The Ecologies of the Building Envelope: A Material History and Theory of Architectural Surfaces

by Jeffrey Anderson and Alejandro Zaera-Polo

The Ecologies of the Envelope theorizes the building envelope as a literal embodiment of the social, political, technological, and economic contingencies which have become embedded within it over the last century, analyzing the historical lineages, heroes and villains that helped define the complex material ecologies we see within the envelope today. While the façade is one of the most thoroughly theorized elements of architecture, it is also...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1948765187
• ISBN13: 9781948765183
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Actar
• Length: 491 Pages
• Weight: 3.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 8.0" x 10.4"