARADIGMA U FORMIRANJU MINIMALIZMA U ARHITEKTURI Dragana Vasilski DOM KOMUNA - STAMBENI EKSPERIMENT RUSKOG KONSTRUKTIVIZMA: ANALIZA METODOLOGIJE... more
Hands on study on site work construction techniques used in Kampala.
Sustainable construction development is a recent term that is required to create an eco-friendly built environment using renewable and recyclable resources and to reduce energy consumption and waste within protecting the natural... more
"Il libro è stato selezionato dall'ADI Design Index per il Compasso d'Oro 2013.. Sinossi: Il volume è pensato come uno strumento conoscitivo d’immediata consultazione, una sorta di glossario ragionato scritto/grafico di termini... more
Soil is used as a building material in different parts of the world. Earth construction, with the least demand for resources, is economically the most efficient means for house construction in developing countries. The recent flood in... more
The concepts of expression, expressiveness and expressionism present the key terms on which contemporary architectural and artistic works are based. Although these are essential esthetic categories, the explanations of these concepts are... more
From the first fieldtrips for the design of a library in Burundi to involving over 150 workshop participants in the construction of a public building in Belgium, the stories compiled in this book tell how BC architects & studies engage in... more
Non è chiaro se la scelta di fortificare il sito nasca in funzione della protezione di una strada o di un particolare percorso verso la costa, ma è certo che esso domina la breve chiusa sul fondovalle posta tra Bagnasco e Pievetta in alta... more
PROBLEMI I NEDOUMICE U IZRADI I IMPLEMENTACIJI PROSTORNOG PLANA OPŠTINE Marija Maksin, Nadežda Tankosić ODRŽIVI RAZVOJ - PARADIGMA BUDUĆNOSTI Milutin A. Lješević, Vladica Ristić, Milutin Mrkša PLAN PARCELACIJE KAO USLOV ZA ODRŽIVU... more
Research experiences and methods. Halldor Gunnløgsson´s house (1959). A look from the Sound towards the East. Text about research experiences and methods, published, conference proceeding volume of the I Congreso Internacional... more
GRADSKA TRŽNICA U BANJA LUCI: REKONSTRUKCIJA, DOGRADNJA I NADOGRADNJA Dijana Milašinović Marić ZGRADA VLADE REPUBLIKE SRPSKE U BANJA LUCI Dijana Milašinović Marić MINIMALIZAM KAO CIVILIZACIJSKA PARADIGMA NA POČETKU XXI VEKA Dragana... more
This research addresses the possibility of using the perception of building materials as a tool for upgrading the architecture. This issue is addressed by this search through two themes; the first theme handles the theoretical background... more
sua connotazione di «città estiva», di spazi coltivati, di alpeggi «caricati», è ormai silente da decenni. E attraverso il momento del silenzio, ci rammenta Eugenio Turri, si ha il senso del tempo: «così nel silenzio, nell'auscultazione... more
L’influenza esercitata dagli architetti italiani, o di origine italiana, a cavallo tra XIX e XX secolo, in corrispondenza di una duratura stabilità politica del paese e una conseguente prosperità economica, fu determinante per il... more
MINIMALIZAM U ARHITEKTURI: MATERIJALI KAO INSTRUMENT PERCEPCIJE NEMATERIJALNE REALNOSTI / MINIMALISM IN ARCHITECTURE: MATERIALS AS AN INSTRUMENT OF PERCEPTION IMMATERIAL REALITY Dragana Vasilski DVA NAČINA ODNOŠENJA PREMA PRIRODI U... more
At the dawn of its history the humanity used natural construction materials, namely timber, natural stone, clay, straw, among which clay was the most widespread and easy one to use. Universally available and cheap, it was actively used in... more
As a remarkable case of being modern monument of Bauhaus style and social functionalist housing, Siedlung Gropius Törten Estate of Dessau needs some reassessment in architectural material study as those are rare in todays practice. The... more
Conservation of historical memory is usually neglected in current building renovation practice, which involves the remodelling of plasterwork, floors, window frames and finishings in general. However, it does constitute the key element of... more
BEOGRAD SA OBALAMA / BELGRADE AT THE RIVERSIDES. INTERVJU SA JANOM GELOM Snežana Ristić KULTURA BOJE U GRADU Dragana Vasiljević Tomić ARHITEKTURA ČISTE GEOMETRIJE: STAMBENI OPUS ARHITEKATA STEVANA I MILENE TEŠIĆ Mare Janakova Grujić... more
'Chekkodu' signifies the home reborn from the clay. Cheru in malayalam means Clay and the Koodu means Home. Both historic and recent natural events continue to reveal weaknesses in the capacity and capability of buildings to respond... more
La produzione della calce nel Golfo di Policastro è ancora testimonianza viva per la permanenza dei manufatti "le calcare" e la memoria della gente che ricorda la raccolta delle fascine, il lavoro di cottura e la convivialità intorno alla... more
