Architecture of Nature: Nature of Architecture

Based on documentation originating in the environmental sciences, history of science, philosophy and art, Architecture of Nature explores the materiality and the effects of the forces at play in the history of the earth through the architect's modes of seeing and techniques of representation. This book presents the research work developed for the past eight years in the Advanced Research graduate studio "Architecture of Nature/ Nature of Architecture," created and directed by Diana Agrest at the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of the Cooper Union. Architecture of Nature departs from the traditional approach to nature as a referent for architecture and reframes it as its object of study. The complex processes of generation and transformations of extreme natural phenomena such as glaciers, volcanoes, permafrost, and clouds are explored through unique drawings and models, confronting a scale of space and time that expands and transcends the established boundaries of the architectural discipline.

Author: Diana Agrest
Publisher: Applied Research & Design
Published: 01/15/2019
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 3.60lbs
Size: 11.80h x 9.20w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9781939621948
ISBN10: 1939621941
BISAC Categories:
- Architecture | Methods & Materials
- Nature | Essays
- Architecture | Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation