One decade ago, Japan-based architecture magazine SD published a special issue on new materials entitled “Alluring Materiality.” For its ten-year anniversary, the original editorial team reconvened to produce another issue reflecting upon recent material progress, and invited Blaine Brownell to be a co-editor. The anniversary issue was recently published by Kajima Institute Publishing Co.
The editorial board for the special issue includes:
Hiroshi Ota (architect: Institute of Industrial Science, Univ. of Tokyo)
Makoto Yokomizo (architect: aat / Tokyo National University of Fine Arts)
Kotaro Imai (architect: Institute of Industrial Science, Univ. of Tokyo)
Masahi Sogabe (architect: Mikan / Kanagawa University)
Hiroshi Marubashi (architect: Amaterrace)
Takayuki Miyoshi (architect: ex-member of Toyo Ito architects)
Blaine Brownell (architect: Transstudio / University of Minnesota)
Brownell’s article (pp. 88-91) focused on disruptive material technologies and applications in architecture and design, as well as recent Transstudio research and activities.