Une visite, effectuée en 1656 lors de l’achat du domaine de Meudon par Abel Servien aux héritiers de la Maison de Guise, permet de préciser la nature des travaux menés dans la seconde moitié du XVIe siècle, notamment ceux exécutés sur les... more
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A quarry can be defined as a place from which stone, rock, construction aggregate, sand, gravel, or slate has been excavated from the ground (Wikipedia, 2017). Quarrying is the activity carried out at the quarry. Having learnt a lot about... more
Architecture is always built out of architecture, there is no tabula rasa. This essay is built like the architecture it examines. It consists of fragments, interpretations, and intentions. An interplay of analogies, references, and... more
Savona was not subjected to Genoa until 1528. But this independence was not reflected by a local building culture that, instead, can be compared to the buildings of the Antelami craftsmen active in Liguria since the middle of XII century.... more
The Indian subcontinent is a land rich with biodiversity which is endangered, and faces a major threat from various sources mainly from the ever-growing human population and global warming. Hence it is important to keep this in check and... more
RESUMEN Este trabajo presenta parte de los resultados de dos proyectos de investigación sobre la arquitectura de la Lusitania romana. El puente de Alcántara (Cáceres) ha sido objeto de un estudio que incluye la realización de nueva... more
The following essay sketches varieties of imagination operative in the best architectural work. It was published in Warehouse Journal, a student-edited journal produced annually by the Faculty of Architecture, University of Manitoba.... more
A number of essays and interviews published between 1997 and 2008, revised for this edition, which V2_Publishing kindly made available as a complete pdf. The book contains a memorable introduction by the late Detlef Mertins, a number of... more
In this super special issue a whole year (the first year) of Antagonisms is compiled. Revisit all issues developed so far in a continuous way and without interruptions.
In this paper we try to point out the meaning of four terms which belong to the '500 and '600's technical-building language in Genova: imboccare, indarbare, indarbusare and infrascare, disappeared in Italian. Each of these terms has a... more
„SALONSKI STAN” U BEOGRADU IZMEĐU DVA SVETSKA RATA Đorđe Alfirević, Sanja Simonović Alfirević ARHITEKTURA KAO TEKST: STUDIJA SLUČAJA SEDAMSTO HILJADA STUBOVA Tatjana Dadić Dinulović ELEMENTI REGIONALNE ARHITEKTURE U DELU ARHITEKTE... more
Secara tradisional, sebagian besar proses konstruksi bangunan berlangsung di lokasi bangunan tersebut (meskipun beberapa bagian konstruksi tersebut berlangsung di tempat lain, misalnya bagian dari kayu tersebut yang berbentuk bingkai yang... more
DVOTRAKTNI SKLOP U STAMBENOJ ARHITEKTURI U SRBIJI Đorđe Alfirević, Sanja Simonović Alfirević TEORIJE MINIMALIZMA U ARHITEKTURI: KADA PROLOG POSTANE PALIMPSEST Vladimir Stevanović SOCIJALNO STANOVANJE U BEOGRADU: PRAKSA ARHITEKTONSKO-... more
This report presents the findings from a research study concern in using the stone material as a main material of Amman city building during past until present. What this paper seeks to do is to study this fantastic material which has... more
In queste note si riferisce in maniera sintetica di quelle pietre, in grande prevalenza di provenienza regionale, impiegate nella costruzione e nella decorazione esterna degli edifici piemontesi. Vengono considerati cioè quei materiali... more
REZIDENCIJALNE PREFERENCIJE KA GRADSKIM I PRIGRADSKIM PODRUČJIMA I POVEZANOST SA NJIHOVIM DEMOGRAFSKIM KARAKTERISTIKAMA Jasna Petrić PROBELMATIKA KAPACITETA LOKALNIH SAMOUPRAVA ZA INTEGRALNU URBANU REGENERACIJU Tatjana Mrđenović... more
El presente trabajo analiza la ocupación humana en torno a los humedales de Valdivia, concentrándonos en los períodos alfareros prehispánicos e históricos hasta momentos finicoloniales. Se estudian, a partir de fuentes arqueológicas,... more
ABSTRAK Iklim merupakan faktor alam yang sangat penting bagi eksistensi arsitektur bangunan di seluruh permukaan bumi ini. Karena iklim memiliki banyak unsur di dalamnya yang sangat berpengaruh bagi kehidupan, keberlangsungan hidup... more
C’est par les cinq sens que l’architecture, activité du corps et de l’esprit de l’homme, acquiert sa réalité dans le monde. Elle se construit à coups de créations, de découvertes et d’inventions, et s’invite tout à la fois dans l’art, la... more