An illustrated guide to the finest, most expensive marbles used in interior and exterior architecture.
This lavishly produced catalog outlines the technical characteristics of fine [...]

Architecture is expected to be solid, stable and reassuring-physically, socially and psychologically. Bound to each other, the architectural and the material are considered inseparable.
Jonathan [...]

In this beautiful and perceptive book, Dana Buntrock examines, for the first time, how tradition is incorporated into contemporary Japanese architecture. Looking at the work [...]

A comprehensive, richly illustrated catalog focusing on materials used in great twentieth-century architecture Viewed primarily in technical terms pertaining to construction, material has often been [...]

Glass in Architecture provides the first comprehensive technical and historical overview of the art and science of glass, demonstrating its past importance and its use [...]

Composed of a series of essays, this book deals with the broad issues affecting the nature of architectural materials and provides a focused review of [...]

Packed with stunning images this is an indispensable visual guide illustrating and explaining current fabrication processes and material transformation. Providing a documentary of an eclectic [...]