Transmaterial Next: A Catalog of Materials That Redefine Our Future

by Blaine Brownell

Virtually every revolution in architecture has been preceded by a revolution in materials: think iron, glass, steel, concrete, plastics, or composites. What is the next revolutionary material that will reshape the very nature of architecture? A solid that's lighter than air, metal latticework so delicate it rests on a dandelion, building insulation made from processed seaweed, self-generating microbial glue that repairs cracks in concrete, or transparent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616895608
• ISBN13: 9781616895600
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 8.9"