Material for Design [Paperback]

Victoria Ballard (Author), Patrick Rand (Author)

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Paperback: 270 pages
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press; 1 edition (July 15 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1568985584
ISBN-13: 978-1568985589
Product Dimensions: 27.5 x 21.6 x 2.3 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.2 Kg
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #358,429 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #65 in Books > Arts & Photography > Architecture > Materials
- #93 in Books > Arts & Photography > Architecture > Study & Teaching
- #94 in Books > Professional & Technical > Architecture > Study & Teaching

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As architecture programs throughout the country break out of the classroom and adopt the holistic methods of design/build programs, the need for a textbook that bridges the gap between construction materials and design sensibility is sorely needed. Materials for Design is that book. Students must be taught how a choice of material affects the form and look of a structure; they must also learn how inspired design can inject any material with true personality and zeal. Broken into four sections-glass, metals, plastics, and concrete-Materials for Design makes a thorough study of each material's properties, followed by a series of 10-12 case studies of that material put to imaginative use by today's brightest architects from around the world. There is no other textbook on the market that tackles material details so thoroughly while presenting lush, inspired color photographs, plan drawings, and detailed architectural diagrams.

About the Author

Victoria Ballard Bell is a Freder-ick P. Rose Fellow with masters degrees in urban planning and architecture. She is currently working on the Marion Alabama Job-training and Child-care Center. She lives and works in Raleigh, North Carolina, with her husband, daughter, and dog. Patrick Rand is the associate director of the School of Architecture at North Carolina State University's College of Design.

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Amazon.com: 4.8 out of 5 stars (10 customer reviews)

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Design magicians reveal their material tricks, May 17 2006

By RabidReader "RabidReader" - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Material for Design (Paperback)

If you've seen beautiful design and wanted to know how it was actually made, this is the book to show you. The case studies are the best of recent work and each has clear concepts, many color shots and ALSO clear construction drawings and details which are impossible to find. Some books only tease with images but not explanations, and technical manuals miss the beauty of design altogether. This book brings the two together. I don't know why this approach was not taken before, but it's what I've been looking for.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Materials Control Design, Aug 19 2006

By John Matlock "Gunny" - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Material for Design (Paperback)

Architecture is an interesting mix of enginnering and art. All too often one of these is emphasized too much at the expense of the other. If too much art is emphasized, it is easy to design structures that cannot be built with the materials being specified.

This book is an attempt to bring the two together. It is broken down into five sections: Glass, concrete, wood, metals, and Plastics. In each category there is some description of the material itself, its history, and some generalized design characteristics. Then there is a set of descriptions of buildings built using that material. Each building is deacribed in some detail, photographed from several views and in most cases contain some line drawings of particular points of construction being used.

Obviously this is an idea book that can be used in the early phase of design when the broad concepts are being discussed. The designs in the book stretche the normal thoughts in design with the particualr materials. It is far more interesting than most as it also stretches shat can be done with these materials.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars book worth buying, Sep 22 2007

By Matt - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Material for Design (Paperback)

I highly recommend this book. I am an architecture student, and I have found this book to be interesting, useful, and full of great projects. The book does a nice job of talking about the history, uses, strengths, and weaknesses of building materials. The book is organized by material with building projects that utilize those particular materials in an innovating and interesting way. The photos are great and the detail drawings are very nice to see as well.

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