On Weathering illustrates the complex nature of the architectural project by taking into account its temporality, linking technical problems of maintenance and decay with a focused consideration of their philosophical and ethical implications.  In a clear and direct account supplemented by many photographs commissioned for this book, Mostafavi and Leatherbarrow examine buildings and other projects from Alberti to Le Corbusier to show that the continual refinishing of the building by natural forces adds to, rather than detracts from, architectural meaning. Their central discovery, that weathering makes the "final" state of the construction necessarily indefinite, challenges the conventional notion of a building's completeness.  By recognizing the inherent uncertainty and inevitability of weathering and by viewing the concept of weathering as a continuation of the building process rather than as a force antagonistic to it, the authors offer alternative readings of historical constructions and potential beginnings for new architectural projects.

On Weathering: The Life of Buildings in Time

Arts & Photography

Mostafavi, Mohsen

Leatherbarrow, David

Architecture

Mit Pr

A study of the building surface, architecture's primary instrument of identity and engagement with its surroundings.
Visually, many contemporary buildings either reflect their systems of production or recollect earlier styles and motifs. This division between production and representation is in some ways an extension of that between modernity and tradition. In this book, David Leatherbarrow and Mohsen Mostafavi explore ways that design can take advantage of production methods such that architecture is neither independent of nor dominated by technology. Leatherbarrow and Mostafavi begin with the theoretical and practical isolation of the building surface as the subject of architectural design. The autonomy of the surface, the "free facade," presumes a distinction between the structural and nonstructural elements of the building, between the frame and the cladding. Once the skin of the building became independent of its structure, it could just as well hang like a curtain, or like clothing. The focus of the relationship between structure and skin is the architectural surface. In tracing the handling of this surface, the authors examine both contemporary buildings and those of the recent past. Architects discussed include Albert Kahn, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Alison and Peter Smithson, Alejandro de la Sota, Robert Venturi, Jacques Herzog, and Pierre de Meuron. The properties of a building's surface -- whether it is made of concrete, metal, glass, or other materials -- are not merely superficial; they construct the spatial effects by which architecture communicates. Through its surfaces a building declares both its autonomy and its participation in its surroundings.

Surface Architecture

A study of the building surface, architecture's primary instrument of identity and engagement with its surroundings.Visually, many contemporary buildings either reflect their systems of production or recollect earlier styles and motifs. This division between production and representation is in some ways an extension of that between modernity and tradition. In this book, David Leatherbarrow and Mohsen Mostafavi explore ways that design can take advantage of production methods such that architecture is neither independent of nor dominated by technology. Leatherbarrow and Mostafavi begin with the theoretical and practical isolation of the building surface as the subject of architectural design. The autonomy of the surface, the "free facade," presumes a distinction between the structural and nonstructural elements of the building, between the frame and the cladding. Once the skin of the building became independent of its structure, it could just as well hang like a curtain, or like clothing. The focus of the relationship between structure and skin is the architectural surface. In tracing the handling of this surface, the authors examine both contemporary buildings and those of the recent past. Architects discussed include Albert Kahn, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Alison and Peter Smithson, Alejandro de la Sota, Robert Venturi, Jacques Herzog, and Pierre de Meuron. The properties of a building's surface―whether it is made of concrete, metal, glass, or other materials―are not merely superficial; they construct the spatial effects by which architecture communicates. Through its surfaces a building declares both its autonomy and its participation in its surroundings.

Surface Architecture (Mit Press)

MIT Press]

On Weathering illustrates the complex nature of the architectural project by taking into account its temporality, linking technical problems of maintenance and decay with a focused consideration of their philosophical and ethical implications.In a clear and direct account supplemented by many photographs commissioned for this book, Mostafavi and Leatherbarrow examine buildings and other projects from Alberti to Le Corbusier to show that the continual refinishing of the building by natural forces adds to, rather than detracts from, architectural meaning. Their central discovery, that weathering makes the "final" state of the construction necessarily indefinite, challenges the conventional notion of a building's completeness. By recognizing the inherent uncertainty and inevitability of weathering and by viewing the concept of weathering as a continuation of the building process rather than as a force antagonistic to it, the authors offer alternative readings of historical constructions and potential beginnings for new architectural projects.

