{"product_id":"material-matters-katie-lloyd-thomas-9780415363259","title":"Material Matters: Architecture and Material Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003eBringing together texts and work by theorists and practitioners who are making material central to their work, this book reflects the diverse areas of inquiry which are expanding current material discourse. Focusing on the cultural, political, economic, technological and intellectual forces which shape material practices in architecture, the contributors draw on disciplines ranging from philosophy, history and pedagogy to art practice and digital and low-tech fabrication. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy paying critical attention to material, a wide range of issues emerge which are otherwise excluded from architectural discourse, issues that shape and determine the buildings we make, the processes we use and the ways we understand them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully illustrated and designed, this book is a unique collection which will be of great interest to architectural practitioners and theorists who want to consider the wider implications of material practice, and to students who are developing their own approach to making buildings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katie Lloyd Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 041536325X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415363259\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Katie Lloyd Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48658849693951,"sku":"9780415363259","price":255.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6651b08e-7b2d-4c98-83bf-c5c28ebd1971.jpg?v=1781198716","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/material-matters-katie-lloyd-thomas-9780415363259","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}