Building materials : material theory and the architectural specification /: material theory and the architectural specification. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Katie Lloyd Thomas.
• Authors: Thomas, Katie Lloyd
• Contents: 1. Introduction. i) Preliminary operations ; ii) Preparations for a theory of materials -- 2. Arrangements of statements in the specification. i) From object to process: 18th and 19th century specifications ; ii) From means to ends: late 20th and 21st century specifications -- 3. Naming materials. i) From species to brand-names: changing practices of naming timber ; ii) Effects of changes in naming: the emergence of proprietary specification -- 4. Process. i) The process-based clause ; ii) Dynamic operations in process-based description ; iii) 'Rendered plastic by preparation': extra-physical operations -- 5. Performance. i) 'Grounded in such usefulness': material as equipment ; ii) 'For a given service': 'new glass performances' -- 6. Systems of material. i) Simondon's 'Complete system' ; ii) 'That constitutive seam' -- 7. Towards a theory of materials. i) On the transductive method ; ii) 'Going into the mould': Materials as technical systems.
• Publisher Details: London [England] : Bloomsbury Visual Arts
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource (224 pages)
• Subjects: 620.11; Building materials; Buildings -- Specifications; Building materials; Buildings; Electronic books; Electronic books; Specifications; Standards (Reference works)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781350176256; 1350176257; 9781350176249; 1350176249
• Related ISBNs: 9781350176225
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.