Science & Math

Environment

The MIT Press

An exploration of the dynamic and innovative architecture and interiors commissioned by Louis Vuitton. A prescient advocate of contemporary interiors and architecture, Louis Vuitton continues to encourage innovation and playfulness in the designs of their retail spaces without losing sight of the essence of luxury central to its identity. This process of designing places to display high-style objects has created a new venue for cutting-edge architecture and transformed city streetscapes. This exploration of Louis Vuitton’s international stores, as well as industrial sites and unrealized projects, includes interviews with some of today’s most talented architects and designers who discuss the beautiful and complex structures they have produced in collaboration with Louis Vuitton. This book examines the physical aspects of these buildings as well as the ideas that went into their composition. Acting as both a backdrop for luxurious retail goods and the physical manifestation of the brand, these spaces are a genre unto themselves that invite exploration. With luxurious finishes and unexpected textures, these fantastic buildings represent the intersection of fashion and interior design. The book includes interviews with Jun Aoki, Peter Marino, Christian de Portzamparc, David McNulty, and Christian Reyne.

Louis Vuitton: Architecture and Interiors

Luna, Ian

Edelmann, Frédéric

Magrou, Rafael

Graphic Design

Rizzoli

The Color Black

MACK BOOKS

This publication documents 2017’s Serpentine Pavilion by Berlin-based architect Francis Kéré (born 1965). Inspired by the tree that serves as a central meeting point in his home town of Gando, Burkina Faso, Kéré designed a responsive Pavilion that connects visitors to nature.

Francis Kéré: Serpentine Pavilion 2017

Reference

LOKKO, Lesley

Marshall, Kerry James

OBRIST, Hans-Ulrich

Adjaye, David

Peel, Yana

Gang, Jeanne

Kéré, Francis

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Walther König, Köln

Small stone hutongs, built within a courtyard-and-alley system, are emblematic of Beijing's traditional inner-city architecture which still contends with modern, cooperate redevelopments to shape the character of the city. In one of the oldest cities in China, the important tasks of preservation and revitalization require particular sensitivity. Captured at the centre of the battlefield between development, conservation and renovation, the hutongs, on the verge of erasure, call into question the paradoxical nature of these paradigms. The Micro Hutong Renewal series by ZAO/ standardarchitecture focusses on small structures which residents have added to hutong courtyards in the last 60 years. The anchor project of this publication is the Hutong Children's Library & Art Centre, which won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2016. A foreword from the Aga Khan Award director, Farrokh Derakhshani, and a series of photographs and drawings by the architect will present this project alongside another project from the series; The Micro Hutong and Co-living Courtyard, as well as ZAO/standardarchitecture's social housing projects in the center of Beijing. In addition, scholarly essays from across disciplines will explore alternative perspectives of China's historical cities and the challenges they face. Several interviews with different people involved with the Hutong projects, such as residents and users of different ages will ensure a broad range of perspectives. The holistic message of the book will illustrate how ZAO/standardarchitecture's work considers the city and its components as living organisms. This is what gives rise to the title: Hutong Metabolism.

Hutong Metabolism: ZAO/standardarchitecture

FRAMPTON, Kenneth

Stierli, Martino

Feireiss, Kristin

Correa Mehrotra, Nondita

Ke, Zhang

Commerell, Hans-Jürgen

Ju, Amanda

ArchiTangle

Product Description "Urbanismo ecológico es una iniciativa de la Graduate School of Design de la Harvard University que entiende el proyecto como una síntesis capaz de conectar la ecología y el urbanismo. La iniciativa intenta poner de manifiesto métodos imaginativos y prácticos para abordar los cambios climáticos y la sostenibilidad en el entorno urbano, entendiendo la ecología como un proyecto ético y político que engloba el medio ambiente, no solo como realidad física, sino también desde las relaciones sociales y la subjetividad humana." En 2014 se publicó en castellano y portugués el primer volumen de Urbanismo ecológico, una compilación de los textos surgidos de esta línea de investigación y acción urbanística de la célebre universidad estadounidense. La aparición de este volumen dio origen a una serie de encuentros y debates en diversos países de América Latina y al conjunto de ensayos y obras que se recogen ahora en Urbanismo ecológico en América Latina. Este nuevo volumen, editado por Mohsen Mostafavi, Gareth Doherty, Marina Correia, Ana María Durán Calisto y Luis Valenzuela, presenta la realidad compleja y poliédrica de América Latina a partir de siete ejes temáticos -anticipar, colaborar, sentir, incluir, movilizar, comisariar, adaptar- que dialogan con la publicación original y exploran nuevas interpretaciones. Parques, sistemas fluviales, chinampas, São Paulo, Santiago de Chile, infraestructuras educativas, movilidad, agroecología, Diana Wiesner, Elemental, Ermínia Maricato, Tomás Saraceno, Solano Benítez, Guilherme Wisnik, Teresa Moller, Carla Juaçaba. Multiplicidad de casos y miradas aportan una panorámica excepcional para el debate de lo urbano y lo político a la luz de la ecología y la sostenibilidad. About the Author Moshen Mostafavi es arquitecto y educador, decano de la Graduate School of Design (GSD) de la Harvard University y catedrático de proyectos Alexander and Victoria Wiley. Su trabajo se centra en los modos y procesos de urbanización, y en la interrelación entre tecnología y estética. Ha formado parte de la junta directiva del premio Aga Khan de Arquitectura y de los jurados de la Holcim Foundation y la Medalla de Oro del Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Entre sus libros se incluyen La superficie de la arquitectura (2002), Approximations (2002), Landscape Urbanism (2004) y Structure as Space (2006). Gareth Doherty es director del máster de Arquitectura del Paisaje y profesor asociado de Arquitectura del Paisaje de la Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Marina Correia es arquitecta y profesora de Proyectos en la Universidade Federal de Río de Janeiro. Estudió en la City University de Nueva York, un máster en la Graduate School of Design (GSD) de la Harvard University y es doctora por la Universidade de São Paulo. Ana María Durán Calisto es arquitecta, urbanista y planificadora ambiental por la Universidad San Francisco de Quito y la University of Pennsylvania. Es cofundadora del Estudio A0, Quito, Ecuador. Luis Valenzuela es investigador asociado en el Centro para el Conflicto Social y Estudios de Cohesión, director del Centro de Inteligencia Territorial de la Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago de Chile, y profesor asociado en el Design LAB de la misma institución. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Introducción Marina Correia El desarrollo socioespacial latinoamericano puede entenderse como un proyecto de reconciliación. Desde su amplitud geográfica y su heterogeneidad cultural es posible reconocer un legado común del proceso de industrialización del siglo XX: una modernización acelerada, deficiente y socialmente desigual. Las prácticas de proyecto contemporáneas se enfrentan a los desafíos de hacer viable la innovación tecnológica y democratizar la provisión de infraestructura básica. Esta dualidad latente en los territorios latinoamericanos reivindica el acto de proyectar como una reconciliación entre su pasado exuberante y desi

Urbanismo ecológico en América Latina

Doherty, Gareth

Correia, Marina

Duran Calisto, Ana Maria

Valenzuela, Luis

Editorial Gustavo Gili, S.L.

Visualmente, muchos edificios contemporáneos reflejan sus sistemas de producción o recuerdan estilos y motivos anteriores. Esta división entre producción y representación es de alguna manera una extensión de la que existe entre modernidad y tradición. En esta obra, David Leatherbarrow y Mohsen Mostafavi analizan cómo el dis

La superficie de la arquitectura (Spanish Edition)

Ediciones Akal

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